#a venom dark and sweet

[godzilla-reads]

I do love Judy I. Lin’s books and the cover art is amazing, too.

[heartsofhorrors]

favourite covers: books i own edition 📚

i am such a cover reader and buyer!! i know you’re not supposed to judge a book by it’s cover, but a good cover will make me 10x more interested even if i don’t know what the book is about! these are some of my favourite that i own physical copies of

[cassberrie]

Hello hello, hope everyone has been well! I’ve been on hiatus for the last few months, to recover from Shadow and Bone season 2 (iykyk).

The big break has been great for me, giving me time to focus on myself and on some really cool projects! I just got the incredible news that the Barnes and Noble exclusive covers for the paperback editions of Judy I. Lin’s The Book of Tea duology have been revealed, and…

That’s right, it’s my artwork that Judy’s husband commissioned last year, now gracing the covers of these exclusive paperback editions! I’m honestly so stoked and I can’t wait for these to hit shelves ❤️

If any of you are interested, you can find these editions at the following links, where the books are set to be published on April 9, 2024:

A Magic Steeped in Poison here

A Venom Dark and Sweet here

Thank you again to Judy and the amazing team at Macmillan for making the thing happen!

[bibliophilecats]

06 August 2023: Sister's Day

Ning would do anything to save her sister's life.

[judgeitbyitscover]

A Magic Steeped in Poison & A Venom Dark and Sweet (Book of Tea duology) by Judy I. Lin

Cover art by Sija Hong

Feiwel & Friends 2022

A Magic Steeped in Poison (March 2022)

I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can think is, "These are the hands that buried my mother." For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her—the poison tea that now threatens to also take her sister, Shu. When Ning hears of a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi—masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making—she travels to the imperial city to compete. The winner will receive a favor from the princess, which may be Ning's only chance to save her sister's life. But between the backstabbing competitors, bloody court politics, and a mysterious (and handsome) boy with a shocking secret, Ning might actually be the one in more danger.

A Venom Dark and Sweet (August 2022)

A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi—a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making—has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed sister, Shu. Together the four young women travel throughout the kingdom in search of allies to help oust the invaders and take back Zhen's rightful throne. But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. An evil far more ancient than the petty conflicts of men has awoken, and all the magic in the land may not be enough to stop it from consuming the world...

[looking4thatqueersubtext]

im completely obsessed with zhen and ruyi like girlllll

we've all seen the royalty x their knight/bodyguard thrope but it's always either heterosexual or mlm

i need my daily dose of lesbians with swords you know?

[beanbowlbaggins]

I read the first book in this duology, A Magic Steeped in Poison. I'm taking a break because duologies have been taking it out of me, but I plan to read the sequel, A Venom Dark and Sweet, soon. I was able to get this special edition at a closing sale for a local b&n. It's actually so beautiful. I'm so lucky to have been able to collect this edition.

[esseextraneum]

Is ir me or there's a G note sound to this opening line?

[fabbookreads]

july tbr.

[teartra]

A Magic Stepped in Poison

A Venom Dark and Sweet

[godzilla-reads]

“Never forget, she told us. The world began with a dream. Our lives are the same. Keep dreaming, my daughters. The world is greater than you know.”

—A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

[sluttypatrickstar]

heartwarming: the books you bought just because they looked pretty are also a really engrossing and enjoyable read!

[willmarstudios]

There is a difference between living the suffering and reading about it.

'A Venom Dark And Sweet' by Judy Lin

[tinismarties]

fantasy is back baby !!!

[bibliophilecats]

April 09 2023: Book and chocolate

[nezukoo-channn]

I love the princess and knight trope so much, I wish Zhen and Ruyi from A magic stepped in poison and A venom dark and sweet by Judy I. Lin are real.