She was forced to sample a lot of different poisons so that she could recognize them in the Commander’s meals, some of which leave her so ill she’s incoherent for days. The training of a food taster really surprised me. Yelena says that only a fool wouldn’t accept, and that she is no fool. She’s put on the spot: Die now, or possibly die later by poison. Instead, Valek offers her the position of food taster for the Commander. On the day she’s to be executed, she’s brought before The Commander’s first in command, Valek, to confess her crimes before she’s taken to the gallows and hung. Poison Study is the first person tale of Yelena, a woman sentenced to death for murdering the son of a high ranking General in Ixia. This is a re-read for me, in preparation for the 3rd and final book in this trilogy, Fire Study (which I will review in a couple days). And by law, the next prisoner who is scheduled to be executed-me-must be offered the position. Ixia's food taster-chosen to ensure that the Commander's food is not poisoned-has died. And now I wait for the hangman's noose.īut the same law that condemns me may also save me. Here in Ixia, the punishment for murder is death. He deserved to die-but according to the law, so do I. Locked in a coffin-like darkness, there is nothing to distract me from my memories of killing Reyad. Also in this series: Magic Study, Fire Study, Night Study, Shadow StudyĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books
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