Review: Smoke and mirrors and dangerous liaisons, another winner
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2013
Poppet's work often has a disquieting undercurrent as she peels away perception, seeking truths, seeking the self. Intoxica is a prime example. We think we know Ius, for we've been here before (Ascend in Ius) and it has a taste of the familiar, of saviors lurking and revelations to explore. For Katy, her journey is a descent and her guide is one she calls her 'boyfriend' with all the naivete of the self-indulgent. But the creature she knows as Zeke is far more than that simple construct. And his mission is one that sets up klaxons and a dissonance in Katy. And in the reader...Katy becomes privy to the inner space she perhaps should be wary of and messages delivered through constructs are perhaps the most dangerous of all. The answer might be the light ... but without the dark there would be no question at all.Mind-bending, mind-blowing, and all in a tidy package replete with lush imagery. A feast for the senses. And another cautionary tale.