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Aug 24, 2011
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More of a 3 star-read the second time around, so I’m leaving my rating at 4 stars to average it out with my 2013 rating. 😆
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Thinking of rereading this (I know—in 2025!!) so I can finally continue the series.
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2013 read:
Poison Study was a beautiful read. We have a swoon-worthy male (Valek) and a determined girl (Yelena). The story takes you to the wonderful world of Ixia, where the Commander needs a food taster to prevent being poisoned. Yelena's the next in line for the noose, so she's offered the ...more
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Thinking of rereading this (I know—in 2025!!) so I can finally continue the series.
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2013 read:
Poison Study was a beautiful read. We have a swoon-worthy male (Valek) and a determined girl (Yelena). The story takes you to the wonderful world of Ixia, where the Commander needs a food taster to prevent being poisoned. Yelena's the next in line for the noose, so she's offered the ...more
It was a really good story and the most original I have read so far. I was a bit shocked at first at how brutal Yelena was treated (being made to live in a filthy dungeon with little food and water, being chained, etc) and it got even worst when she was turned into a food taster. This is also the first YA book I have read where the lead character was raped. That being said, I am not sure that this series should be read by very young teens. There was a lot of violence depicted and even sex was lo
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