' Entertaining but not as good as I wanted it to be. The characters were believable and such a good story. ' This was a real page turner! Could not put it down. Great story and I Love the characters ' - Jean, Also, the narrator is good with languages and uses big, clever words that I got to look up. ' A mystery that surprised me, more than once. Blech! However, points for the suspense part, which was ace, and I also LOVED all the descriptive stuff about London! So a strong debut by Erin Kelly I'm looking forward to reading her next novel. ' I probably would give this pretender to the Ruth Rendell throne four stars if it weren't for the fact that the characters really annoyed me! Rex was such a nebbish and Biba was always so clearly up to no good (and their filthy home sounded disgusting rather than alluring!) that I couldn't fathom why Karen was so entranced by these people. Still, it was the best thing I've read in a while.

Surprise ending felt kind of artificial and tacked-on. Well written and engaging, but still lacking somehow. Compared to those two, The Poison Tree was just OK. ' OK, so I'm a sucker for bookflap copy that name-checks Donna Tartt and Tana French. very easy reading, simple plot and language. generally im not a fan of first person style novels but this was ok. ' i enjoyed this but the fact that i was almost near the end before the actual main thing 'happened' was annoying as this was referred to throughout the book. Had a modern feel and really felt I got to know the characters.

Slightly dull but the ending was fairly good. ' Found this story very slow, but I finished it in the end. An intriguing story built upon the relationship between three main characters, all the while centering around a few main aspects: Life choices, Love, & Loyalty. I enjoyed imagining how each character's accent would sound like throughout the book. ' I originally chose this book b/c of its title and cover, it came across as interesting. It's almost as if she's applied a computer model to a Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine novel and this is what's been generated: a mysterious, attractive and enigmatic young woman, a tragedy, eccentric characters who are not quite believable. I didn't really like the protagonist or find her believable. She's trying hard to emulate the form and style but it seemed like she was trying a bit too hard. ' I can see why she is compared to Ruth Rendell.

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The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly