Published by: Mira Books, September 21st 2007
Genre: YA, High Fantasy
Pages: 409
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased
Choose:
A quick death
Or slow poison...
Yelena has a choice – be executed for murder, or become food taster to the Commander of Ixia. She leaps at the chance for survival, but her relief may be short-lived.
Life in the palace is full of hazards and secrets. Wily and smart, Yelena must learn to identify poisons before they kill her, recognise whom she can trust and how to spy on those she can’t. And who is the mysterious Southern sorceress who can reach into her head?
When Yelena realises she has extraordinary powers of her own, she faces a whole new problem, for using magic in Ixia is punishable by death...
There are books that don't live up to your crazy high, three-years-in-waiting expectations, and there is Poison Study.
Whoa boy, this was good. Insanely good. Poison Study was everything I wanted Girl of Fire and Thorns to be - 3D, interesting characters that were both human and more than at the same time, a wonderfully imagined world, a plot that thrilled, and a romance that burned and taunted.
I fell in love with Posion Study pretty early on. Yelena isn't the sort of character you can ignore. She's brave, smart, and pretty funny in parts. And she's not completely hopeless, or helpless, or oblivious. One of my favourite HF protagonists for a long time. And don't even get me started on Valek, or the supporting characters. Or the chilling, vicious villain, or the surprisingly complex commander. Ugh, I just loved everything.
I need time to read Magic Study ASAP.
To sum: a crazy good high fantasy, with amazing characters, a unique story, and a romance that will steal into your thoughts at every opportunity.
Characters ★★★★★
Setting/world building ★★★★☆
Writing ★★★★☆
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