![]() ![]() The end result turned out to be a compelling brew of tropes and themes that feels refreshingly original. “I feel like especially if you’re a newer author, all these voices start to get into your head, like ‘You shouldn’t do this, you shouldn’t do that.’ But I gave myself permission to stop trying to write what I thought other people wanted to read and just do exactly what I wanted. “It took me a while to kind of figure out what I wanted to do and lean into the things I wanted to write about,” she says. ![]() Written during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the story not only incorporates many of the author’s own personal interests but served as an escape of sorts, allowing her to find an artistic and emotional outlet during a dark and frightening time. Belladonna is a darker, Gothic tale, full of death, murder, and forbidden love, featuring a heroine struggling to accept herself in the face of the ideals society’s told her she should want to become.īut for Grace herself, Belladonna is a lot more personal. ![]() Readers who loved Adalyn Grace’s debut All the Stars and Teeth duology-a dangerous high seas adventure about princesses, pirates, mermaids, and more-may find themselves a bit surprised by her sophomore series, which represents quite a significant shift in tone. ![]()
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