A review by lentils1012
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

First off, the magic and the general idea were great. I also liked the plot twists.
However, I overall disliked how dry and not very emotional / descriptive the writing style sometimes was. A also wasn’t a fan of the love-on-first-sight relationship between Ning and Kang. Because of those points I didn’t grow very attached to the characters. 
The ending was good tho, so I might read the second book anyway.