The Poison Season is a book with lyrical and atmospheric prose. In this book we follow Leelo who lives on a small island in the middle of a poisonous lake. A place where no outsiders are allowed. Leelo always felt different from all those she has known her whole life. Chaos and questioning everyone she’s ever known ensues when Leelo finds herself rescuing an outsider boy from drowning instead of killing him as she know’s she should.