I’m not quite sure why I liked this one as much as I did. I mean, the entire tone was pretty depressing–or maybe oppressive might be a better word choice–and not a lot of truly good stuff happened throughout most of it to keep a reader’s spirits lifted. Add into the mix that anything fantasy without...
Poison Study was an enthralling read from the beginning and remained fast-paced throughout the book. Every chapter ending was intriguing, making you want to flip to the next pages and continue reading until you never put it down. I really liked Poison Study, but the reason for not giving it a five s...
‘Poison Study’ grabs your attention right from the back cover description. A young woman, Yelena, is next to be executed in the territory of Ixia. She has been sentenced, by admission, to the murder of her master’s son. Yelena believes she is on her way to be executed but instead she is taken into a...
*Originally Reviewed at Witchmag's Boekenplank* It’s summer. Summer means vacation and vacation means: LOTS and LOTS of time for me to read ^^ So when I went to the library to check out as many books as I could, I saw this book standing on a shelf. As soon as I read the blurb I just knew I had to ...
Warning: Possible spoilers aheadPoison Study is the first book in the Study series by Maria V. Snyder.I’m in love with this book. The characters, the plot, the world. There was a moment when I was reading this book that I just fell in love with the whole thing. Also, the magic and the way it worked ...
Poison Study is an incredibly unique book in so many different ways and I loved every minute I was reading it! Even though this isn’t really the type of novel that I thought I would usually read, I’m so glad I pushed past my lingering doubts of not enjoying it, and picked up this book. I found that ...
Yelena has a choice, become a food taster or die. Her trainer gives her a poison for which he has an antidote that she has to take daily, if she leaves it a while she starts to feel ill, which reminds her of her daily dose. As she learns her job she is also learning her place in the society she li...
"The food taster is paid in advance. How much is your life worth?" When faced with a choice between being executed or becoming a food taster, Yelena elects to stay alive for as long as possible. She is thrown into a job where she is expected to identify poisons in the food meant for the Commander, w...
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