A review by aang_arang
Beloved Poison by E.S. Thomson

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5


Very slow start, you don't really get anywhere until about 40~50%

Way too many characters introduced way too quickly and poor character descriptions as well. 
I didn't even know that Joe was just a child until they were describing his body after the murder.


There were a few intense scenes that I did enjoy but the ending was rather anticlimactic in my opinion and I was just reading to complete and not actually because I was interested. 

Eliza's character might be the most poorly written In the whole book. I was not a fan of her characrer arc at all. 

Will was the best part of the book and I did enjoy his friendship with Jem the most out of anything, even though I didn't care much for Jem themself.
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