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charliebookfanatic's review
4.0
Poison's sister has been taken by the mean-spirited faeries to be brought to the phaerie lord. Poison sets out to look for her sister. She goes on a quest to the phaerie lord, but this isn't easy.
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Middle-grade fantasy/kind of fairytale book. It's really good. Didn't expect to like this book as much as I did.
The Dutch cover is beautiful. It's what has driven me to pick this one up.
The characters definitely all have their own character. Poison had a realistic personality. She made selfish decisions and was a bit arrogant at times. She made mistakes and she felt shame.
My favourite character in this book was Peppercorn. She sounded like a little girl to me, was a bit naïve and overall scared pretty fast.
It annoyed me how many times Poison pointed out that Peppercorn was a little girl and that she felt like Peppercorn was her little sister. They didn't even interact that much.
Didn't get why Poison set out to save her halfsister. Of course, it's her sister but the way her parents treated her was just sad. Her sister was definitely the favourite. If I were Poison, I think I wouldn't go through all of that trouble. Especially because I didn't even get the feeling Poison loved her sister that much.
The writing was simple, easy to understand. It wasn't beautiful, but it did the job.
The setting of the book is wonderful. It's a really cool fantasy world.
The storyline is why I give this book four stars, because it's really well thought out. It turned out to be much more than I expected it to be.
I thought this book was going to be so predictable, but it wasn't. It totally surprised me. The synopsis is really just a summary and not like with some books where the story is explained in detail on the back.
Wonderful story with a wide array of characters.
Review
Middle-grade fantasy/kind of fairytale book. It's really good. Didn't expect to like this book as much as I did.
The Dutch cover is beautiful. It's what has driven me to pick this one up.
The characters definitely all have their own character. Poison had a realistic personality. She made selfish decisions and was a bit arrogant at times. She made mistakes and she felt shame.
My favourite character in this book was Peppercorn. She sounded like a little girl to me, was a bit naïve and overall scared pretty fast.
It annoyed me how many times Poison pointed out that Peppercorn was a little girl and that she felt like Peppercorn was her little sister. They didn't even interact that much.
Didn't get why Poison set out to save her halfsister. Of course, it's her sister but the way her parents treated her was just sad. Her sister was definitely the favourite. If I were Poison, I think I wouldn't go through all of that trouble. Especially because I didn't even get the feeling Poison loved her sister that much.
The writing was simple, easy to understand. It wasn't beautiful, but it did the job.
The setting of the book is wonderful. It's a really cool fantasy world.
The storyline is why I give this book four stars, because it's really well thought out. It turned out to be much more than I expected it to be.
I thought this book was going to be so predictable, but it wasn't. It totally surprised me. The synopsis is really just a summary and not like with some books where the story is explained in detail on the back.
Wonderful story with a wide array of characters.
angielisle's review
5.0
Fantastic! The story and the writing held me captive; I had a hard time putting this one down!
kerveros's review
5.0
This was the first book of Chris Woodings that I read and it took me quite a while to reconcile the author of this book with the author of the Braided Path trilogy. The writing styles are really different, though having read them all so many times now I do see some similarities. This book remains my favourite however.
I think the plot of this is really clever, I have thought this since I first read it and that hasn't changed a good 9 years and multiple re-reads on.
If you like fairy tales but want a bit of a twist to them I would highly recommend you pick this book up.
I think the plot of this is really clever, I have thought this since I first read it and that hasn't changed a good 9 years and multiple re-reads on.
If you like fairy tales but want a bit of a twist to them I would highly recommend you pick this book up.
grendelsdj's review
3.0
i like wooding's writing. let me say that again, i like wooding's writing. his stories are not placating or and yet they are satisfying. he really gets that place between horribly predictable and overly complicated. yeah you might know where he's going, but he does a good enough job that you're happy to let him tell it they way he wants.
meganmanning's review
3.0
Meh. good story but the main character didn't make much personal progress, it kinda made you think, but in the end none of the evil and corrution was truly conquered. It was kind of sad but not tear jerking and I liked the climax but the resolution didn't seem much different from the beginning.
kimberlybea's review
4.0
Chris Wooding is an insanely young author (I think his first book was written when he was twenty!) whose books are always more than they seem. In this one, a young girl named Poison sets out from her Marshland home to find her younger sister, who has been stolen by the Phaeries. What initially seems like the usual changeling tale shifts gears and becomes a meditation on reality, which may turn off those who prefer a more straightforward tale. Those who stick with it, however, will enjoy this thought provoking, dark, and philosophical tale. Poison herself is a winning protagonist, clever and determined, but also believable cranky at times (you don't get called "Poison" for being all sweetness and light!). This is the kind of book that warrants a rereading, and would be excellent for a discussion group.
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