Poison Study by Maria V Snyder

Poison Study (Study, #1) (The Chronicles of Ixia, #1)

by Maria V Snyder

About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace- and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.

And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.

As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear--.

Reviewed by neurospicybookworm on

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⭐️ 5
-before re-read-
Can I just say that I think the Australian covers are far superior to the American ones, which I think contributed to this series being so popular here!
I haven't read this in many years, but constantly refer to it as one of my favourite series...
I remember it as everything I love in YA romamtasy, heavily character driven and a fun concept.
I think I will be doing a re-read

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