Poison Study: A Novel (The Chronicles of Ixia, 1) Daniel Gray-Barnett #4 • Apple Best Books

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Emotional tensions vibrate wildly against the resplendently illustrated backdrop of the city

and fighting against unfair expectations

But when an unlikely group of chaotic agents comes after Whimsy

He finds solace in the few times he can sneak out of his family's home and explore the city rightfully dressed as a young gentleman

Poison Study: A Novel (The Chronicles of Ixia, 1) Daniel Gray-Barnett #4 • Apple Best BooksA Chronicles of Ixia Novel Choose: a quick deathor slow poison Locked deep in the palace dungeon for killing her abuser, Yelena knows shell never be free again. The laws in Ixia are strict, and murderers must be executed, no matter the reason. But just as shes resigned herself to her fate, shes offered an extraordinary reprieve. As the food taster, Yelena will eat the best meals, have rooms in the palaceand risk assassination by anyone trying to kill