The Study of Poisons
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- Author：Maria V. Snyder
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Summary
Fierce， determined， dangerous。 No wonder her soul called to his。
As Chief of Security of Ixia， Valek has spent the last fifteen years keeping Commander Ambrose and his citizens safe。 With his complex network of spies， informers， and soldiers， it’s his job to hunt down and capture criminals， including the intriguing Yelena。
Sensing there is more to the story of why she killed a general’s son， Valek arranges for Yelena to become the Commander’s new food taster， training her in the delicate art of detecting poisons。 As mysteries and a devious plot to harm the Commander unravel， Yelena’s presence becomes crucial。 Will her intelligence， stubbornness， and survivor instincts be a help to Valek’s investigation， or a hinderance？
A companion novel to Poison Study ， The Study of Poisons reveals Valek’s side of the story。 Return to the world of Ixia and discover just how the lovely Yelena got Valek’s cold heart pumping！
As Chief of Security of Ixia， Valek has spent the last fifteen years keeping Commander Ambrose and his citizens safe。 With his complex network of spies， informers， and soldiers， it’s his job to hunt down and capture criminals， including the intriguing Yelena。
Sensing there is more to the story of why she killed a general’s son， Valek arranges for Yelena to become the Commander’s new food taster， training her in the delicate art of detecting poisons。 As mysteries and a devious plot to harm the Commander unravel， Yelena’s presence becomes crucial。 Will her intelligence， stubbornness， and survivor instincts be a help to Valek’s investigation， or a hinderance？
A companion novel to Poison Study ， The Study of Poisons reveals Valek’s side of the story。 Return to the world of Ixia and discover just how the lovely Yelena got Valek’s cold heart pumping！
Reviews
Katie Singleton
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I absolutely loved listening to Valek’s POV in The Study of Poisons。 It was a perfect match to Poison Study and （like so many others） I look forward to tandem reading them when my physical book arrives。Listening to Valek’s insecurities was a true authenticity I hadn’t associated with him until now。Raphael Corkhill was a splendid narrator and definitely gives me visions of how I imagined Valek to sound like。Masterfully written， well done Maria and thank you。…hopefully it will not be too long unti I absolutely loved listening to Valek’s POV in The Study of Poisons。 It was a perfect match to Poison Study and （like so many others） I look forward to tandem reading them when my physical book arrives。Listening to Valek’s insecurities was a true authenticity I hadn’t associated with him until now。Raphael Corkhill was a splendid narrator and definitely gives me visions of how I imagined Valek to sound like。Masterfully written， well done Maria and thank you。…hopefully it will not be too long until we have the full suite of the Chronicles of Ixia in Valek’s POV！🤣😉🤣 。。。more
TJ
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4。5/5。0Oh my goodness， this story was an absolute joy！ It has been over a decade since I first picked up the book， “Poison Study”。 I remember it grabbed me from the first page and I have considered it one of my top 10， all-time favorites ever since。 So when I realized this book takes us back into that amazing world - but from Valek’s （the male MC） POV， I couldn’t wait！And it did not disappoint one iota。 It is absolutely fabulous！ And weirdly， I think everyone， whether they have read the first bo 4。5/5。0Oh my goodness， this story was an absolute joy！ It has been over a decade since I first picked up the book， “Poison Study”。 I remember it grabbed me from the first page and I have considered it one of my top 10， all-time favorites ever since。 So when I realized this book takes us back into that amazing world - but from Valek’s （the male MC） POV， I couldn’t wait！And it did not disappoint one iota。 It is absolutely fabulous！ And weirdly， I think everyone， whether they have read the first book recently， haven’t read it in forever or have never read the Poison study series， will thoroughly enjoy this story。 For me， it had been so long that I remembered the characters and their personalities but didn’t remember the exact plotline enough to know what was coming next， so it was like catching up with old friends but learning all kinds of new stuff！ I was especially impressed， considering it is being told from a male POV， at how well it actually read like a male！ That might sound odd， but so many times when an author writes a book from the male POV， the voice still sounds female （or from the author’s voice… which is often female）。 This one doesn’t do that。 Valek’s thoughts， his actions etc。 read exactly how one would expect a man in his position to think and act。 For instance， we don’t get a lot of flowery descriptions， it is facts and explanations of the events， period。 Valek’s doesn’t spend time waxing poetic， he brushes over stuff like what everyone looks like in every meeting he is in。 He doesn’t know how to “win” Yelena so he often says things that come across as harsh， yet he doesn’t apologize。 It is who he is。 Still， we see his thoughts and they are filled with concern， care and eventually love。 He also acknowledges that… to himself。The only （very small） glitch （if one could even call it that） is in *Slight spoiler alert！* the revelation over Yelena’s magic。 It was brushed over so quickly with no explanation that anyone who hasn’t read the previous books would be terribly confused。 It came out of nowhere， and we didn’t even get to learn if it was a minor amount， or a major gift。Still， the book is written so well that even the most critical readers will look over that and just relish a story very well told！ 。。。more
Kady Green
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I enjoyed seeing Valeks point of view but i definitely think you’d have to read poison study first to really understand what was happening。
Sara
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I don’t typically write reviews but I feel compelled to share。 This is the best POV switch I have read。 Many authors are trying this but they are less successful。 I love Poison Study and have read it so often I know all the lines。 All the dialogue matched and the scenes。 You have always wondered what Valek was thinking since you read the line “I have loved you since the Fire Festival”。 There is so much happening behind the scenes and all along Valek had Yalana on his mind。 He loved her nearly be I don’t typically write reviews but I feel compelled to share。 This is the best POV switch I have read。 Many authors are trying this but they are less successful。 I love Poison Study and have read it so often I know all the lines。 All the dialogue matched and the scenes。 You have always wondered what Valek was thinking since you read the line “I have loved you since the Fire Festival”。 There is so much happening behind the scenes and all along Valek had Yalana on his mind。 He loved her nearly before knowing her。 If you loved Poison Study， as I did， you will automatically love this story。 It completes a piece of the story you didn’t know you were missing。 My heart was so full and happy at the end。 Yes， this is what I needed。 。。。more
Jericha Kurucz
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The end。 Again。 It was just as perfect as I thought it would be。
Abbey Redford Heuiser
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Finished this book in one day， and it was excellent！ I highly recommend reading Poison Study first， but you can absolutely read this as a stand alone if you wanted。 In this book， we get the events of PS from Valek’s POV and it makes you love his dark little spy heart so much！ He is such a great character。 Overall， it’s a great adventure even if you’re new to Valek and Yelena’s story。
Mindy
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The original Study Series （which later expanded to become the Chronicles of Ixia） is by far one of my favorites。 Valek has been my book boyfriend all this time。 Genuinely， no other fantasy guy has held a candle to him。 So you could imagine my delight when I found out there was going to be a book from his point of view！ This book is purely fan-service， as it doesn't really bring anything new to the table。 That being said， it's still such a fun read！ We get to experience all of Yelena's mysteries The original Study Series （which later expanded to become the Chronicles of Ixia） is by far one of my favorites。 Valek has been my book boyfriend all this time。 Genuinely， no other fantasy guy has held a candle to him。 So you could imagine my delight when I found out there was going to be a book from his point of view！ This book is purely fan-service， as it doesn't really bring anything new to the table。 That being said， it's still such a fun read！ We get to experience all of Yelena's mysteries and tragedies from his point of view。 Not to mention the Commander's situation？！ Oof！ I don't think I had truly processed how rough Valek's life was during this time。 Yet， reading about his thoughts and feelings has made me fallen in love with him all over again。I knew from that first book with his POV that I needed more Valek。 Well， I'm going to say it again: Give us more Valek！ I would read every single one of Yelena's books from his POV。 Mind you， Fire Study would be rough。。。 But all the more reason！ I remember how they cross paths from time to time！ And I really can't handle the end of Study of Poisons。 （It was very well done， but I need more！ I want us to have a play-by-play of what will happen in a future book- instead of the fade to black。） Pretty please？！ Valek deserves all the love。 He deserves to retire。 And for all that is good in the literary world， I know Maria V Snyder could deliver！ She surely did deliver with Study of Poisons！ OH！ Right！ Back to the book: IF YOU LOVE VALEK - IF YOU LOVE THE STUDY SERIES - IF YOU LOVE ASSASSINS AND SPIES AND MISUNDERSTOOD MEN WHO HAVE ALL THE FEELS: Please read this book！ That is all。 。。。more
Jessica （a GREAT read）
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Review to come April 14th
Pixie/PageTurners Blog（Amber） C。
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What every fan of Posion Study has been waiting for。。。 Valek's POV。 I loved revisiting the story from a different set of eyes。 Snyder was able to weave a story we knew without being repetitive。 Definitely found out some interesting tidbits about Valek and what he knew and when。 Also。。。 his feelings for the Ambrose？？？ Who knew。 What every fan of Posion Study has been waiting for。。。 Valek's POV。 I loved revisiting the story from a different set of eyes。 Snyder was able to weave a story we knew without being repetitive。 Definitely found out some interesting tidbits about Valek and what he knew and when。 Also。。。 his feelings for the Ambrose？？？ Who knew。 。。。more
Teri
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This was a long awaited book， when Maria V。 Snyder had announced it to us in the Soulfinders Facebook page， and we have been Squeeing ever since！ I couldn’t wait for the preordered ebook version， when the audiobook had dropped 2 weeks earlier。 So， I had to take a listen， but cannot wait to get my hands on the book and admire the artistry of the cover， maps， and drawing of Yelena and Valek。 The Narrator has a sexy purring Brit voice， but it carried through the entire story， which was a bit dist This was a long awaited book， when Maria V。 Snyder had announced it to us in the Soulfinders Facebook page， and we have been Squeeing ever since！ I couldn’t wait for the preordered ebook version， when the audiobook had dropped 2 weeks earlier。 So， I had to take a listen， but cannot wait to get my hands on the book and admire the artistry of the cover， maps， and drawing of Yelena and Valek。 The Narrator has a sexy purring Brit voice， but it carried through the entire story， which was a bit distracting。 He had an excellent voice for the main character， Valek， but was a bit undistinguishable from the Commander’s voice。 I had taken the advice of another Soulfinder， and sped up the speed to 1。5， which helped immensely。 The story itself was a wonderful guilty pleasure of viewing “Poison Study” from Valek’s perspective。 It’s a magical adventurous love story， and hearing Valek’s growing admiration， respect， and pride in Yelena， makes their relationship a top goal for many！ A wonderful addition to The Poison Study series！ Now， off to re-read/re-listen my books/ebooks/audibles of the series！ You can never have too many versions of this wonderful fun， adventurous， and empowering series！ 。。。more
Joy
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Although I was involved in bringing this book to the rest of the world （in my own small way） my review is based on the story alone。 I have loved this series since I first read it 10 years ago， and was thrilled to read Poison Study from Valek’s perspective。 From the advanced copy to the polished audiobook， I enjoyed every minute spent reading this book， and I know fans of the series will feel the same。
Jesse
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The poison study series is one of my favourites of all time， I’ve reread all the books countless times。 I was so excited when this book was announced and it did not disappoint！ Thank you Maria！
Aydrea
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Loved it so much！ Yelena & Valek are my favorite！ Plus who doesn’t love more Ari & Janco :）
Laura Alderman
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Where to begin？ This book was everything I had hoped it would be。 Revisiting this world felt like coming home and viewing from Valek’s POV was such a treat。 We get a more comprehensive view of the happenings in the castle that Yelena wasn’t privy to。 I might have cried hearing “the end。 Again”
Rebekah Bratton
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Brooooooo！！！！ I got to read the ARC （Advanced Reading Copy） of this novel！My teenage heart is screaming from no longer having to wait for this book to exist！ I have waited over a decade for this book！ One word。 Valek！ The world always needs more Valek。 Fierce， determined， dangerous。 Finally being able to see his perspective， his behind the scene missions and him falling in love with Yelena was like reading Poison Study for the first time all over again！
Sheree Lyons
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was fantastic。 I would recommend picking up Poison Study first if you haven't already read it。 If you read that first， this one will make so much more sense and you'll fall in love with it the way I， and many Soulfinders have。In this book Maria has given us an amazing insight in Valek。 We learn why and when Valek considers twice ending Yelena's life， when he discovers his feelings are changing。We see him meeting key characters and making the decisions we see the ramifications of in Poison S This was fantastic。 I would recommend picking up Poison Study first if you haven't already read it。 If you read that first， this one will make so much more sense and you'll fall in love with it the way I， and many Soulfinders have。In this book Maria has given us an amazing insight in Valek。 We learn why and when Valek considers twice ending Yelena's life， when he discovers his feelings are changing。We see him meeting key characters and making the decisions we see the ramifications of in Poison Study。 We learn about THAT Butterfly Necklace。。。。。I cried！！！！ 🦋 I loved this book so much I read it in one sitting。 ❤️ 。。。more
Kelsey Rhodes
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Thank you so much to Maria V。 Snyder for an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review！50 million/5 stars！ So let me be clear: "Poison Study" is my favorite YA book of all time。 It is my most-read book and Yelena and Valek were my first couple goals。 So heading into this I was already majorly fangirling。 This book did not disappoint。 It was amazing seeing the events of "Poison Study" through Valek's POV。 Valek is a master assassin and poison master。 Because of this， he is seemingly cold Thank you so much to Maria V。 Snyder for an early copy of this in exchange for an honest review！50 million/5 stars！ So let me be clear: "Poison Study" is my favorite YA book of all time。 It is my most-read book and Yelena and Valek were my first couple goals。 So heading into this I was already majorly fangirling。 This book did not disappoint。 It was amazing seeing the events of "Poison Study" through Valek's POV。 Valek is a master assassin and poison master。 Because of this， he is seemingly cold and impenetrable。 That was how he came across in the majority of "Poison Study"。 In "A Study of Poisons，" the reader gets to watch Valek fall in love and see him just entirely simp for Yelena behind the scenes while still managing to come across as stoic externally。 There are new plot points separate from the first book which is an exciting setup for a sequel in Valek's POV。 I hope there's more to come but am so happy I got to spend time back in Ixia and see Valek's mind。 。。。more
Tynga
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It has been a few years since Maria wrote a story in this fabulous world and I was SO excited when she announced this book。 You have no idea！ I read them all years ago， and to this day， it remains one of my favorite series。 I love Valek to pieces but with his more reserved nature， it wasn't easy to grasp the full extend of his personality from Yelena's POV。 The Study of Poisons is a blessing in that regard！ I read Poison Study in 2016， so even though I know I loved it， the details of the plot we It has been a few years since Maria wrote a story in this fabulous world and I was SO excited when she announced this book。 You have no idea！ I read them all years ago， and to this day， it remains one of my favorite series。 I love Valek to pieces but with his more reserved nature， it wasn't easy to grasp the full extend of his personality from Yelena's POV。 The Study of Poisons is a blessing in that regard！ I read Poison Study in 2016， so even though I know I loved it， the details of the plot were long gone from my memory， so reading it from Valek's POV was like reading a completely new story。 And it was， because Valek spends so much time apart from Yelena in this adventure， we really had no idea what the former assassin had been up to in the meantime。 Valek is a very serious and dedicated man and it's abundantly clear he was living an emotionless life before Yelena came along。 Duty is his mistress and I enjoyed watching him slowly fall for the stubborn and surprising Yelena。 Be warned though， Ari， Janco & Yelena's fun banter and personalities aren't as present in this book as they were in previous ones so the tone of this novel is much more grave。 Valek will chuckle and crack an half-joke here and there， but overall， the mood is much more somber than what we are used to。 There is a very present air of mystery and intrigue。Valek is smart， strong， honorable， dedicated and all of his qualities really shine through。 I must say， I am overwhelmed by the need to reread the original story， Poison Study， and I never re-read books。 I read The Study of Poisons in under 24 hours。 I honestly couldn't put it down。 I thoroughly enjoyed the ride！ 。。。more
Kat Smith
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I am beyond happy that this book now exists！ Maria V。 Snyder built a beautiful world with intriguing characters and politics。 I fell in love with the story and characters when I read Poison Study years ago。 It’s so exciting to revisit my favorite characters， who feel like old friends。 Reading Valeks POV， and seeing his true feelings， makes me so giddy！ The characters and story will capture your heart。
Chance
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16 year old me is extremely excited to read Poison Study from book boyfriend Valek’s POV。 Ily so much Valek 🥺
constellationoftomes
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2023 is really THAT year。 If another one of my favourite characters get a story told from their PoV， the world might end。
Maria V。 Snyder
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Yes， I'm giving my book a 5 star review。 :） For my readers who love Poison Study and who consider Valek their book boyfriend， this book is for you！ It's Poison Study from Valek's POV and you'll get to read what he's thinking during all those scenes with Yelena and what's he's doing when not with her - or when he is， but she has no idea！You can pre-order the eBook right now。 Print copies will be available for order a few days before April 15。 If you want to pre-order a signed print copy and live Yes， I'm giving my book a 5 star review。 :） For my readers who love Poison Study and who consider Valek their book boyfriend， this book is for you！ It's Poison Study from Valek's POV and you'll get to read what he's thinking during all those scenes with Yelena and what's he's doing when not with her - or when he is， but she has no idea！You can pre-order the eBook right now。 Print copies will be available for order a few days before April 15。 If you want to pre-order a signed print copy and live in the US， you can pre-order through Cupboard Maker Books。 。。。more
KayLee
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WHAT！
Cynthie
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Wait are we serious？ This is not just our fervent desires made real？ Ahhhh Valek's POV！！ I had many sleepless nights lamenting over what could've been after the Poison Study series and now we get this beautiful wonderful treasure。And *hehe* if it is not too much to ask， whispers maddeningly "may we get a Kerrick POV from the healer series TOO？？？ I will consider giving you my firstborn。 Thank you very much。。。" Ooooh I absolutely can't wait！！！！ Wait are we serious？ This is not just our fervent desires made real？ Ahhhh Valek's POV！！ I had many sleepless nights lamenting over what could've been after the Poison Study series and now we get this beautiful wonderful treasure。And *hehe* if it is not too much to ask， whispers maddeningly "may we get a Kerrick POV from the healer series TOO？？？ I will consider giving you my firstborn。 Thank you very much。。。" Ooooh I absolutely can't wait！！！！ 。。。more
natasha
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valek icefaren you will always be the loml
Jackie
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SHUT UP who didn’t tell me about this
Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell
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POISON STUDY FROM VALEK'S POV？？？？？？？？？！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！YES POISON STUDY FROM VALEK'S POV？？？？？？？？？！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！YES 。。。more
Bar
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VALEK？！ VALEK'S POV OF POISON STUDY？？？？yes， i could not get into the sequel trilogy （or like， third trilogy） but this is my favorite character's retelling of my favorite book！！！！ assdfsjdhfkcshut up and take my money- VALEK？！ VALEK'S POV OF POISON STUDY？？？？yes， i could not get into the sequel trilogy （or like， third trilogy） but this is my favorite character's retelling of my favorite book！！！！ assdfsjdhfkcshut up and take my money- 。。。more
Rachel
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As a huge fan of Poison Study， I was so excited to find out Snyder was writing a version of it from Valek’s point of view！ We get many of the same scenes from PS， but they have so much added depth because we now see what Valek was doing behind the scenes。 There is also an excellent new subplot involving his corps！ I highly recommend this for anyone that’s a fan of the Study Series。 Thank you to the publisher for the ARC！
Carola
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Finally a book from Valek’s point of view！ I can’t wait to read this！ 😍
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I am not capable of having personal opinions or preferences， but I can provide you with some information about the book 'The Study of Poisons'。 This book is likely to be a non-fiction work that deals with the science of poisons， their detection， analysis， and their role in crimes or forensic investigations。 It may also cover the history of poisons and famous poisoning cases that have occurred over time。 The book may appeal to those who are interested in forensic sciences， chemistry， or criminology。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions。 However， 'The Study of Poisons' is a non-fiction book that explores the science behind poisons， how they work， how they have been historically used， and how they can be detected and treated。 The book may interest those studying chemistry， toxicology， pharmacy， and related fields。 It could also be a fascinating read for anyone interested in crime investigation or forensic science。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal opinions or preferences， but "The Study of Poisons" might be an interesting read for individuals who are interested in the science behind poisons， the history of poison use and poisoning cases， and how poisons have been studied and detected throughout history。 It might also appeal to those who enjoy reading true crime or mystery novels。
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