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A review by angek98
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
4.0
3.5
Okay, now that I've actually read this while I'm more mature (wow I'm an adult now), than what I was when i was 15, I get why I didn't finish this book. This is definitely for the more mature of readers, since it deals with things like rape, which is not uncommon in high fantasy, but I've not read much YA that has it written down so explicitly.
Okay, so. Poison Study is well written, but the plot and (main) characters fell a bit flat. For a series, I generally like to see the "big bad" and their motivations right from the get go, but this one didn't really have that. I felt like it was more introdu ing the world and the characters, and I'm wondering where exactly this series will go.
Yelena as a character was okay. She didn't annoy me, but she didn't really grab me either. Shes's a bit snarky, and she knows what she's doing, but I just needed more from her personality than just that. Valek was much the same. I did like their interaction's together, but honestly, right now I would have preferred them as friends other than lovers. , but lets see how I feel once I finish the series.
I found the side characters more interesting, Ari, Jasco (I think that's his name), and The Commander wers interesting, and I'd like to see more of them in the rest of the series.
Okay, now that I've actually read this while I'm more mature (wow I'm an adult now), than what I was when i was 15, I get why I didn't finish this book. This is definitely for the more mature of readers, since it deals with things like rape, which is not uncommon in high fantasy, but I've not read much YA that has it written down so explicitly.
Okay, so. Poison Study is well written, but the plot and (main) characters fell a bit flat. For a series, I generally like to see the "big bad" and their motivations right from the get go, but this one didn't really have that. I felt like it was more introdu ing the world and the characters, and I'm wondering where exactly this series will go.
Yelena as a character was okay. She didn't annoy me, but she didn't really grab me either. Shes's a bit snarky, and she knows what she's doing, but I just needed more from her personality than just that. Valek was much the same. I did like their interaction's together, but honestly, right now
I found the side characters more interesting, Ari, Jasco (I think that's his name), and The Commander wers interesting, and I'd like to see more of them in the rest of the series.