More of Chris Wooding

Hey, guys!

Remember when I did a review for The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding? Well, that was only the second book I've read by Chris Wooding. The very first one I read was none other than Poison.

Poison is about a girl named Poison. How about that, huh? Another name in the title.

Anyway, Poison lives in a marsh with her father, step-mother, and her baby sister, Azalea. Her father is inattentive and her step-mother is a witch . . . no, not literally, she's just mean to Poison. Azalea is really the only person she loves.

One other person whose company she enjoys is that of Fleet, the local story-teller. And boy does Poison love his stories. His spins yarn about the other realms, which are home to creatures both fantastic and dangerous. But that's all they are: stories that are enjoyable to hear. Poison has no reason to believe that the other realms will hold any significance to her odd and lonely life.

Until her sister is kidnapped by a scarecrow sent by the Phaerie Lord. It's nothing out of the ordinary: it happens to many family's with young children. The people of the marshes just accept it as a part of life.

But not Poison. With the help of Bram and Peppercorn (whom she meets along the way), Poison is determined to travel to the Phaerie Realm and get her sister back despite the danger.

The Phaerie Lord, however, is a lot more dangerous that Poison originally believes, since he is in league with the other Realm Lords to overthrow the Hierophant, the lord who determines the fate of everyone, and is thus the most powerful lord of all. The irony? The Hierophant can only be human. How about that?

And the Hierophant is writing a most important story indeed, a story that determines the fate of the Realm Lords. And Poison's fate as well.

Like The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, Poison is a story that is rich with description and it can be a little hard to get into at first. That's how it was for me with The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray. My boyfriend also just finished reading Poison, which I lent to him, and he admitted that it was hard to get into.

But he also said that it was really good. He's the type of reader who loves action and adventure books, so if you're like him, I would highly recommend Poison. It's dark and thrilling and it has a remarkable twist at the end that totally changes the point of the book.

I enjoyed it immensely as well, and I think that lovers of adventure stories with a touch of horror will enjoy this book as well.

Hope you guys enjoyed the review and that you'll check back for more. I also hope that you will leave comments with feedback and recommendations for more books. Until next time.

Happy reading!!