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A review by mirrorchaser
Poison Princess by Kresley Cole
5.0
I’m seeing a lot more negative reviews for this book than I thought I would! I had no idea what to expect (didn’t read the back, had never heard of it, no preconceived notions are all) and initially I was not thrilled. I thought this book was going to be about how mental health issues plague the pretty popular rich girl and how hard her life is because of it.
Oh man. Nope. This was a wild ride packed with everything I could want in a novel. Romance, a whimsical fantastical sub/main??? plot, a post apocalyptic society, and a troubled hero to guide our main girl through it all.
So much happened in this book but not in a bad way. I think it was played out exactly how it needed to. We weren’t constantly bored with the moments in between the action where Evie and Jack were traipsing across the United States but there were plenty of scenes to show us what it was like for them. We are introduced to new characters in an organic way, not keeping the story limited to Evie and Jackson but without throwing pointless supporting characters our way over and over again.
The trouble that the teens get into is pretty typical when you’re considering how the actual end of the world might affect them. Men trying to steal and rape the girls, scarce food and water, lack of transportation and safe shelter, plus there’s the whole reanimated corpses thing. The Arcana plot is developed slowly, relatively, and at a pace that you can actually absorb. She doesn’t put it all together in a day. Jack doesn’t take it well. Some Arcana know more than others. Some don’t know anything at all. I’m just really happy with so much about this book.
I have things I don’t like about it but I think those are almost all results of how the author truly tries to put up “in the mind” of this teenage girl.
I think this is a great beginning to this series and I look forward to reading on. It’s been a while since I’ve read such a great introduction to a series.
Oh man. Nope. This was a wild ride packed with everything I could want in a novel. Romance, a whimsical fantastical sub/main??? plot, a post apocalyptic society, and a troubled hero to guide our main girl through it all.
So much happened in this book but not in a bad way. I think it was played out exactly how it needed to. We weren’t constantly bored with the moments in between the action where Evie and Jack were traipsing across the United States but there were plenty of scenes to show us what it was like for them. We are introduced to new characters in an organic way, not keeping the story limited to Evie and Jackson but without throwing pointless supporting characters our way over and over again.
The trouble that the teens get into is pretty typical when you’re considering how the actual end of the world might affect them. Men trying to steal and rape the girls, scarce food and water, lack of transportation and safe shelter, plus there’s the whole reanimated corpses thing. The Arcana plot is developed slowly, relatively, and at a pace that you can actually absorb. She doesn’t put it all together in a day. Jack doesn’t take it well. Some Arcana know more than others. Some don’t know anything at all. I’m just really happy with so much about this book.
I have things I don’t like about it but I think those are almost all results of how the author truly tries to put up “in the mind” of this teenage girl.
I think this is a great beginning to this series and I look forward to reading on. It’s been a while since I’ve read such a great introduction to a series.