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A review by peishantb
Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston
3.0
This is a hard book to rate as I almost gave it up, then found myself hooked on it, but feel like I'm still missing some details.
Some fantasies ease you into the world slowly; not this one. Starting the book was like finding yourself in the middle of a race without preparation and no knowledge of the distance you are supposed to run. You had to run with the rest of the group or risk getting trampled over.
The writing is beautiful, but the cadence took me a while to get used to. The images the writing invoked and the scenes the words painted usually start in a corner before it zooms out to full view, which makes it disconcerting at first. Usually, I like to chew on the clues and descriptions the author gives me. With this book, I find the best way to read it is not to dwell on the details, but to follow its flow and let it carry you away. It wasn't until I reached 50% of it before I settle on a good reading rhythm, and then, it was a race to the end.
Some fantasies ease you into the world slowly; not this one. Starting the book was like finding yourself in the middle of a race without preparation and no knowledge of the distance you are supposed to run. You had to run with the rest of the group or risk getting trampled over.
The writing is beautiful, but the cadence took me a while to get used to. The images the writing invoked and the scenes the words painted usually start in a corner before it zooms out to full view, which makes it disconcerting at first. Usually, I like to chew on the clues and descriptions the author gives me. With this book, I find the best way to read it is not to dwell on the details, but to follow its flow and let it carry you away. It wasn't until I reached 50% of it before I settle on a good reading rhythm, and then, it was a race to the end.