Poison and Prejudice

By: Chelsea Field

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

When Izzy agreed to become an undercover poison taster, she didn't anticipate that it might involve driving around the streets of Los Angeles with a corpse in the trunk.

Because the police asked her to.

She also didn't think finding a body together could be considered a bonding experience until she met Connor's family.

But fate delights in marking its territory all over Izzy's expectations. And this time she'll be caught between the powers of Homeland Security, an evil human trafficking ring, and the Taste Society all working toward different ends....

©2017 Chelsea Field (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

I want more

I have finished the last (so far) in the series and have enjoyed them very much. The only downside is I have to wait for the next to be produced. The combo of Chelsea Field and Saskia Maarleveld is a a winner. Give this series a listen, you won’t be disappointed.

It's far fetched, but it's at least fetching

There are so many wonderful books to choose from...so many worlds to visit, characters to get to know, heroines to love, antiheroes to admire...then there's a series that you've committed to and, no matter what, you're gonna finish. And, welp, here we are. The series is getting better, not great mind you, but I'm not considering whether I should pour scotch or whisky to get through the material. A nice light pinot noir is enough. Only 2 books left...and I can get to something better? More logical? Frivolous on purpose?

Still with the gun on the cover?

The formulas are getting to me in this book 4.
Four books in and she never uses a gun. The secret agent poison testing thing has been overhyped and seems ridiculous. I just can’t suspend belief anymore and pretend so many poisonings coincidentally happen where Izzy is around to save the day. Cops asking her to drive around with a dead body in the trunk? Nonsensical. And the mystery path is so predictable, with Izzy stumbling upon the villain through dumb luck instead of sleuthing skills, and then coming out victorious in a life and death struggle with the baddie- where she still doesn’t use a gun.

You’ll see all the plot twists a mile away. Like when she gets taught self defense… of course that’ll be the move she uses in the finale. This book was also a snoozer because, except for mechanic and sassy sister Harper, the fun side-characters barely appeared here. Izzy’s roommate Oliver, Etta, and Mr. Black get only slight mentions. This wasn’t an awful book, but in the end it didn’t do anything for me. I think this will be my last purchase in the series.