This book was sooooo good (I warn you, I may spoil the book)

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	• Poison Chris Wooding Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This book was sooooo good (I warn you, I may spoil the book)

It's hard to write a review without giving away the ending, but the point is it's a really great book and even though, after reading about the part with the girl (trying not to give anything away here), you can kind of guess, but the ending is still a surprise the first time you read it and you realize all the subtle little hints that you might have overlooked. This book is captivating, somewhat frightening if you read it alone on a dark, cold, windy night like I did, and ironic. I think though, that maybe the simplicity of the plot compared to say, The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, was the reason it didn't get as much recognition. Maybe? What do I know? Read it yourself.

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Poison

Poison

This book sometimes gets boring because their would be three chapters talking about the same thing over and over again. So I'd say that I would give this book about three stars.

My book is about a girl named Poison that lives in a small town over the ocean called Gull. The Gull has been having issues with children that live there. Kids will catch a disease that has no name. Which is when their kids do absolutely nothing. Then Poison saw a fairy next to her and it said that the Gull is in huge trouble. Poison had found out that kids were being kid napped and dummies replaced their spots. The fairy had also told her that a evil lord had her sister and he was using children to come up with something to destroy every living human. A couple months later Poison had made a plan to travel and save her sister her self. So Poison met this strange man that would take her to a small village. On their way to the town the sky had turned black so they decided to camp out. But Poison couldn't sleep because evil poisonous creatures cover the ground at night. Then it started raining and the man and Poison had to create a tent out of a tarp.

I recommend this book to anybody that likes fantasy.

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From J. Kaye's Book Blog

When Poison's sister Azalea is stolen by the scarecrow, Poison must travel to Shieldtown to rescue her. Along the way Poison meets a wraith-catcher named Bram who helps her survive among the phaeries, and a prisoner of the Bone Witch called Peppercorn. As Poison finds out what happened to her sister, she finds out more about herself.

Between Choices and Destiny

I read Mr. Wooding's The Haunting of Alaizable Cray and I loved it. So when this book came out, I really wanted to buy it. It needed lots of patience but finally I got it!

It is so AWESOME. I thought it would be like other fantasy story but nope, got to remember that this is Wooding's. The author has delivered more than I expected. Not too far from his style (which can create movie scenes in my head) but it also has surprises. Very recommended, specially those of you who like to think about destiny. Food for thought.

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"You Haven't Met Half the Cast Yet..."

The fantasy genre owes Chris Wooding a huge favour. In a genre awash with sad Tolkien knock-offs filled with magic swords, plucky heroes, wise wizards, princesses-in-distress and other tired clichés, Wooding continues to churn out exciting and intriguing stories that contain a rare force of imagination. Even though "Poison" is not quite as successful as some of his earlier efforts (especially "The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray") it certainly deserves credit for its skill, style, fast-pace and clever ideas.

Which is ironic considering I was rather concerned on reading the first chapter. A young girl named Poison lives in the gloomy swamplands of the Black Marshes, together with a woebegone father and a nasty stepmother. An outcast in her own village (she chose her own name, which should give you some idea of her attitude) she dreams of adventures outside her dismal existence. Despite Wooding's snappy prose and deft hand at forming such a grim atmosphere, I couldn't believe the predictability of the opening. Yet perhaps the typical fairytale beginning has a purpose...

It so happens that Poison's baby sister Azalea is kidnapped by the Phaeries, and Poison commits herself to the quest of tracking her down again, seeking out the Phaerie Lord himself to demand her sister be returned to her. Collecting a motley crew along the way, Poison finds her way into the Realm of Phaerie - there are some snags along the way of course, predominantly the horrifying Bone Witch, whose home serves as the gateway between the human and Phaerie worlds. But things get even stranger when she reaches the Realm of Phaerie, filled with rules and quirks (and breathtaking beauty) that baffles even the headstrong Poison. Attempting to negotiate this new world of political intrigue and secret plots, she also has to deal with minor characters who say some rather inexplicable things, like: "you haven't meet half the cast yet," and "at least you're not the typical muscle-bound warrior, beautiful sorceress and amusing thief sidekick."

Poison doesn't have a clue what's going on, but it all seems to have something to do with the mysterious figure known as the Hierophant. It would be wrong of me to discuss anymore of this surprising book, save to say that it gradually gets quite existential and rather reminiscent of "The Neverending Story" in its use of stories-within-stories and the blurring of the lines between author, reader and character, raising some interesting questions about our relationship with books in the process.

It is a book that demands to be read more than once, much like "The Six Sense", one needs to experience it initially, and then retread the story in order to better appreciate the 'rules and clues' that were strewn amongst the story. Ultimately, "Poison" is a book about books themselves - where can a book-lover go wrong with such a premise?

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Poison has always been a willful, contrary girl, prone to being argumentative and stubborn. So when her sister is snatched by the mean-spirited faeries, she seeks out the Phaerie Lord to get her back. But finding him isn't easy, and the quest leads Poison into a murderous world of intrigue, danger, and deadly storytelling. With only her wits and her friends to aid her, Poison must survive the attentions of the Phaerie Lord, rescue her sister, and thwart a plot that's beyond anything she (or the reader) can imagine. . . .

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