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Poison
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A tale within a tale.
Poison has never felt like she fits in with her marshland-dwelling father and stepmother. She questions things and causes them untold trouble with her refusal to accept an easy life. When her stepsister is switched, Poison refuses to accept the fate of her family and sets out to rescue her sister from the phaerie lord.
What follows is a grim tale of a quest beset by danger, full of unusual creatures and experiences. As I read this I couldn’t help imagine Jim Henson puppets grotesquely brought to life.
The story itself is a familiar one, but Poison is a character of her own making.
Without giving anything away I would urge people to read this.
Poison has never felt like she fits in with her marshland-dwelling father and stepmother. She questions things and causes them untold trouble with her refusal to accept an easy life. When her stepsister is switched, Poison refuses to accept the fate of her family and sets out to rescue her sister from the phaerie lord.
What follows is a grim tale of a quest beset by danger, full of unusual creatures and experiences. As I read this I couldn’t help imagine Jim Henson puppets grotesquely brought to life.
The story itself is a familiar one, but Poison is a character of her own making.
Without giving anything away I would urge people to read this.
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Reading Progress
May 29, 2017
– Shelved
May 29, 2017
– Shelved as:
to-read
March 17, 2019
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Started Reading
March 17, 2019
– Shelved as:
owned-physical-books
March 18, 2019
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5.56%
"Ch1 establishes the dynamic between Poison and her family. Starts to introduce the world/sense of fantasy."
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16
March 18, 2019
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14.24%
"Up to ch4. A changeling is put in the place of Poison’s sister, and I admire her determination to challenge the order of things by going to find the phaerie lord."
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41
March 18, 2019
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22.57%
"Up to ch6. Lamprey-as expected, feared but has a sad tale. Poison is a tough one!"
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65
March 19, 2019
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37.5%
"Up to ch9. The Bone Witch is the stuff of nightmares. Creepy stuff, but it’s good to see Bram back."
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108
March 19, 2019
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54.51%
"Up to ch13. I hate spiders...and that incident has just reinforced how much."
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157
March 19, 2019
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63.54%
"Up to ch15. I’m not surprised to see Fleet reappear! Poison’s story is fascinating."
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183
March 19, 2019
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Finished Reading
