A review by jinmichae
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I find it bizarre that an editor is listed in the author's acknowledgments, because so much of this reads like something barely polished that would get passed around in a writers' group. A less practiced reader would probably enjoy it more, but this needed firstly to be tightened up at the beginning. Another reviewer said it took until 60% for them to be hooked, and I agree with that assessment. The editor and publisher failed the author in not making a better edit of an interesting world and story.
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