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mx_spine_breaker 's review for:
The Poisoner
by I.V. Ophelia
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I really wanted to like this one. A few years back, I remember the author doing loads of Instagram promo for The Poisoner, and I was genuinely intrigued. The premise? Great. The characters? Decent enough.
But sadly, the execution just didn’t work for me. What truly pulled me out of the story was the excessive alcohol use. Not just casual drinking, but scenes involving overconsumption to the point of alcohol poisoning. It made me feel deeply uncomfortable and disconnected from the narrative.
I had high hopes, but I couldn’t bring myself to finish it. Sometimes the idea is there, but the delivery just doesn’t land. This was one of those cases, unfortunately.