Poison Study
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....
- Spice
- 2/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~409
- Ending
- HFN
HFN means happy for now: together at the end, with their future left open.
How spicy is Poison Study?
Poison Study is a 2 out of 5 on our spice scale: simmer (closed door). Sex happens, but the door closes (or it is brief and non-graphic). Tension without the details.
- Steam: Behind closed doors
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Heroine's POV only
- Ending: Happy for now
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- Kidnapping
- Murder
- Sexual assault
- Suicide / suicidal ideation
- Torture
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How spicy is Poison Study?
Poison Study is a 2 out of 5 on our spice scale: simmer (closed door). Sex happens, but the door closes (or it is brief and non-graphic). Tension without the details.
Is Poison Study a standalone?
No. Poison Study is book 1 in Study. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Poison Study?
Poison Study features morally grey mmc, badass heroine, captor / captive, court intrigue. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happy for now.
Does Poison Study have content warnings?
Our notes for Poison Study include: kidnapping, murder, sexual assault, suicide / suicidal ideation, torture. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Poison Study?
If you loved Poison Study, try Gild by Raven Kennedy, The Cruel Prince by Holly Black, The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller. They share its morally grey mmc and badass heroine energy at a similar spice level.