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Choose: A quick death... Or slow poison...
About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace -- and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.
And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust -- and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.
As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear . .
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"I literally read this book in one night. From the first page I was drawn in by Yelena and her plight as a soon-to-be-executed prisoner and her choice of becoming a poison taster or hanging. Told in first person, the story moves along quickly as Yelena tries to learn to trust again and uncovers a potential conspiracy involving outlawed magic use in the military dictatorship that has overthrown the kingdom. The characters are likable and there were more than a few twists that keep me turning the page."
— Krista (5 out of 5 stars)
Poison Study Listener Reviews
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" I really, really liked this book. The only thing I did find is there was a couple things that were so obvious it was frustrating that the characters didn't notice. But, all-in-all, this is an excellent book. If only certain things weren't made so obvious to the reader (might have just been me, I guess) this would have been given five stars. Definitely one of my favourite books! "
— Daniel, 2/20/2014 -
" Super happy with this book! It seemed like it was going to be really boring at the start but the action started coming and I couldn't put it down. Loved the way everything played out in the end. It was expected but surprising in the end. "
— Chelsea, 1/21/2014 -
" Loved the book! I felt so bad because Yalena never really got much of a break throughout the book but it was beautiful none the less "
— Brianne, 1/12/2014 -
" A very great main character. The unraveling of her history is well done and riveting. "
— Chris, 1/7/2014 -
" Absolutely loved! I've read the whole series and I am about to read again once more! ***Spoiler*** Third book is very long and considering its the last in the trilogy it's a very good thing. "
— MiniMe, 12/30/2013 -
" The makings of an interesting idea were present but the delivery leaves a lot to be desired. The writing is very basic and lacks any kind of depth. Once you remove the stated opening premise, all that is left is just pure fluff. "
— Zaphoddent, 12/17/2013 -
" A little predictable, but cute :) "
— Jennah, 12/7/2013 -
" Will defs do a review for this, but a short-ish one where I can air out my thoughts on it. "
— Ñ‚É›Ñɛƨα, 11/27/2013 -
" There wasn't one dull moment in this story where I felt bored. Perfect amount of action and magic. The romance was realistic and left me actually wanting more. Great book, and I'm glad I picked it up. "
— Cory, 7/12/2013 -
" Stopped reading it the book just didn't interest me,,, "
— Jodie, 1/20/2013 -
" Amazing, cant wait to read the next one "
— Sara, 10/31/2012 -
" Took this down to 4 stars just because there were SO many accents in this book. People from the same place talked in five different ways and I have no idea why. "
— Enna, 9/27/2012 -
" I loved this book! It was awesome. It did take me a while to get into it but once I did I was amazed. The story line was just great! "
— Katie, 7/19/2012 -
" Tore through this book fast. It's a good one. The only vice was the inconsistencies in the lead male character. That was grating, particularly at the end. "
— Kat, 3/23/2012 -
" Holy crap, what a good book!!!! "
— April, 11/6/2011 -
" Loved these books, really attetion grabbing!! "
— Kelly, 10/23/2011 -
" Really flew through it. Great story line some questionable material. Would give it 3.8 if I could. "
— Lyndsey, 5/17/2011 -
" 3.5 stars. A good solid read. Just reserved the 2nd installment. "
— Kate, 5/16/2011 -
" Poision Study was... 'unputdownable' to say the least. From the cover to the contents, there was nothing that I didn't like about this book. "
— Me, 5/16/2011 -
" Love this book!! I couldn't put it down--sleep was an annoyance, I just wanted to read. I would give it 4 1/2 stars. :) "
— Cherene, 5/15/2011 -
" Always listening to the reading suggestions of my daughter I just finished reading "Poison Study" and she was right, very enjoyable! "
— Lorinda, 5/14/2011 -
" SUCH A GOOD BOOK! If you liked Graceling, you'll love this;D "
— Izziebelle, 5/14/2011 -
" This series was absolutely AMAZING! I worked through all three books in about two weeks. "
— Dennis, 5/14/2011 -
" yeah it was good, couldn't put it down. Not a total fan of the ending (far too quick)but I'll be reading the next one "
— Pete, 5/10/2011 -
" I loved this and was thrilled when I found out it was a series. I read this on a whim looking for a fantasy themed story. The characters were well developed and the story not too deep. I was glad that there was not a lot of excess writing. "
— Kim, 5/7/2011 -
" This book was divine! (more review to come) "
— Raychelle, 5/7/2011 -
" I loved this series! I felt taken away to the realms of another place while reading this! Amazing! I finished it in one day. "
— Cami, 5/7/2011
About Maria V. Snyder
Maria V. Snyder is the New York Times bestselling author of the Study series, the Glass series, the Healer series, Inside Out, and Outside In. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor of science in meteorology from Penn State and a master of arts in fiction writing from Seton Hill University. Unable to part ways with Seton Hill, Maria is currently a teacher and mentor for the MFA program.
About Kristin Atherton
Kristin Atherton is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.