A Fierce and Subtle Poison

Name: A Fierce and Subtle Poison
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Samantha Mabry
ISBN: 9781501919183

Author: Samantha Mabry

Narrator: Graham Hamilton

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/12/2016

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Love & Romance, Fantasy Stories, Children's Suspense

Synopsis

In this stunning debut, legends collide with reality when a boy is swept into the magical, dangerous world of a girl filled with poison. Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl--Isabel, the one the senoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, 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 lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico. He's grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously appearing in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers--and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. 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. A Fierce and Subtle Poison beautifully blends magical realism with a page-turning mystery and a dark, starcrossed romance--all delivered in lush, urgent prose. "A breathtaking story in which myths come to frightening life and buried wishes might actually come true. This is a hypnotic debut by a remarkable talent." -Nova Ren Suma, author of The Walls Around Us and Imaginary Girls

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eilonwy on June 23, 2016

17-year-old Lucas has spent all his summers in Puerto Rico, where his developer father likes to build hotels. Lucas hangs out with his friends, swims, drinks, and kisses pretty girls. But he also wonders about the local legend -- that a poison-girl with green skin and green hair lives at the end of......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on March 29, 2018

2 1/2 stars. Hmm, I'm feeling conflicted about this. Mabry writes beautifully and doesn't fail to do the setting (San Juan, Puerto Rico) justice with lush descriptions. I love magical realism, especially when the author infuses the writing with an equally magical quality, and I was really excited to......more

Goodreads review by Giselle on September 08, 2016

A finished copy was provided by the publisher for review. I was a little torn with this one which is why I'm rating it in the middle.. I liked it and disliked certain aspects. For one, it's very dragging. Hardly anything happens until later on in the book. And it was enough for me to keep from DNFing......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on May 27, 2017

I bought this book solely because I fell in love with the cover and I must say, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made! This book was a totally unexpected gem and I absolutely loved everything about it from start to finish. The story is so interesting and unique, I've never read anything like......more

Goodreads review by Carole on August 14, 2016

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life. This audiobook didn't really work for me. I really wanted to like. I tried really hard to enjoy it...but it just was not for me. I was really excited about this book from the start since the summary sounds really good and that title. Too bad that......more