Begin at Thorn Grove
Start with Belladonna and save the holiday novella until after all three novels.
Reading order
How to Read Belladonna
Read Belladonna, Foxglove, and Wisteria in numbered order. The mysteries and romantic focus shift, but each novel builds on secrets and relationships revealed in the one before it.
Holly: A Belladonna Novella is an optional holiday story set after the trilogy. Read it after Wisteria so its returning couples, family relationships, and home at Wisteria Gardens make sense.
Sources: Hachette's official Belladonna series page, Hachette's official Holly novella page.
For parents
What Parents Should Know
The books include murder investigations, poisoning, illness, death and grief, ghosts, threatening immortals, manipulation, fighting, injuries, and peril. Alcohol and drugged drinks appear in the high-society Gothic setting.
Romance is central and grows more sensual than the covers may suggest, with kissing, desire, suggestive situations, and relationships involving Death and Fate. The main characters are older teens and young adults, and the mysteries repeatedly place them near corpses and killers.
Where to start
Where Should My Teen Start?
Where the story begins
First Book in the Series
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Book #3 · Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2024
Wisteria
By Adalyn Grace
A defiant woman uncovers secrets in a palace, challenging her identity and igniting unexpected sparks.
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In reading order
Belladonna Series
3 books · Published 2022–2025
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Wisteria
Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2024
A defiant woman uncovers secrets in a palace, challenging her identity and igniting unexpected sparks.
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Belladonna
Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2022
A young woman allies with Death to uncover a deadly family secret.
Holiday novella
A Return to Wisteria Gardens
1 book · Published 2025
Holly reunites the trilogy's characters for a ghostly holiday mystery and is best read after Wisteria.
Good to know
Common Questions
How many books are in the Belladonna series?
There are 3 books in the Belladonna series. It began with Wisteria in 2024, and the newest book, Holly, was published in 2025.
What order should you read the Belladonna books in?
Start with Wisteria and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #3.
What ages are the Belladonna books best for?
The series is best for ages 13–17, based on the age ranges of the individual books.
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