Estefany Perez itibaren Eynehankuzviran/Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey

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11/02/2024

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I really went back and forth between four and five stars on this one, but in the end a few things made me decide to pull back a bit. In my eyes, a five-star book is practically perfect and, although Poison Study came close, there are a few (small!) flaws. But first, the good: I think the strongest thing Poison Study has going for is the protagonist, Yelena. On paper, she doesn't initially seem starkly different from most YA female protagonists...she's an orphan, apparently has some kind of latent magical power, and is implied to be pretty (when she's not being jailed or beaten up). What's interesting is that Yelena actually evolves and changes so that, by the end of the novel, she's a stronger and more confident person. Prior to the novel, Yelena has been raped, tortured, and imprisoned, to the point where she looks at herself as more of a rat than a person: Like a rat, my only hope of escape was to find a hole to hide in. As the novel progresses, Yelena trains and learns to fight, and as a direct result of being able to defend herself, she becomes more confident and assertive, which I liked seeing in a female character. The world development is also very strong here, and does an excellent job of drawing you in. Yelena currently lives in a military society run by a mysterious man called the Commander, who is unsurprisingly rigid and pretty ruthless. Ms. Snyder does a very good job of juxtaposing the current dictatorial society to the previous monarchy, and to be honest, neither society comes out looking like the good option. They're both pretty flawed, and I'm curious to see where some of the societal issues will go in the next two books. Now, the not-so-good parts: despite her increased resiliency and independence, Yelena still relied on Valek, the Commander's assassin and Yelena's love interest, too much for my liking. She also seemed to have some blinds spots where Valek was concerned (at one point, she wonders why he doesn't fight off eight armed men single-handedly!) so I'm not sure she's seeing him for who he is, exactly. Still, there was a serious lack of insta-love, thank God, so I'm willing to wait and see where this goes in the next book. And the ending, while not a cliff-hanger, doesn't really wrap things up. (view spoiler) All in all, I definitely plan to continue the series. Poison Study isn't without its flaws, but the strengths did a good job distracting me from them.

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