A review by jovvijo
The Poison Master by Liz Williams
3.0
Nurse, after examining the patient's internals I deduce that this was possibly not as good a book as we had hoped for, for all it wasn't ghastly either. Please note that down.
Marks on it indicate a struggle to keep us entertained, with the heart *thomps table* decidedly not functioning and probably what killed it for us.
Oh now if you look at the brain, well then you can tell that the world building was fantastic, see these convoluted bits? It shows the story contained an interesting air and fascinating premise, a fine specimen indeed, but, alas, do you see this huge gaping hole over here? That m'dear, is where the plot should have gone! How it managed to function so long without such a vital piece is beyond me!
Overall I have to say that this book will appeal as a once of read, before you get to know the ins and outs of it.
Then I'm afraid it's just DEAD!
Time of death: Mid-book.
Marks on it indicate a struggle to keep us entertained, with the heart *thomps table* decidedly not functioning and probably what killed it for us.
Oh now if you look at the brain, well then you can tell that the world building was fantastic, see these convoluted bits? It shows the story contained an interesting air and fascinating premise, a fine specimen indeed, but, alas, do you see this huge gaping hole over here? That m'dear, is where the plot should have gone! How it managed to function so long without such a vital piece is beyond me!
Overall I have to say that this book will appeal as a once of read, before you get to know the ins and outs of it.
Then I'm afraid it's just DEAD!
Time of death: Mid-book.