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A review by blueshadow
To Poison a King by S.G. Prince
3.0
A good YA fantasy, with coming-of-age and romance subplots.
The slower, introspective pace with more focus on characters than plot was nice. I like stories that race along, but I also like slower reads. However, the beginning was glacial... a slow pace is fine, but I don't need chapters upon chapters of waiting. Also, I felt like a little more.... well, anything.... would have rounded Selene out better as a character. Perhaps more interactions with other characters (except one of her characteristics is she's very content to be alone??), or traveling into town or interactions with the guards or servants or really anything happening except sitting in the room with the king.
I had very typical reservations about the plot, finding it rather straightforward and predictable, not unusual for YA novels.
I think the disability rep in this was okay. It certainly was very nice to have a character who relies on a wheelchair in the book, that's really quite rare in fiction. And even some of the challenges faced in everyday life were addressed. There were a few things I felt could have been handled with a bit more sensitivity, but nothing too glaring.
In the end- if you like YA fantasy that focuses more on characters than plot, you will probably enjoy this book.
Content: Probably better for more mature teens. Closed-door scene, sexual assault, suicide, disability are all discussed in the book.
The slower, introspective pace with more focus on characters than plot was nice. I like stories that race along, but I also like slower reads. However, the beginning was glacial... a slow pace is fine, but I don't need chapters upon chapters of waiting. Also, I felt like a little more.... well, anything.... would have rounded Selene out better as a character. Perhaps more interactions with other characters (except one of her characteristics is she's very content to be alone??), or traveling into town or interactions with the guards or servants or really anything happening except sitting in the room with the king.
I had very typical reservations about the plot, finding it rather straightforward and predictable, not unusual for YA novels.
I think the disability rep in this was okay. It certainly was very nice to have a character who relies on a wheelchair in the book, that's really quite rare in fiction. And even some of the challenges faced in everyday life were addressed. There were a few things I felt could have been handled with a bit more sensitivity, but nothing too glaring.
In the end- if you like YA fantasy that focuses more on characters than plot, you will probably enjoy this book.
Content: Probably better for more mature teens. Closed-door scene, sexual assault, suicide, disability are all discussed in the book.