Reviews

Poison by Chris Wooding

bookreadingelf's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

It is a fun short book to read when you are in a mood for fairytales. When Poisons sister is exchanged for a changing by fairies, Poisen goes to the fairy land to receive her. The story starts as you would expect, but is gets better and better the further you come. I like the ending.

epicecho's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

that1donna's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

annastarlight's review

5.0

The first thing that you notice when you start this book, is the main characters name, Poison. Wooding was very clever in choosing this name, 'cause as a little girl that name had an incredible attraction to me. Poison is different. In the town where she is born people, well they just die. They fall in the water or get attacked by the many monsters that lurk around the lake. The people mourn the deceased, but do nothing to prevent it. They don't move away and life stays the same.

Then rebellious Poison decides to leave. And then a fairy-tale like voyage starts.

I absolutely loved this book. It is very smooth written and doesn't feel childish. Great read for both children and adults with a lot of imagination.

leagrace's review

4.0

Interesting and creative read, I thoroughly enjoyed this

moma's review

4.0

Poison is a depressing, but brave young girl who's parents don't love her. When her little sister is kidnapped by The Phaerie Lord, she decides to get her back.
A good, exciting grim fairy tale which reminded me a lot of the movie Labyrinth.

thebooktree's review

5.0

Even six years later, I still love this book.

joharis's review

4.0

Una historia sobre una historia....este libro rompió la cuarta pared y se reconoció a sí mismo.

Poison es una chica que ha querido salir de su hogar desde que tuvo memoria y finalmente una oportunidad llega a su casa...su hermana es secuestrada por una criatura del mundo de las hadas y con la ayuda de 3 seres humanos y un gato va en busca de ella a través de los diferentes reinos.

El libro se sentía infantil en su simplicidad y razonamiento pero aún así lo disfruté enormemente! No me enamoré de los personajes pero eran buenos personajes que me agradaron, Especialmente el gato.

Algo que me encanta del libro es que nuestra protagonista nunca es asignada un interés romántico, siempre esta enfocada en su misión que es salvar a su hermana. Lo que me gusta de ella es que aunque es testaruda, aún así esta llena de muchos miedos y dudas y crisis pero aún asi no es una protagonista que es molesta por el hecho de que siempre hay que salvarla. Durante la historia también hubo un desarrollo de su carácter que me agradó ya que aprendió a depender de sus amigos.

Una cosa muy importante de la historia además de Poison descubriendose a ella misma y lidiando con el mundo y sus problemas, es la amistad! La amistad que Poison desarrolla no sólo con una chica sino con un hombre de treinta y algo años es muy adorable y algo que apreció en la historia.

Una historia muy linda y entretenida que tal vez no sea para todo el mundo, pero si eres el correcto te gustará.

woodland_girl's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

nikitashe_spaces_0ut's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5