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Title: A Fierce and Subtle Poison

Author: Samantha Mabry

Narrator: Graham Hamilton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-17

Publisher: Jammer Audio

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl, Isabel. They say she has green skin and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family's Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill. Seventeen-year-old Lucas has grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life.

Legends collide with reality when a boy is swept into the magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison.

A Fierce and Subtle Poison beautifully blends magical realism with a gripping mystery and a dark, star-crossed romance - all delivered in lush, urgent prose.

Critic Reviews:

"[Mabry] steeps her debut novel in compelling Caribbean folklore and a lush, evocative setting.... Fans of open-ended, atmospheric stories will enjoy the chilling suspense." (Kirkus Reviews)

Members Reviews:

Iâd read it again

What can I say about this book that hasnât already been said? Ultimately I enjoyed the book though it did have some faults. SPOILERS AHEAD.

I found it irritating that there was very little character development, the character whom I feel was the most carefully constructed was Lucasâ father who also had a major shift mid-story for no apparent reason I.e. the cops are calling me to say my son tripped over a dead body? Iâll respond with a cold, distant âweâll talk laterâ and then the talk never happened. What?! But my son seems like heâs not feeling well at breakfast?! Brace for the outpouring of tender gestures! Nope. Made no sense to me. Perhaps the most underdeveloped characters were Lucas and Isabelleâs mothers. Youâre honestly telling me neither of them have mothers and neither mother has reached out to them? Ok, sure. But we know almost nothing of Lucasâ mother and I feel like that left a big gap at least for me. He doesnât like to talk about it and this somehow also apparently stops him from ever musing about it either. The backstory of Lucasâ mother ultimately leaving is so rushed it didnât read well. Isabelleâs situation I understand more, however, I was still left with a lot of questions. What happened to her after she left? Did she not try to use her power to help her child? Why?

I did truly enjoy the magical realism and that was what salvaged the book for me despite plenty of gaps of its own. Surely Isabelle encountered these other magical beings during her time at the field labs right? We were there for roughly 10 minutes and Lucas saw one, Celia was very aware of them and obviously made it a point to greet them, yet it was never discussed further than being mentioned in passing.

When it comes down to it this book was a nice way to spend a few hours, if a sequel ever came along I would read it in the hopes that it patched up some of the lingering questions I have.

5 stars* This book is amazing! I loved the magical and heady atmosphere of ...

*4.5 stars*

This book is amazing! I loved the magical and heady atmosphere of Puerto Rico.It's also a reimagining of "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Hawthorne and the magical realism aspect was really well done. It's also nice to read from a male character's POV as he navigates not only where he feels like he belongs, his rocky relationship with his dad and girls who are disappearing.