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A review by kelsewhy
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
3.0
3.5 rounded down to 3.
I H A T E this trend I'm seeing of books starting each and every chapter with a summary, a quote, or some important bit of backstory that's needed to progress the story. It's most prevalent in the YA I've read lately and I do not recall that being a prominent storytelling device 15+ years ago and I can't stand it.
I enjoyed the premise and the setting of this story. The magic system is interesting and overall I enjoyed the characters.
At times, the storytelling is clunky and choppy and other times it's overly flowery with descriptions and metaphors. I got confused and lost track of characters at times. I feel like Venus and Presley's backstory could have and should have been more fleshed out. Certain important parts felt rushed over and inconsequential information was described at length.
TLDR; Not bad for a debut novel, enjoyable overall, will read any future novels from this author.
I H A T E this trend I'm seeing of books starting each and every chapter with a summary, a quote, or some important bit of backstory that's needed to progress the story. It's most prevalent in the YA I've read lately and I do not recall that being a prominent storytelling device 15+ years ago and I can't stand it.
I enjoyed the premise and the setting of this story. The magic system is interesting and overall I enjoyed the characters.
At times, the storytelling is clunky and choppy and other times it's overly flowery with descriptions and metaphors. I got confused and lost track of characters at times. I feel like Venus and Presley's backstory could have and should have been more fleshed out. Certain important parts felt rushed over and inconsequential information was described at length.
TLDR; Not bad for a debut novel, enjoyable overall, will read any future novels from this author.