Reviewed by shannonmiz on
3.5*
(My really quite brief thoughts, technically!)
I really quite enjoyed this one! I liked Marinda as a character so much. She was in such an awful position, having to kill people she didn’t want to kill, but knowing that she (and more importantly to her, her brother) would be killed if she didn’t. I like the moral complexity of that situation so much. I also was such a fan of her love and care for her brother.
The reason I am doing such a small not-really-review of this book is that so much of it is a flat out spoiler. I kept being surprised by the things that were happening, and I don’t want to take any of that surprise away for anyone else, so I am leaving it short and simple. There were a few things that I did kind of see coming, and were a tad predictable, but there was also so much that I didn’t see coming, so I still enjoyed it! I loved the side characters so much too- and there is a bookstore involved, guys!
Bottom line: It was fast paced and quite compulsively readable. And I will definitely be looking forward to the sequel!
I also wanted to point out that Rashika @ Xpresso Reads did find some issues with the cultural representation. I felt like this should be taken into account, so I want to link to her review so that everyone can kind of have all info, I don't want to overlook her thoughts and feelings on this! So here you are: http://www.xpressoreads.com/2016/12/poison-kiss-by-breeana-shields.html
**Copy provided by publisher for review
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 28 December, 2016: Finished reading
- 28 December, 2016: Reviewed