Book One in The Arcana Chronicles
Rating: Five out of Five Stars
*Poison Princesssssssss*
This book… oh this wonderful, mentally arousing, exquisite book.
My friend read this book first and she was soo obsessive about it *cough* AMY *cough cough* that I thought she would start sleeping with it at night. I could actually picture her curling her arms around her iPad and caressing it. That’s how stalker-ish she was about PP. And me? I laughed at her. The whole time I was thinking “WTH is wrong with you? That’s like the dumbest title known to man. Re-dic-u-lous.” So when I asked her to collaborate with me on my blog about the Best of 2012 and that book was on it and she became goggle-eyed over it AGAIN, I heaved a heavy sigh and resigned myself to read it. Purely so I could get her off my back about it and find out why she was in love with it.
Holy shit. I have never been so wrong in my life about a book.
It. Was. Fabulous.
I have been spoiled lately because a lot of really amazing books have been dropped into my lap this last month. But PP by far has the best one liners in it. They are one in a million zingers. And I am not typically one to quote books in my reviews, but just to prove my point about how witty this book is, I had to list a few:
“Hey, you’ve still got your endangered hymen. Which means you’ll make it to closing credits – I’m s.o.l.”
“Eves, on the scale from wholesome to whoresome, you’re practically Amish.”
“My mom could be really fierce. A regular Frau Badass.”
“You have two choices, grasshopper. Out-slut Clotile – or go Springer on her ass. I’m down for the assist in both scenarios.”
Oh and the romance… sexy, sultry, feisty and fierce. Man oh man. I need me some Cajun flavor in my life! And to prove my point again… I present you with another quote:
“If you touch me like that again, Evangeline,” he began in a husky tone, dropping to his seat once more, “in the space of a heartbeat, I will have you off this bike and onto the closest horizontal surface. And I woan be picky, no.”
I laughed and giggled and swooned OUT LOUD over these characters. Evie is wonderful and brilliant. Wholesome and moral and such a freaking badass at the end. And Jack… I just want to… want to…mmm…well. Let’s keep this PG and say… he’s… attractive. Yeah….
*shakes heads to remove images*
Ok. Focusing again. What really is unique about this story is the dysoptia and the Tarot cards aspect. I get so super jealous of people who are this freaking creative. WHAT CAN’T I BE THIS AWESOME?!?! It’s a whole new take on why the world blows up and how to save it and survive. When I finished reading PP, Amy and I literally spent hours on the computer looking up Arcana symbols and Tarot card meanings. It was legit. Poison Princess it the book you read over and over and over again and never get tired of it.
Soo… I guess what I am trying to do is swallow my pride and say “Touche, Amy. I shalt never doubt you again.”
…while I make sure I preorder book number two and tuck book one up nice and cozy….
BONUS!!! Check out Amy’s Polyvore set inspired by Poison Princess! Love love love it!
Rattle The Stars 
*Poison Princessss*
Haha, So glad that you read it and enjoyed it! I agree, it was a creative distopia, cleverly written with a great ending… and Jack, swoon.
I couldn’t write this blog without saying *Poison Princess* in that hushed reverent tone. *sigh*
I love this post. Okay i am in, let me get a copy ASAP… I am missing out.
Fuuuuurrrr sure. Get it. It’s hot.