Reviews

Une magie teintée de poison by Judy I. Lin

nickyxxx's review against another edition

5.0

 

Als je me een beetje kent, weet je dat ik heel erg van sfeer houd en dat ik zintuigen in boeken een ondergewaardeerd (maar heel sterk) middel vind om sfeer over te brengen. Dus dit boek was echt he-le-maal voor mij. Het is ook een heel "tactiel" boek, in de zin van: het leest alsof je zélf continu met je handen bezig bent, en dat vond ik fantastisch.
Het concept was ook gewoon cool, magie gebaseerd op thee. Heerlijk.

Qua inhoud: ik vond het interne conflict tussen "Kang is cute" versus "ik moet Shu helpen" versus "Zhen wordt genaaid door het paleis" sterk. Het verhaal zelf was wat voorspelbaar, maar ik was blij verrast dat het einde 

niet geheel een happy ending was

, dat laat ruimte voor een sequel én het is ook eens wat anders.
Ik was ook blij dat 

Ning uiteindelijk niet voor Kang koos

want ook die romance was nogal cheesy/voorspelbaar (het blijft YA, uiteraard) en ik had niet echt voor ze geroot.

 

alisarae's review against another edition

Very cool concept of different types of tea imbues different types of magic. It had more political intrigue than I expected, too.

kiwij96's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kylajfountain's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 ⭐️

okay but

Spoiler

why wasn't she just like "bestie she knows shes using me as a pawn to get to u" when she had the chance????

but also it didn't become as much of a problem as I was expecting, plot-wise . I love this writing style. And yum tea. So excited for book 2.

emiliokmm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

its a fun book, but the beggining is SLOWWWW, the ending did make me want to read the sequel though

whatthedeuce's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

elinestr's review against another edition

5.0

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: /
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Plot: ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Characters: ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Writing: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Re-readability: ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Recommend:

yars_reading_corner's review against another edition

5.0

Uncle Iroh would approve of this

shadesofkate26's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

3.75

elly_young's review against another edition

5.0

A beautifully told and thrilling story!

Ning accidentally brews a batch of tea that poisons her mother and sends her sister, Shu, knocking on deaths door. Shu's only hope is Ning masquerading as her mother's apprentice in her place and winning a competition to find the lands greatest shénnóng-shī, the masters of ancient tea making, and securing a favour from the Princess. Ning has to do it, she has no choice, she MUST save her sister's life, but is all as it seems?

I love tea and I love magic so reading A Magic Steeped In Poison was a must for me! A beautifully woven tale of Chinese Mythology, traditions, and magic. Ning is an amazing main character who you can't help rooting for from the start! This book has me wanting to learn all about teas and different ways to make it! I absolutely love loved every second, I couldn't put it down. 5*