Wednesday 7 November 2012

Review- Poison Princess by Kresley Cole

Title: Poison Princess
Series: The Arcana Chronicles

Author: Kresley Cole
Published: October 1st 2012
Book 1

(Sent by Simon and Schuster Publishers) 
The Review for Endless Knight (The Arcana Chronicles #2) can be found here

Evangeline, "Evie", Greene is plagued with hallucinations, nightmares and hearing voices. She leads a regular life as any sixteen year old teenage girl would, trying to suppress and ignore her aggravating hallucinations and the irksome voices that penetrate her mind. When an apocalyptic cataclysm demolishes the country, Evie begins to discover that her hallucinations predicted the future. And they continue to do so. She has no choice but to turn to her delinquent classmate; Jackson Deveaux. He and Evie travel across what’s left of the catastrophic land and along the way meet others with unique abilities to answer the call that was laid upon them. Evie discovers a shocking ability that will cause her to either save or destroy the world. 


I pride the author on her eloquent style of writing that remained consistent throughout the novel. It contributed to creating the mystical and enthralling world in which took place events that enticed me to keep reading the next couple of chapters just to see the outcome. Each character seemed to be developing throughout the book which forms a bond between them and the readers. I constantly empathised with many of the characters in this novel as the author weaves a binding tale which continues to be intriguing and spellbinding. It honestly amazed me how the author managed to incorporate small parts of romance between characters even though the world around them is slowly crumbling.

What really drew me to the book was the cover. It surprises me that this one image gives away many of the events that unfold throughout the novel. The raging fires and barren land in the background giveaway the event of the apocalypse. The main image provides us with the information that these are the two protagonists of may have a forming or already formed relationship. The cover is an excellent pick which defines this novel perfectly. The only minor thing that troubled me in this novel was the sudden rages that Jackson had for absolutely no reason at all. 

Overall, the novel Poison Princess was, in my opinion, a great success and I highly recommend it. Kresley Cole, the author, creates an excellent first novel in the Arcana Chronicles and leaves me waiting for a much anticipated sequel. 

Rating 5/5

21 comments:

  1. Great review, I definitely want to read this now! :)

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    1. Thanks ;)
      It is an awesome novel! Definitely read it ;)
      ~Daniel~

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  2. Awesome Review! I'm really excited to read this and so glad you enjoyed it! The cover does look really good and plot sounds super interesting!

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    1. Thanks Alex,
      It was an excellent read and I absolutely cannot wait for the next. Definitely read it when you get the chance
      ~Daniel~

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  3. Great Review Daniel. I liked this book too. I really liked Evie's form of magic.. It was really unique. I also agree with you about Jackson's rages. They are pretty random. Keep up the great work.

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    1. Thanks Michael,
      The book was great and I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Evie's form of magic was really cool. Thanks again,
      ~Daniel~

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  4. I can't wait to get my hands on this one, sounds awesome! Great review

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    1. Thanks Elisa, it was a great novel that you should definitely get you hands on :)
      The author weaves a binding tale that is great for all readers

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  5. Oh I love the cover on this book! Thank you for stopping by my blog the other day, I am now following you back! :)

    Leigh Ann
    MaMa's Book Corner

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    1. Hey Leigh, the cover is amazing! Thanks for the follow,
      ~Daniel~

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  6. I love Kresley Cole Books, they are brilliant! Though, I haven't actually read this one yet! I love the cover of her books! It makes me want to read it more! Lol! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Great Review, Daniel! :-)

    Thanks for your lovely comment on Dance of Shadows! And hosting my button on your blog!? :D I saw that you ate reading Glass of Thrones, How is it! I so need to read this! I have seen some brilliant reviews about it!

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    1. Hey Emma,thanks for the comment, the cover of this book is honestly awesome!! You should definitely give it a read (it won't disappoint)!
      I finished *Throne of Glass*, (lol), a while ago, it was a really great read :)
      Thanks again,
      ~Daniel~

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    2. Oh brilliant! I can't wait to see your review! I replied to your message on Goodreads btw! :-)

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    3. I don't know if I'm going to review it or not because I mainly review novels that I receive from publishing companies or authors. Thanks for the reply

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  7. Evie sounds like a super-awesome character. This review has really convinced me into reading this novel as I haven't read any other book by this author and she seems like a wonderful writer. Brilliant Blog Daniel.

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    1. Hey Aaron, thanks for the comment,
      Evie is an excellently written character who causes the audience to empathise with her and the events happening around her. It truly was a great read written by a talented author.
      Thanks,
      ~Daniel~

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  8. Great review :D Glad you loved this book ;) Sigh. I must read it soon. I do own it, and I just love the cover. But I'm worried, cause I have peeked at the ending, and I'm not sure I'm happy with the cliffhanger :p lol. But still. Hoping to read it very, very soon :)
    Love, Carina @ Carina's Books

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    1. Thanks Carina :) I did love this book and I'm sure you will as well. ARGHHH why did you peek??? hahaha It is a cliffhanger that makes me want the next book NOW!
      Thanks again
      ~Daniel~

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  9. I kind of steered clear of this book for a while, because the cover looked more like something for an erotic book rather than YA. But after reading the synopsis and finding out that it was indeed a YA novel, I read it and enjoyed it immensely! Can't wait for Endless Knight to release. :D

    New follower via GFC from Blogger Lift!
    Daphne @ Reading Until Dawn

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    1. Hahaha an easy misunderstanding. It was a great book. I cannot wait until the next book either. That cliffhanger... Thanks for following :)
      ~Daniel~

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  10. Hi! I'm Yuki, a book blogger from Singapore! But I'm relatively new to the blogging community still! You're actually the first male blogger i've come across so far!! The ones i met are mostly females!!
    Anyway, I really wanna read this book now! Definitely on my TBR list! Thanks for the great review!! And nice blog! :)
    Just followed your blog!! Definitely looking forward to your updates! :D

    ♡,
    Yuki - http://utterlybooks.blogspot.com/

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