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 Jordon on

4 of 5 stars

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The first time I read this I hadn't been able to finish it. This time around I couldn't put it down. Clearly the first time I read it I just wasn't in the mood.

Poison Study is hard to put down, I found it really entertaining. The beginning and whole first half is intriguing, however I found the last 30% to move rather fast. Things happened and then moved straight to something different, it was weird and left me wanting answers. It had me feeling rushed.

Still, I definitely will be picking up the next book.

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