Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder--November 14-15, 2006

First, let me say that I really did enjoy this read. For a book of this length, its unusual for me to do it in one sitting, but I almost did that with this one. Snyder spins a good yarn. For the most part, the writing was clean and kept the story going forward, pulling me along. In a way, it reminded me of Richardson's Pamela and some of those other older stories--how much can the author put his/her heroine through and still have her come out victorious in the end.

If there was a weak spot in the book for me, it was when Yelena and Valek finally "got together." The voice totally changed. Instead of the clear, easily captivating voice, it got all flowery and overly dramatic, rather reminiscent of what Harlequins are infamous for. That was really one of my few issues with the book--that and the whole Commander Ambrose being a woman trapped in a man's body. I thought that could have been worked more seamlessly into the story. Instead of popping up somewhere around mid-way and then having so much to do with the ending.

That said, I'd still recommend it to a buddy.