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Book Review - Poison Dream by Kitty Cook

It is the sequel to Sleeping Together. In the previous book, the story was more focused on Vanessa and Altan. Here you get to see more of Pete. Things take a different turn every now and then, and you always pray for your favourite character to win. The best part I found about this book is how every character is flawed, but there is more to them. You will judge them based on what they do but when you are having your weak moments. One can grant you some exceptions, as not everyone can be graceful. Yes, terrible mistakes can be made, but later how you look at it is most important. You don’t have to hate a person just because they did you wrong, at the same time you can’t like them either. You land somewhere between where you accept the fact and move on without being bitter about it.

I liked and disliked many things about these characters, and they represent someone you know in real life. So, it isn’t hard to get to them. It’s a book about love and to what extent you can go for the people you love. Your road will not be easy, but you need to stay true to yourself and your partner, in essence. I’m still not sure about white lies where every party involved lives happily because once the lie is out you don’t know the outcome if it would have been favourable the lie wasn’t needed at the first place. Right?

Primarily, it is contemporary fiction (which feels like fantasy) working around the sleeping pill called ‘Morpheum’. I loved the fact that how with the help of this plot the author has brought out the workings of our thought process. How different a person can be in their thoughts as compared to their behaviour in real life! Sometimes you might see a changed personality, but then there will be some who will feel just the same. This one is a light read where you go with the flow while observing what is happening around.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ebook.

Rating - 4/5
Genre - Fantasy, Contemporary
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