(BookR)Fire Study

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Cover: ★★

Book: ★★¾

Description:

The apprenticeship is over— now the real test has begun.

When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder—able to capture and release souls—spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena’s unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena’s fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before.…

Honor sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself—and save the land she holds dear.

 

My Review:

In a continuation of Yelena’s journey, we find her in Sitia and all the work to build up Cahil’s character is finally put to some use. He free’s Ferde and disappears into the Avibian desert. When Yelena finaaaally manages to capture him and the warpers he is working with and sends them back to the Citadel to be dealt with she is in for a surprise when she gets there and he has become the First Magicians best friend. This book had just enough suspense to keep me going, though my interest did start to lag around the middle of the book. A lot in this book seems like it could have been edited out to make the story a little faster paced. The fight scenes and rescues are beginning to feel a little repetitive. I was confused by Yelenas sudden distrust of moon man and would like to have seen more of Dax. All in all,  I was pulled back in during the last two chapters and enjoyed the ending.I am curious to see what will become of Yelena in the next release of the series.  Night Study is due to be published on January 26th, 2016.

About the Author:

Maria V. Snyder is the New York Times bestselling author of the Study series, the Glass series, the Healer series, Inside Out, and Outside In. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Meteorology from Penn State and a Master of Arts degree in fiction writing from Seton Hill University. Unable to part ways with Seton Hill, Maria is currently a teacher and mentor for the MFA program.

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(BookR) Poison Study

 

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Cover: ★★★½

Book: ★★★★½

Pages: 409

Published: 2005

My Review:

Yelena is a girl who is used to the constant struggle to survive.  She is raised in a country called Ixia, and kills a generals son, landing herself on death row and spends a year in a dungeon before being given the opportunity to work as the Commanders food taster at the last second. My favorite character in the book was Valek: the dark and mysterious love interest. I just couldn’t bring myself to put this book down! The only thing that I didn’t like about this book was that the ending seemed to come so fast. Luckily for me (and you should you decide to read this book) the next several books in the series have already been published.

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Description:

Choose: A quick death…Or slow poison…

About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She’ll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.

And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly’s Dust—and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.

As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can’t control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren’t so clear…

Other Books in the series:

Magic Study (#2)

Assassin Study (#1.5)

Fire Study (#3)

Power Study (#3.5)

Ice Study (#3.6)

 

About the Author:

Maria V. Snyder

Meteorologist turned novelist, Maria’s been writing fantasy and science fiction since she was bored at work and needed something creative to do. A dozen novels and numerous short stories later, Maria’s learned a thing or three about writing. She’s been on the New York Times bestseller list, won a half-dozen awards, and has earned her MA degree in Writing from Seton Hill University where she’s been happily sharing her knowledge with the current crop of MFA students. She also enjoys creating new worlds where horses and swords rule, ’cause let’s face it, they’re cool, although she’s been known to trap her poor characters in a giant metal cube and let them figure out how to get out. Readers are welcome to check out her website for book excerpts Meteorologist turned novelist, Maria’s been writing fantasy and science fiction since she was bored at work and needed something creative to do. A dozen novels and numerous short stories later, Maria’s learned a thing or three about writing. She’s been on the New York Times bestseller list, won a half-dozen awards, and has earned her MA degree in Writing from Seton Hill University where she’s been happily sharing her knowledge with the current crop of MFA students. She also enjoys creating new worlds where horses and swords rule, ’cause let’s face it, they’re cool, although she’s been known to trap her poor characters in a giant metal cube and let them figure out how to get out.

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