Fierce and Subtle Poison - Hardcover

from lessthn3

I listened to the audio book version of this story, and I think that may have been part of the reason I just couldn't get into it. The narration didn't engage me much, and I found my mind drifting often. I did enjoy the magical realism and tone of description, but otherwise, the writing seemed to...

from pomo58

A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry is an interesting variation on the poisonous maiden story, in this case Hawthorne's short story Rappaccini's Daughter. I found the writing to be good but I was uncomfortable with some representations (some of the ways in which the bigotry of Lucas' fat...

from lilbooks22

This book was very good. It was like a classic fairy-tale and cultural history mix. It reminded me of Beauty and the Beast meets a siren in Puerto Rico. It was very interesting and different. I really enjoyed it. The only think I would say is that I couldn't quite figure out the main character. H...

from SamMusher

Magical realism is not my genre. Mabry's prose is mostly lovely, and I felt her sultry, hurricane-torn Puerto Rico with all my senses. I think this is probably a Good Book. But I read with Middle School Brain most of the time, and my students mostly don't appreciate magical realism, either -- thi...

from LaurenAileen

I requested this book as an ARC and was so excited to receive it. I'm a huge fan of magical realism and I started it just a few days after it came in the mail. I couldn't put the book down. I read it all in one day, and never felt like I was muddling through or forcing myself to keep going. I wou...