352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143120414
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 31 January 2012
Description
With its hip London backdrop and expert pacing, Erin Kelly’s masterful debut, The Poison Tree, delivers all the way through to its shocker of an ending.London, 1997. Karen meets exotic, flamboyant Biba and, spellbound, she moves into the crumbling...
Community Reviews Summary of 600 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 38%
reflective 23%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 7%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 41% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 15% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, MurderModerate
Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideMinor
Rape
352 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143120414
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 31 January 2012
Description
With its hip London backdrop and expert pacing, Erin Kelly’s masterful debut, The Poison Tree, delivers all the way through to its shocker of an ending.London, 1997. Karen meets exotic, flamboyant Biba and, spellbound, she moves into the crumbling...
Community Reviews Summary of 600 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 38%
reflective 23%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 7%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 41% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 15% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, MurderModerate
Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideMinor
Rape