Study Collection: Magic Study / Poison Study / Fire Study
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These books are okay. The writing is somewhat bland, the relationships of all kinds lack chemistry, everything is just so mediocre that I got bored after book 2 and did not continue to book 3. Nothing bad about it, but also not enticing enough to continue. Reviews of the single books: Poison Study: Poison study starts with Yelena, a girl that has been in prison for a year because she killed the son of a powerful man, both of which had tortured her, being selected to become the food taster of the Commander, Ixia's ruler, after the previous one had died. She learns to recognise poisons and to defend herself, she makes some friends, falls in love, finds out she has magic, and gets involved in the country's politics. Mostly, this book is okay. It's exactly what you'd expect from a YA Fantasy book, nothing less, nothing more. Nothing bad about it, but also nothing special about it. All the relationships - both platonic and romantic - somewhat lack chemistry, but not to a degree that makes them unbelievable either. I kept reading because it was an enjoyable enough read and I had no reason to stop, but planned not to continue with the sequel. Luckily, the end does pick up, and once we get to know more about the political plot brewing inside Ixia and Yelena gets involved in it, the plot did catch my interest. The relationships didn't become any more interesting, though, but the dimension of their political allyship between Yelena and her love interest made me willing to overlook their lack of chemistry towards the end. There is no way this series will become one of my favourites, but the glimpse we got into the magical and political landscape in Ixia and its neighbour Sitia towards the end, makes me think the series will probably turn out to be in overall an enjoyable, if mediocre, read after all. Magic Study: I liked Magic Study better than Poison Study, but Magic Study is still as mediocre as its predecessor. The story itself is quite nice, as is the political intrigue, but the writing style is quite bland and while the character relationships are a little livelier than in the first book, there's still not much more chemistry than before, especially in the romance.
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These books are okay. The writing is somewhat bland, the relationships of all kinds lack chemistry, everything is just so mediocre that I got bored after book 2 and did not continue to book 3. Nothing bad about it, but also not enticing enough to continue. Reviews of the single books: Poison Study: Poison study starts with Yelena, a girl that has been in prison for a year because she killed the son of a powerful man, both of which had tortured her, being selected to become the food taster of the Commander, Ixia's ruler, after the previous one had died. She learns to recognise poisons and to defend herself, she makes some friends, falls in love, finds out she has magic, and gets involved in the country's politics. Mostly, this book is okay. It's exactly what you'd expect from a YA Fantasy book, nothing less, nothing more. Nothing bad about it, but also nothing special about it. All the relationships - both platonic and romantic - somewhat lack chemistry, but not to a degree that makes them unbelievable either. I kept reading because it was an enjoyable enough read and I had no reason to stop, but planned not to continue with the sequel. Luckily, the end does pick up, and once we get to know more about the political plot brewing inside Ixia and Yelena gets involved in it, the plot did catch my interest. The relationships didn't become any more interesting, though, but the dimension of their political allyship between Yelena and her love interest made me willing to overlook their lack of chemistry towards the end. There is no way this series will become one of my favourites, but the glimpse we got into the magical and political landscape in Ixia and its neighbour Sitia towards the end, makes me think the series will probably turn out to be in overall an enjoyable, if mediocre, read after all. Magic Study: I liked Magic Study better than Poison Study, but Magic Study is still as mediocre as its predecessor. The story itself is quite nice, as is the political intrigue, but the writing style is quite bland and while the character relationships are a little livelier than in the first book, there's still not much more chemistry than before, especially in the romance.