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The Poisoner

I.V. Ophelia

3.68 AVERAGE

dark tense medium-paced
dark medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this books went down hill in the single most disgusting way a book could possibly go.

spoilers to come



the fmc was raped by another character and the hero who is in love with her and who KILLS people for sports did not save her, do you know what he did? he joined the rapist in feeding from the fmc
the rape was disgustingly graphic and i had to skim PAGES in order for it to end and just when i think the mmc sas going to save her, HE JOINS IN. he gets in bed with her and om AGAIN and lets him touch and kiss her and feed off her.
i have never been more repulsed in my life.

"They let me sit up, one to my front and one to my back, but they did not relieve me of their deadly grasp. I swallowed and stared up at the ceiling. The cracks and indents were subtle against the eggshell color of the paint that attempted to cover them.  
My arms covered my bare chest and whatever I could.  
Nothing was mine anymore. Not my body, not my words. I tried to curl up, but they wouldn’t let me become any smaller than I already was."

and his excuse is because he couldn't see her without om being there so he let him SA and feed off of her again
“Luka wouldn’t let me into the room unless he came too.” 

"Will you let Luka fuck me again? Or feed from me while you stare at your hands and wonder what to do? I’m done waiting.”  


what's worst was that the author refused to name it what it is, RAPE. she kept adressing it as " fucking " like it was consensual.
and a few pages later had the mmc try to make the fmc jealous by touching and having other girls on his lap and feeding on them
and in the end SHE saved her ownself not that limp dicked mmc if he can even be called that.
but what i loved about her is that she did not have any love lost on the mmc, when she hurt him by calling him an abominable creature i was like YES GIRL. she did not give 2 fucks about the girl who were on his lap, and in the end when she planned her escape and left him fighting Luke she did not look twice to see if he lived or died.
i hope i HOPE his weak ass isn't the endgame mmc and she wont somehow forgive him i hope we get a REAL MMC
adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was so good it put me in a reading slump - it is actually heart breaking - definitely going on my favorites for 2025 - 

Its a vibe of the robert downey junior sherlock holmes with enemies to lovers to ??? - The plot is super good - good sex scenes - ugh i really could not get enough of—- i am going to re- read it in october because its one of the perfect spooky books 
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious medium-paced
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I truly don’t know what I thought this book was going to be, but it was literally nothing like I thought the audio alone for this was five stars. This was dark and eerie honestly at times kind of horrific so much of this had my jaw on the floor. Give me book two immediately. I go feral for a man that begs and this mmc was perfect. Ugh I loved this so much!!!!