The Poison Season
Ratings7
Average rating3.1
Praise for Mara Rutherford: "Dripping with bloody opulence, A Multitude of Dreams creeps up on you like a sly shadow." --Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows "A beautiful, enchanting tale of a young woman coming into her own powers. Luminous shines as brightly as its heroine." --Joan He, New York Times bestselling author of The Ones We're Meant to Find "A fabulous interweaving of fantasy, politics, and sisterhood." --#1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce, on Crown of Coral and Pearl Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they're never heard from again. Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla. When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she's supposed to do. But in a moment that will change everything, Leelo betrays her family, her best friend, and Endla by making an unthinkable choice. Discovery could lead to devastating consequences for both Leelo and the outsider, Jaren, but as they grow closer, Leelo realizes that not all danger comes from beyond the lake--and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself.
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The Poison Season
Mara Rutherford
CAWPILE SCORE
C-7
A-8
W-7
P-7
I-7
L-6
E-6
TOTAL-6.86/10
CAWPILECharactersLeelo—doesn't like to hurt things. Strong magic. Thought that might be something else. Wasn't. caring, but not weak.Sage—To strong, brittle. Follows her mom's footsteps Fiona—Mom, sick, willing to fight for daughters happinessKetty—Mean aunt. Did some bad things in past, pushes pain on othersJaren—immune to singing, no direction, cares for his family. bookishWandering Forest—There were a couple scenes that were really “scary” Loved those.Very well done emotions of all the characters. The relationship between Ketty and Fiona, her abuse and the way she was abused, felt realisticAtmosphereDescriptions of the forest and lake were great. Other parts less so.WritingGood writing, fit the style of the story and wasn't over the top.PlotStarts as the story of Leelo and her brother—then goes to Leelo and Jaren. InvestmentTook me a bit to really get invested into the story.I really wanted to see her induction and then rebel, but she rebelled before LogicCan't get the island size in my head. Was confused about the poison until that was explained.EnjoymentI enjoyed the 2nd half of this book, once Leelo and Jaren were together on the island.MiscI had some other thoughts as to what was going to happen in this book and while most didn't happen, I thought it was still good. I was expecting Jaren to have to survive in the forest alone vs against the Hunt. More creepiness of the forest would've been appreciated.Wasn't really excited that Jaren was an Endlan
I will be talking about it on Libromancy https://libromancy.podbean.com/ on 12/18/2022
