On My Wishlist #1

I remember reading about this book for the first time when I was browsing The Book Muncher's page and it was like a love at the first sight. The cover really attracts me and as soon as I read the book description, I know in an instant that I'll love it. Since my birthday will be next month, I'm thinking of buying this and its second installment as a gift for myself! The details of the book is as the following:

Book title: Poison Study (#1)
Author: Maria V. Snyder
Series: Study Series
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416 pages
Genre: Speculative Fiction - Fantasy
Book Description (taken from Amazon):
Choose: A quick death...or a slow poison...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 agonising 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...

Other Books in This Series:
(1) Magic Study
(2) Fire Study

21 comments:

  1. Hi Shy - thanks for joining On My Wishlist. I have this book on my shelf to read, shamefully it has been gathering dust! It does sound really good, I hope you do get it for your birthday! Love the blog design btw, really cute! :)

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  2. Hi BCC! Thanks for dropping by! I'm pretty sure you'll be seeing a lot of me doing this meme this year ;)

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  3. Ha! We have the same book on our list today. Small world. That just means that I know whatever you recommend, I'll love! I'm going to add you to my blog roll and stalk you everyday now... ;-)

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  4. I hear lots of good things about this one!

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  5. @Juju & Steph: Yes, the reviews are pretty much all positive so far =) I seriously cannot wait to get my hands on this one.

    @Caitlin: *lol* I've become such an impressive shelf stalker in Shelfari and recently on GoodReads as well. I'll surely be stalking whatever you're reading a lot from this moment on!

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  6. hey shy...wow...i love the cover...
    n i love this blog..haha!!

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  7. *lol* Do frequent my site then ;) I surely hope - though - that my taste isn't too feminine for your liking.

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  8. You might wanna take a look at that =)
    http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781408807408/Need

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  9. sounds great this one..i wish for many books but cant really decide.. ={

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  10. @Tynga: Many thanks Tynga! The book is super cheap as compared to normal paperback price at my place. I've just happily pre-booked it, yay =)

    @Jennifer: Thanks for stopping by. There is a book that you wish for this week that attract my attention as well.

    @Darlyn: I do understand what you mean. I believe that there will certainly be more books that I'm craving for weekly. Perhaps you should join this meme as well. It'd be fun!

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  11. hey gals...m I the only man here??
    i wonder....most of the book blogger are gals..
    haha.....wat do ya think huh?
    man don't like to read...or they just don't like to blog what they read...opinion...opinion...ladies!!

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  12. hye Shy,
    u have a really awesome blog!
    may i follow ur blog?i noticed there is not follower tab in ur blog.pls put it.so people can follow ur blog.. :)
    btw, im a book lover too.n i love read other people review about certain books.it help me by guiding which book i shud buy :D

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  13. Hi Khairiyah!
    Thank you for stopping by. I've added the followers segment on my sidebar. It never crosses my mind that anyone would like to follow this blog =) Anyways, thank you so much for pointing this out. I really appreciate it!

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  14. Sounds like a fantastic book to read. The cover is amazing. :)

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  15. I have been eying this book for a while too! Hope you get yours soon. :)

    http://muse-in-the-fog.blogspot.com/

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  16. I love Poison Study! The whole Study Series is quite enjoyable. :)

    I love your blog and am now following! I can tell that you're going to be a successful member of the blogging community! Thanks for stopping by mine. :)

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  17. I forgot about these. Thanks for renewing my interest!

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  18. Thank you ladies =) The more I read about these books on other sites, the urgency to go to the bookstore and put these on MY shelf grow even more stronger! Cannot wait for February to come :D

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