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A review by thebookkeepers
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
Stopping at 35%
I loved the premise of this book with Witchers (witches) and potion making of love spells with a twist (love of an idea etc). The familial connection of the sister’s & extended family was very interesting to me and I loved their personalities.
However, the decisions of our MC following the big loss, felt too reckless and naive. She obviously made THE WORST choices & was being manipulated without stopping and thinking anything through. This was super hard to sympathize with and gave the feel of younger YA that doesn’t work for me.
I also felt some of the story telling came across as disjointed and a little hard to follow from scene to scene. At times I forgot why we were at a location or when we had left for another.
My main reason for DNFing was the set up for the main conflict didn’t appeal to me along with the little forethought of our main character.
I loved the premise of this book with Witchers (witches) and potion making of love spells with a twist (love of an idea etc). The familial connection of the sister’s & extended family was very interesting to me and I loved their personalities.
However, the decisions of our MC following the big loss, felt too reckless and naive. She obviously made THE WORST choices & was being manipulated without stopping and thinking anything through. This was super hard to sympathize with and gave the feel of younger YA that doesn’t work for me.
I also felt some of the story telling came across as disjointed and a little hard to follow from scene to scene. At times I forgot why we were at a location or when we had left for another.
My main reason for DNFing was the set up for the main conflict didn’t appeal to me along with the little forethought of our main character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent