Poisoned follows the story of a princess who has always been told that she was too soft and trusting to become a Queen, one day her heart is taken and she is left for dead.
I actually really liked the concept of the book and the message the book portrays especially because it also focuses on various side characters and gives them more dimension such as the Queen. The book is a retelling of snow white and the plot does link to the original story a lot, the plot does follow Sophie on her different adventures and so we get to see different characters and settings all who end up being important to Sophie’s character growth/development.
The start of the book jumps between narrators a lot which I personally did not like, it made it hard for me to get into the book but then after this the book is mainly told from Sophie’s perspective. Even though I enjoyed the concept/message of the book, the book was not for me – it is more suited for a younger audience and I found myself getting bored really easily. The story is a retelling so it is predictable but I enjoyed the other elements to the story the author added especially the villain and the new heart but the plot felt a bit repetitive and dragged out especially because I knew what it was leading up to. Even though it was an enjoyable story I did find it hard to connect to Sophie and care for the story mainly because although she has development her personality was boring.
3/5
I actually really liked the concept of the book and the message the book portrays especially because it also focuses on various side characters and gives them more dimension such as the Queen. The book is a retelling of snow white and the plot does link to the original story a lot, the plot does follow Sophie on her different adventures and so we get to see different characters and settings all who end up being important to Sophie’s character growth/development.
The start of the book jumps between narrators a lot which I personally did not like, it made it hard for me to get into the book but then after this the book is mainly told from Sophie’s perspective. Even though I enjoyed the concept/message of the book, the book was not for me – it is more suited for a younger audience and I found myself getting bored really easily. The story is a retelling so it is predictable but I enjoyed the other elements to the story the author added especially the villain and the new heart but the plot felt a bit repetitive and dragged out especially because I knew what it was leading up to. Even though it was an enjoyable story I did find it hard to connect to Sophie and care for the story mainly because although she has development her personality was boring.
3/5