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A review by tanya_tate
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
Did not finish book. Stopped at 25%.
Book Stats
Stars: DNF @ 25%
Start Date: 02/25/24
Ending Date: 04/26/24
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Form: E-Arc/ALC
Page Count: 480
Publishing Date: 04/30/24
Point of View: 1st Person
Setting: Washington D.C
Stars: DNF @ 25%
Start Date: 02/25/24
Ending Date: 04/26/24
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Form: E-Arc/ALC
Page Count: 480
Publishing Date: 04/30/24
Point of View: 1st Person
Setting: Washington D.C
MyBlog: https://tanyasreading.wordpress.com/2024/05/14/the-poisons-we-drink-by-bethany-baptise/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5869141534
Thank you Netgalley, Sourcebooks and Recorded Books for the E-Arc and ALC in exchange for an honest review.
This book has such a great premise but for some reason it is not keeping my interest at all. I found myself so many times, as I listened to the audiobook, zoning out and not really being interested at what was going on. Even if the narrator is absolutely fantastic and does give an emotional performance, I really feel nothing for the characters. I thought once we got to Venus Mom dying it would pick up but I found myself not even caring about that. The worldbuilding with the different types of Witcher abilities was interesting but at the same time felt too much and was hard to keep up with. To the point that I was highlighting passages of each discipline but just stopped because it became overwhelming. I wanted to relate with Venus and felt for her but I just couldn’t connect with her. I didn’t dislike her but I did like her sister Janus more than I like her. The pacing was also very slow and just felt like the 25% that I did read/listened dragged on. So I think I’m just going to stop at 25% after trying to read/listen to this since last February.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5869141534
Thank you Netgalley, Sourcebooks and Recorded Books for the E-Arc and ALC in exchange for an honest review.
This book has such a great premise but for some reason it is not keeping my interest at all. I found myself so many times, as I listened to the audiobook, zoning out and not really being interested at what was going on. Even if the narrator is absolutely fantastic and does give an emotional performance, I really feel nothing for the characters. I thought once we got to Venus Mom dying it would pick up but I found myself not even caring about that. The worldbuilding with the different types of Witcher abilities was interesting but at the same time felt too much and was hard to keep up with. To the point that I was highlighting passages of each discipline but just stopped because it became overwhelming. I wanted to relate with Venus and felt for her but I just couldn’t connect with her. I didn’t dislike her but I did like her sister Janus more than I like her. The pacing was also very slow and just felt like the 25% that I did read/listened dragged on. So I think I’m just going to stop at 25% after trying to read/listen to this since last February.