A review by jjcrafts
Numenera - The Poison Eater by Shanna Germain

4.0

I'm not really sure where to start on this one. I really enjoyed it. It is absolutely completely other worldly. There was so much different that I'm honestly amazed at how well it was written because not once was I confused about anything. I've read books half as complicated and been completely lost. The world and the characters and the merging of magic and science (or mech) is all brilliant. I'm not sure how much of the world I should be crediting to the author as I found out while I was reading that it's based on a table top rpg. I'd never heard of it before so you absolutely don't need to know anything about it to love this book.
There are a host of great characters, and they all feel fully realised even though it's a short book. All the relationships come across really well. The one thing I would say is there isn't much plot? I don't think the 'action' started until I was about 90% in. But this is an excellent example of a character lead book, I was fully invested in them and discovering the world around them and the lack of action didn't stop me from thoroughly enjoying the read. Considering it is so short though and seeing as it's set up for a sequel I think maybe it could have been made into a longer book with the next part of the story to add to the plot.

Review also posted on: Ever The Crafter