#posion study

Review: Poison Study by Maria V Snyder

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Poison Study is the first book in the Chronicles of Ixia.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – Near Perfect, easily one of my all-time favourites.

Yelena is on deathrow when Valek comes to her with an offer that’s almost too good to believe: She can be spared, but only if she agrees to risk her life by tasting the Commander of Ixia’s for poison. To ensure that she…

Insomnia interrupted my reading this month... 

9. Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat - ★★★☆☆ - REVIEW - Exciting! Definitely not what I anticipated. I presumed this would merely be a M/M romance, but what I got out of it was a complex relationship, an exciting plot and a lot of political intrigue. Amongst this, I also liked the homonormativity that existed within this world.

10. Poison Study by Marie V. Snyder -★★★★☆ - This was a reread for me and it was as awesome as it was the first time!!! 

11. Collide by J.R. Lenk - ★★★☆☆ - REVIEW - Definitely enjoyed this more than I predicted. I really liked the coming of age and lgbt+ aspects of this book. 

Valek and Yelena

Touch of Power, Maria V. Snyder

Review

An author whose previous series I have loved and this one promises to be a gripping and as brilliant as her others! I love Snyder's writing; her characters, her plot, her dialogue, and relationships are fantastic. I have fallen in love with a whole new set of characters and I don't want to let them go. The book is excellent; the story and the fantasy world are gripping, and the characters and their interactions (between friends, and between good and bad) really make the book; filled with humour, adventure, and I decent dose of danger you really root for the characters and fear for their lives. You believe in them and I want to read more about them. If you're a fan of Kristen Cashore I would definitely recommend this book, as well as Snyder's other  completed series (which includes the Poison Study trilogy). 

Rating

Okay, I love Tom Hiddleston.

But he's not built like Valek, he looks nothing like how Valek is described.