lizlogan 's review for:

The Poison Jungle by Tui T. Sutherland

4.0

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This is the first of the series that I wasn't absolutely blown away with. I still enjoyed the book, and plan to read the next in the series as well as the Dragonslayer from the Scavenger perspective. I'm glad to see a more prevalent LGBT character introduced into the Wings of Fire world (versus the side characters), but perhaps because I was waiting for it to happen with so many authors doing it, the introduction felt a bit like she was hopping onto the bandwagon. I did enjoy the way Willow's and Sundew's emotions grew off of one another as the story became more complex, and added a great layer to the story. I also like the humor and playfulness the two have - it adds a nice touch to Sundew since she can come off as very bitter. Sundew's growing relationship with Bumblebee is very sweet as well. I am wondering if she will end up being raised by Sundew and Willow in the end with Cricket as her aunt and Blue as her uncle.