Title: Poison's Kiss (Poison's Kiss #1)Publication Date: January 10th 2017
Publisher: Random House Books For Young Readers
Part of a Series?: Yes, Book 1/2 of the Poison's Kiss Duology
I Got A Copy Through: Penguin Random House International (THANK YOU!)
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Blurb Description: A teenage assassin kills with a single kiss until she is ordered to kill the one boy she loves. This commercial YA fantasy is romantic and addictive—like a poison kiss—and will thrill fans of Sarah J. Maas and Victoria Aveyard.
Marinda has kissed dozens of boys. They all die afterward. It's a miserable life, but being a visha kanya—a poison maiden—is what she was created to do. Marinda serves the Raja by dispatching his enemies with only her lips as a weapon.
Until now, the men she was ordered to kiss have been strangers, enemies of the kingdom. Then she receives orders to kiss Deven, a boy she knows too well to be convinced he needs to die. She begins to question who she's really working for. And that is a thread that, once pulled, will unravel more than she can afford to lose.
This rich, surprising, and accessible debut is based in Indian folklore and delivers a story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
I’ve been staring at this screen for an hour now, trying to
think of a few words that would accurately summarise what I feel for Poison’s Kiss, but all I feel is a
tangled mess of… everything.
*attempts disentangling emotions*
I feel a certain kinship with the characters, after getting thoroughly
invested in their lives in just a few chapters.
I feel sad that I finished the book so quickly, and that I will
have to wait over a year for the sequel.
I feel HAPPY that I finally found a WELL WRITTEN book about
Indian Mythology that didn’t overdo it as well.
I’m slightly annoyed that this book name dropped Red Queen and Throne Of Glass in the blurb because while Marinda was a LOVELY
character, I couldn’t quite compare her to Aelin or Mare – they’re just
different people. And books.
And, of course, I’m
feeling ALL THE FEELS at this beautifully written, plot twist inducing
piece of art that I would DEFINITELY recommend you pick up.
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| Thanks to Penguin Random House Global for the review copy |
If you saw Marinda on the streets, you’d think she was your
everyday girl. She works at a bookstore and takes care of her sickly little
brother. Except, Marinda is as assassin, killing enemies of the country with a
single kiss. She’s a poison maiden – a visha
kanya – and nothing about her is normal.
Inside, Marinda wallows in guilt for the things she does and
the lives she takes, but she knows she doesn’t have a choice. Due to her
brother’s weak lungs, he needs the medicine her handler gives her to survive,
and so she stays, using the poison in her to kill at someone else’s every
demand.
Except for when she is commanded to kill a boy who clearly can’t be a threat to the country
she lives in. He gives her brother piggyback rides and catches her when she
trips on herself, but most of all, he notices the real Marinda and killing him seems like an unforgivable crime.
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| Picture Credits to Ravenous Readers |
One thing I LOVED
about the book was the relationship between Marinda and Mani. It was a
gorgeous example of a brother – sister relationship, not unlike the ones I have
with my too smart younger cousins, and it made me smile ALL THE TIME.
I also loved all the PLOT TWISTS that I simply did NOT SEE
COMING. The book went from simple to complicated, from something good to
something GREAT and I loved every second of it. I loved how each of the
characters had a good side and a bad side, their own intentions and dreams and ever
changing sides in the war between good and evil, which made them seem so much
more REAL.
The only reason this is a four star book, and not a whole
five stars is because of Marinda. When all the plot twists were being revealed,
I couldn’t BELIEVE she hadn’t asked these questions before, or somehow hadn’t
found out answers or TRIED. She was
simply TOO TRUSTING for an Assassin, and it was a little strange.
A lush, exotic book filled with complex characters and wondrous
writing that will keep you captivated from start to finish.
Breeana Shields graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in English. Her debut young adult fantasy, POISON'S KISS, will be released from Random House in 2017, with a sequel to follow in 2018. When she’s not writing, Breeana loves reading, playing board games and spending time with her husband, three children and an extremely spoiled miniature poodle. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where it drizzles, rains or pours nine months of the year, but then transforms into paradise during the other three. She’s willing to make the trade-off.
What was the last book on mythology you read?
Have you read any Indian Mythology books that I NEED to as well?
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