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I kept waiting for the pace of A Beautiful Poison to slow down and get boring, and it never did oblige me. I have this (unreasonable) (unsubstantiated) expectation that historical fiction = slow and quiet, but this book was NOT that. Mayhap I should rethink my assumptions?Lydia Kang has plucked from history the perfect setting for a murder mystery: 1918 New York City, during the influenza pandemic. Because what better way to cover up the fact that you’re poisoning a bunch of people than to do it...
I'm rounding this book up from a 3.5 star rating to a 4 because it's definitely better than my standard 3 star rating but not quite a 4. Overall, I did really enjoy this book. I felt like it was more than the routine mass market murder mystery and I definitely was kept in suspense and didn't guess the murderer at all. In fact, I probably suspected every other character but I'm not giving anything away!Also, I liked how although the story is focused around these murders there is more going on wit...
I think that this book was a bit all over the place for me to get a very good handle on. We have a lot of characters whose motivations we are not too sure of throughout the book. I think that Kang was trying for some tension to build about who was the murderer, but it was telegraphed at least to me pretty early about who was doing what. I will say that I was a surprised by the ending. I thought for sure that two of the characters were being set up to run away together, so that was a pleasant sur...
A BEAUTIFUL POISONMy Kindle First pick for July, I normally do not read historical fiction- but the other choices did not interest me at all. This book was interesting and entertaining.There is an odd trio of friends trying to solve some suspicious deaths of friends and relatives, this is all occurring during the great flu epidemic. The book reflects the time period, where woman were discouraged from scientific pursuits - but Allene forges ahead. The ending was quite surprising. Overall, a very
Mini Review: A well plotted murder mystery set in the underutilized time period of the Gilded Age, the first book I've read from that period. While I thought the writing was pretty good and the mystery intriguing, so much of this book revolves around a love triangle. The characters obsess over each other constantly, but they also seemed so bitter towards each other. If a historical murder mystery sounds interesting to you and you're okay with love triangles, I do think this book has a lot to off...
Lies come so easily whether you are rich or you are poor. Not even a penny for your thoughts. But, eventually, you may pay with your life......Manhattan seems to dazzle at the elegant Cutter mansion here in 1918. Allene Cutter and her fiance, Andrew Smythe Biddle, are celebrating their engagement in New York style. Long time friends Birdie Dreyer, Jasper Jones, and Ernie Fielding surround the young couple and champagne glasses are held high. But the laughter is quickly drowned out by a tumble an...
Whilst I liked the style of writing the plot was crazy. The ending was so far fetched it was laughable
This is a beautifully written book that makes no sense. I'm not quite sure how to rate it. I really enjoyed my first read-through. I liked the author's writing style and found her imagery very lovely. The story takes place in an interesting era, and as a historical fiction, I think it's quite an enjoyable read. And when I got to the twist at the end, my first reaction was positive. It was interesting and dramatic and not an outcome I had been anticipating. So then I reread the whole book (it's a...
3.5 starsA murder mystery set in New York during the Gilded Age. When three childhood friends meet again (after several years separation) to celebrate the engagement of one of the friends a dark plot begins to emerge around them. Their loved ones fall victims to poisoning, and each time the deaths are accompanied by a note stating "You're welcome." The three friends take on the position of amateur sleuths to solve the crimes, but as tensions rise can their newly rekindled friendship survive the
This book ended up redeeming itself a little bit in the end, but all the characters were such complete asshats in the beginning I almost put it down. For example:Jasper, a main character, on girls: "Like sticks of chewing gum, their sweetness lasted for only so long before he no longer wanted them."Nice.Allene, the privileged young lady who never has to worry about anything, apparently: "There was something odd about the proportion of men to women. She narrowed her eyes. Oh. So many young men ha...
Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestI love the title of this book. It reminds me of Halestorm's amazing ballad, Familiar Taste of Poison , and if this book ever gets picked up to become a Netflix series, that would be an amazing opening credits song. A BEAUTIFUL POISON is also a great story. I'm slowly but surely becoming obsessed with Lydia Kang, who works as a doctor when she's not penning original fiction. They say that authors should write what they know, and Kang f
This was a mystery suspense Historical fiction novel set in 1918 it involves Allene Cutter & her friends Jasper Jones, Ernie, Birdie & Andrew Biddle Allena's fiancé. Florence Wadworth was found at the bottom of the stairs dead Allene thought she had fallen but after the coroner Dr Norris had done his autopsy he found out it was Murder. Allene, Jasper Ernie, Birdie & Andrew were horrified, you see Allene was a socialite who lived in the Cutter Mansion & these sort of things don't happen. So When
