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Poison Study by Maria .V. Snyder: Review
I was a bit hesitant to start this book for numerous reasons, for one I thought it would be one of those annoying romantic books (that say they are action packed fantasy) in which the main protagonist (usually a girl) is very weak and insta-falls in love with the other main protagonist. I have never been more wrong in my life. My sister who is a massive fan of this book, has read this book countless times and told me that it is honestly the best Ya novel ever written, I put off reading it quite a few times because for some reason it just never seemed to appeal to me. A few days ago, I picked up this book (partly because my sister forced me to) and I read the first 100 pages in 1 day! That may not seem a lot but with my snail pace of reading, that is incredible. She was whole-heartedly right about how awesome this book is. There was not actually an aspect to dislike. The characters were really fun and interesting, the writing was very easy to read but very beautiful, and the plot was so unique that I had no idea what was going to happen next. If you are a fan of Assassins Creed, this book has an amazing kick-ass protagonist called Yelena, and she is so relatable and cool, Also there was a very Merlin vibe coming from this book, I loved it; there was Castles, and servants and everything that is delightful in Merlin, This book was written nearly a decade ago, but it seems so fresh and new.
Characters:
The characters were so realistic and amazing, They went so well with the story and were wonderful to read about:
-Yelena was my favourite character, and she was so funny and cool at the same time, what I liked about her was that instead of being a 15-16 year old teenage girl who just wants life to be perfect and so on, she was a 19 year old who did things that were meant to be done, and instead of being a serious moody assassin, she did things a normal person would do and that made her so unique and relatable.
-Ari and Janco were just the best people ever, they were so different from each other yet so similar, Janco was so hilarious and he gave the book a lot of light, With Ari, he was like an protective older brother and he reminded me a lot of Arthur from Merlin, I loved the sibling relationships Yelena forms with Ari and Janco.
-Valek was also an interesting character, at the start I didn't really like him that much, but as the novel progressed onward, he was much more of a cooler character and he fit in the story very well, Also I loved how the relationship of him and Yelena grew as the book went along. I loved the scene with the poison test at the start of the book and it was really funny to see Valek in that chapter. I feel like we got two sides of Valek in Poison Study, which I liked.
Plot:
The plot in this book was probably my favourite aspect, it was so unique without being too abnormal, and it kept me hooked throughout (partly because of the cliffhangers that came at the end of nearly every chapter):
- My favourite scene was probably the Fire festival, since it was so interesting and intense. I also loved the last 1/3 of the book because it kept me gasping and was so action-packed.
-The action of this book was amazing, What I loved about the book was that there was lots of action, but just enough to not make it over-powering. The end fighting sequence was so interesting to read about and kept me entertained. The magic didn't come until about half way, which was good because I think in the sequels we are going to get much more.
- There was never a boring section, it was either so intense that you couldn't breath, or so interesting that it kept you hooked. The feast was a wonderful scene to read about because it was interesting and action-packed altogether.
Overall this book was such a great read and was perfect, I don't think there was a single thing i did not like about this book (except for a few minor things which I won't say because otherwise it will spoil the book). This book has such a great potential of becoming a tv show, I don't think it should become a movie because they would probably forget important things like 'Butterfly Dust', but like Game of Thrones, each season should be ten episodes covering one book. I do think this book is very underrated though and I wish more people read it. I definitely will be reading the sequels some point this year, so hopefully they are as good. This book is definitely 5 stars, and seriously, everyone should read it.
Characters:
The characters were so realistic and amazing, They went so well with the story and were wonderful to read about:
-Yelena was my favourite character, and she was so funny and cool at the same time, what I liked about her was that instead of being a 15-16 year old teenage girl who just wants life to be perfect and so on, she was a 19 year old who did things that were meant to be done, and instead of being a serious moody assassin, she did things a normal person would do and that made her so unique and relatable.
-Ari and Janco were just the best people ever, they were so different from each other yet so similar, Janco was so hilarious and he gave the book a lot of light, With Ari, he was like an protective older brother and he reminded me a lot of Arthur from Merlin, I loved the sibling relationships Yelena forms with Ari and Janco.
-Valek was also an interesting character, at the start I didn't really like him that much, but as the novel progressed onward, he was much more of a cooler character and he fit in the story very well, Also I loved how the relationship of him and Yelena grew as the book went along. I loved the scene with the poison test at the start of the book and it was really funny to see Valek in that chapter. I feel like we got two sides of Valek in Poison Study, which I liked.
Plot:
The plot in this book was probably my favourite aspect, it was so unique without being too abnormal, and it kept me hooked throughout (partly because of the cliffhangers that came at the end of nearly every chapter):
- My favourite scene was probably the Fire festival, since it was so interesting and intense. I also loved the last 1/3 of the book because it kept me gasping and was so action-packed.
-The action of this book was amazing, What I loved about the book was that there was lots of action, but just enough to not make it over-powering. The end fighting sequence was so interesting to read about and kept me entertained. The magic didn't come until about half way, which was good because I think in the sequels we are going to get much more.
- There was never a boring section, it was either so intense that you couldn't breath, or so interesting that it kept you hooked. The feast was a wonderful scene to read about because it was interesting and action-packed altogether.
Overall this book was such a great read and was perfect, I don't think there was a single thing i did not like about this book (except for a few minor things which I won't say because otherwise it will spoil the book). This book has such a great potential of becoming a tv show, I don't think it should become a movie because they would probably forget important things like 'Butterfly Dust', but like Game of Thrones, each season should be ten episodes covering one book. I do think this book is very underrated though and I wish more people read it. I definitely will be reading the sequels some point this year, so hopefully they are as good. This book is definitely 5 stars, and seriously, everyone should read it.
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