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A review by allivenger
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
5.0
"Everyone makes choices in life. Some bad, some good. It's called living, and if you want to bow out, the go right ahead. But don't do it halfway. Don't linger in whiner's limbo."
I listened to this as an audiobook and it was SO GOOD. I can't accurately explain why it was so good but between the story and the author's voice for her characters it was a fantastic book. It might not be for everyone with it's flowery descriptions but I enjoyed that in this book.
Yelena is bound to be executed, as her world allows no other sentence for killing someone but death. But when the time comes for her to die she is offered a different choice instead: live and become the food taster of The Commander. Not wanting to die she jumps at the chance, hoping to one day be free of all of this. But it comes with a catch. Valek, the Commander's chief of security, gives her a poison to keep her in line. Because if she does not get the antidote to the poison every day..she will die.
This was filled with magic and political intrigue, both of which Yelena must move around or face death. For, on top of everything else, The Commander does not tolerate those with magic. But those with magic want Yelena. But even they do not have a cure for the poison she was fed that first day. So she must wait, and plot, until her freedom no longer makes sense in the scheme of her life. She must work with her enemies to figure out what the rebels have in store for Ixia. Or die trying.
If you like political intrigue in the setting of magic and poisons with a strong and cleaver main female lead then this book is for you. I enjoyed every minute of listening to it and I loved both Yelena and Valek. I can't wait to read the next book.
I listened to this as an audiobook and it was SO GOOD. I can't accurately explain why it was so good but between the story and the author's voice for her characters it was a fantastic book. It might not be for everyone with it's flowery descriptions but I enjoyed that in this book.
Yelena is bound to be executed, as her world allows no other sentence for killing someone but death. But when the time comes for her to die she is offered a different choice instead: live and become the food taster of The Commander. Not wanting to die she jumps at the chance, hoping to one day be free of all of this. But it comes with a catch. Valek, the Commander's chief of security, gives her a poison to keep her in line. Because if she does not get the antidote to the poison every day..she will die.
This was filled with magic and political intrigue, both of which Yelena must move around or face death. For, on top of everything else, The Commander does not tolerate those with magic. But those with magic want Yelena. But even they do not have a cure for the poison she was fed that first day. So she must wait, and plot, until her freedom no longer makes sense in the scheme of her life. She must work with her enemies to figure out what the rebels have in store for Ixia. Or die trying.
If you like political intrigue in the setting of magic and poisons with a strong and cleaver main female lead then this book is for you. I enjoyed every minute of listening to it and I loved both Yelena and Valek. I can't wait to read the next book.