Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs

September 15, 2011   4.5 stars, Book Review, mythology, series, young adult   8 Comments

Sweet Venom
Tera Lynn Childs
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Pages: 352
Source: Publisher

Rating: 4.5 stars

Grace just moved to San Francisco and is excited to start over at a new school. The change is full of fresh possibilities, but it’s also a tiny bit scary. It gets scarier when a minotaur walks in the door. And even more shocking when a girl who looks just like her shows up to fight the monster.


Gretchen is tired of monsters pulling her out into the wee hours, especially on a school night, but what can she do? Sending the minotaur back to his bleak home is just another notch on her combat belt. She never expected to run into this girl who could be her double, though.


Greer has her life pretty well put together, thank you very much. But that all tilts sideways when two girls who look eerily like her appear on her doorstep and claim they’re triplets, supernatural descendants of some hideous creature from Greek myth, destined to spend their lives hunting monsters.


These three teenage descendants of Medusa, the once-beautiful gorgon maligned by myth, must reunite and embrace their fates in this unique paranormal world where monsters lurk in plain sight.

Sweet Venom was a book I was highly anticipating – Greek mythology is one of my favorite topics, so a modern tale with elements of mythology had me super excited.  With its original spin on mythology and its epic plot, Sweet Venom is another amazing book from Tera Lynn Childs.

The three sisters idea was so unique, and Tera Lynn Childs tells Sweet Venom’s tale through alternating points of views between the three sisters. I found myself definitely favoring Grace’s point of view best, I think she is my favorite of the three sisters. She was definitely the most likable!
The characters in Sweet Venom were a lot of fun – particularly Nick and Thane. I thought those 2 were just complete riots, and I absolutely loved scenes they were in.
The twist Tera Lynn Childs put on mythology was absolutely fascinating, and that in itself had me locked into the book, not even taking into account the plot and other happenings. I loved learning about the girls and their destiny, but also the world and the rules that went along with it.
I am so excited for book 2 after this one! The way the book ended has me super excited to see where the story will go. That aside, I really would have liked a little more closure with this book – I feel like there was a lot of questions, but not as many answers as I would have liked.
Sweet Venom was a brilliant read.  I was simply engulfed in Gretchen, Grace, and Greer’s world and read straight through the book. It was simply another wonderful read, and I would recommend it to all. 

8 Responses to Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs

  1. Cassandra says:
    September 15, 2011 at 11:34 am

    Sounds like a good read. Didn't think I like it when I saw it first.

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  2. Karen says:
    September 15, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Yay! I'm so glad to see good reviews for this, I've been waiting for it for ages! Can't wait until the library gets it in for me! :)

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  3. Jena says:
    September 15, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    YESSSS. I loved this book! And NICK AND THANE<3 More YESSSSSS. I love those two as well. I need book two! :)

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  4. Lisa says:
    September 15, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    I'm really starting to like this Greek Mythology trend. It's so interesting to hear about the old Myths and how each authors changes them and makes them their own.

    I also love alternating POV. I like hearing each person's reaction to certain situations.

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  5. Jasmine Rose says:
    September 16, 2011 at 11:23 pm

    The Greek mythology trend just kind of snuck up on me. Maybe it wasn't like that for everyone else, but it seemed like one day it wasn't there and the next it was everywhere! I'm not complaining though, I quite enjoy it. Can't wait for this one :]

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  6. Shannon The Bookstalker says:
    September 19, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    I want this book so bad and your review makes me want it even more now! Thanks for the awesome review!:)

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  7. Jeanne says:
    September 20, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    I didn´t read this book yet. But I can´t wait to read it :) It sounds really cool!

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  8. The Literary B!tch says:
    September 29, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    I think I'm the only person who has have not read this book yet… poor me

    Reply

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