The Poison Garden: A Dark Botanical Academia Novel

The Poison Garden: A Dark Botanical Academia Novel

At Graymoore Conservatory, knowledge grows - and so does madness.

Why do the vines in Graymoore's forbidden greenhouse move when no wind blows?
What secret did a vanished scholar carve into a leather-bound journal before the ink ran green?
And when the Moonvine blooms under a blood-red moon, who will it choose to keep?

New arrival Alaric Bennett only wants to master the science of rare plants, but the ivy-wrapped towers of Graymoore have other plans. Initiated into an elite society, Alaric steals a luminous blossom that sharpens minds...and splinters souls. Every sip of its silver nectar unlocks genius lectures and perfect exam scores-but whispers of roots, bargains, sacrifice curl through the corridors, and classmates begin to disappear.

While rival prodigy Victor Ellsworth stokes the greenhouse's hunger for power, Alaric and the brilliant but wary Eleanor race to decode a century-old journal that hints the school itself is alive. The deeper they dig, the more Graymoore's gardens reshape flesh, thought, even time-until every leaf seems to watch, every shadow to breathe.

Soon Alaric must choose: prune the secrets that feed his ambition, or let Graymoore graft his destiny-body and mind-into its ever-thirsty roots.

Perfect for fans of Ninth House, Mexican Gothic, and The Secret History, The Poison Garden entwines dark-academia intrigue with botanical horror in a tale of ambition, obsession, and the price of forbidden bloom. Step inside, but remember:

 Graymoore always collects what it is owed.
 The greenhouse door only looks unlocked.
 Some seeds, once planted, never die.

Will you brave the garden's secrets-before the garden claims you?