Ooh, I loved this book and I hated it. I got it off of my TBR knowing that I wanted it so I forgot to double check the synopsis and was not expecting a series of short stories in place of a novel. Some of the stories were based on other things she had written, like “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown” and...
I did quite enjoy two of the short stories featured in this book, and thought that they could make great novels using the plot of the stories. Other than that, I didn't enjoy this book all that much, I found my self having trouble concentrating on reading after about a hundred pages in. Most of the ...
Meh. My first book from Holly Black should not have been a short story. They never really stay with you. So yeah, some of them were alright, some of the main characters (especially that 1st story) were annoying whiners, and some stories were pretty good. The best one was probably the characters comi...
While this is shelved as YA, I think it would appeal to anyone looking for a short story collection that delves into fantasy and supernatural elements. I have my favorites in this book (The Night Market, The Coat of Stars, Paper Cuts Scissors [love the library references!], and The Poison Eaters), b...
I thought this was a very strong short story collection. I’d read a couple of them before, but others were new to me. Black has such an interesting prose style, and vivid descriptions of the magical world.
4.5 stars. Absolutely brilliant. From the opening story, "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown," in which a desperate girl chooses to become a vampire in order to enact a rescue, to the final, titular story "The Poison Eaters," which stars three dead girls created as poisonous weapons, I was enthralled. Thi...
Full review of all stories on my blog: http://newborrowedused.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-shorts-poison-eaters.htmlThe Coldest Girl in Coldtown ~ This story had an interesting take on vampires. For some reason the description of Coldtown made me think more of a concentration camp than anything ...
Short story collections are always kind of weird to review. Unless there’s a few unifying themes or characters or events, it’s hard to classify the work as a whole. That said, while I liked The Poison Eaters, I would really recommend picking this up for fans of Holly Black or urban fantasy. The firs...
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