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"Poison"is published by the Disney group. And ironically all I could think as I read this charming novel was that is should be made into a Disney movie right now. Right this second. It would work in either live action or cartoon form. I mean come on...the heroine's main companion is a pig. How stinking cute is that? Speaking of the pig, have a look at that adorable cover. Defiant heroine with a potion bottle and adorable pig in a forest fantasy world. Squeal! Ok, I need to get my review back on track.
Can you tell yet that I absolutely loved this book? I was captivated from the first page. I will say that this book wasn't exactly what I had envisioned from the synopsis before I purchased it for my Kindle. I thought it would be more like Sarah Maas' series "Throne of Glass" or maybe even like Rae Carson's "Girl of Fire and Thorns" series. But what else do I love as much as I love those types of fantasy series? I love fairy tales. And "Poison" ended up being the perfect mix of fairy tale and fantasy.
Teenage Kyra is a potions master. A really good potions master. But as we begin our adventure, she is in trouble. She has tried to kill the princess...Kyra's very own best friend Ariana. Now she is on the run from the King's Army and her ex-boyfriend is along for the ride to try to track her down. We are fed little bits of the story at a time. I mean we can figure that Kyra is the heroine so there must be a reason for all of this. But it was pure fun watching each tidbit be revealed. The cast of characters is stellar. We have a spunky, talented and dangerous heroine in Kyra. She has that adorable pig. And then through her adventures she meets casual and funny Fred and his canine companion. The foursome get into quick a bunch of madcap and thrilling adventures as they journey to the story's conclusion. Everything is resolved in a wonderful Disney ending and no plot points are left dangling.
This was a completely enjoyable and beautiful story and even though I have a TBR pile 300 books high, I was very sorry to see "Poison" end. Bridget Zinn was a very talented author and she wove quite the magical tale with "Poison". Its one I can see myself re-reading again and again and encouraging middle school children through adults to read. I was very saddened to see that the author recently passed away. Its a shame we won't have more books like these to come. This has made my top books list for the year to date.
Can you tell yet that I absolutely loved this book? I was captivated from the first page. I will say that this book wasn't exactly what I had envisioned from the synopsis before I purchased it for my Kindle. I thought it would be more like Sarah Maas' series "Throne of Glass" or maybe even like Rae Carson's "Girl of Fire and Thorns" series. But what else do I love as much as I love those types of fantasy series? I love fairy tales. And "Poison" ended up being the perfect mix of fairy tale and fantasy.
Teenage Kyra is a potions master. A really good potions master. But as we begin our adventure, she is in trouble. She has tried to kill the princess...Kyra's very own best friend Ariana. Now she is on the run from the King's Army and her ex-boyfriend is along for the ride to try to track her down. We are fed little bits of the story at a time. I mean we can figure that Kyra is the heroine so there must be a reason for all of this. But it was pure fun watching each tidbit be revealed. The cast of characters is stellar. We have a spunky, talented and dangerous heroine in Kyra. She has that adorable pig. And then through her adventures she meets casual and funny Fred and his canine companion. The foursome get into quick a bunch of madcap and thrilling adventures as they journey to the story's conclusion. Everything is resolved in a wonderful Disney ending and no plot points are left dangling.
This was a completely enjoyable and beautiful story and even though I have a TBR pile 300 books high, I was very sorry to see "Poison" end. Bridget Zinn was a very talented author and she wove quite the magical tale with "Poison". Its one I can see myself re-reading again and again and encouraging middle school children through adults to read. I was very saddened to see that the author recently passed away. Its a shame we won't have more books like these to come. This has made my top books list for the year to date.