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A review by eggcatsreads
Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston
2.0
I feel really bad about the 2 stars. This book is beautifully written and interesting to get lost in how it flows, whether reading or listening to an audiobook. I love the overall concept, and the main characters were relatively easy to root for.
Unfortunately that's the only thing keeping it from being 1 star.
I did not know what the hell was going on 90% of the book, and never knew what was going on WHILE it was going on. I have a vague idea of the plot and the conflicts and the resolution, but that's it.
There's also too many characters for me to be able to keep track of, especially when the animals randomly become an actual character where we get a chapter or so from their perspective - it's confusing and I'd have preferred not to have it. I could vaguely keep track of all the characters but once the animals got named I got lost, people would be named doing things and I'd have absolutely 0 idea who tf they were.
The worldbuilding and explanation of concepts in this book are kind of weak as well. After having read it, I feel like I almost understand just as much of the magic system and shadowland and etc. that I did on the very first page where they just dump you into it.
Also. Is the bee thing ever explained or is it just there? Granted I had to mostly audiobook this book bc I couldn't get into it, and if I had to read and not understand a single word on the page, I'd have never finished this book.
Unfortunately that's the only thing keeping it from being 1 star.
I did not know what the hell was going on 90% of the book, and never knew what was going on WHILE it was going on. I have a vague idea of the plot and the conflicts and the resolution, but that's it.
There's also too many characters for me to be able to keep track of, especially when the animals randomly become an actual character where we get a chapter or so from their perspective - it's confusing and I'd have preferred not to have it. I could vaguely keep track of all the characters but once the animals got named I got lost, people would be named doing things and I'd have absolutely 0 idea who tf they were.
The worldbuilding and explanation of concepts in this book are kind of weak as well. After having read it, I feel like I almost understand just as much of the magic system and shadowland and etc. that I did on the very first page where they just dump you into it.
Also. Is the bee thing ever explained or is it just there? Granted I had to mostly audiobook this book bc I couldn't get into it, and if I had to read and not understand a single word on the page, I'd have never finished this book.