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Sweet Venom came along at just the right time for me. It’s been weeks since I’ve read a book I actually enjoyed but this one finally broke the streak!

I do have one problem with the story. Well, not the story actually, but the synopsis. It kind of bothered me that Greer was included in the synopsis and given just as much space as Grace and Gretchen when she didn’t show up in the book until nearly the end. It would have been way better if her existence was as much a surprise to the reader as it was to Gretchen and Grace.

Sweet Venom had the potential to be really cheesy, but it wasn’t. I loved the mythology of Medusa complete with awesome poison injecting fangs! Childs didn’t skimp on the mythology at all. It’s almost (as far as I can tell) completely fictional, but it’s so believable that I was almost believed that Medusa was a good guy myself.

The characters are all awesome, and that’s saying a lot since each girl has her own set of side characters. I really appreciated that the sisters were all almost complete opposites (can three people all be opposites?) Gretchen was all gruff and kick-butt while Grace was the loving, sweetheart of the story. Then there’s Greer. At the beginning she’s kind of a stuck-up biyatch. And by kind of I mean I hated her. She did end up redeeming herself a little in the end, but only a little. There’s definitely room for growth in the sequel!

The thing I loved the most about Sweet Venom, though was that it gave enough backstory and introduction to the overarching story to get me interested, but it also focused on a story of its own. Instead of simply being a self-contained story with a cliffhanger to leave me wanting book two it was a setup for the series that didn’t act like a setup. Now I’m just talking circles, so I’ll wrap it up!

The Nutshell: If you’ve been into the mythology scene lately then Sweet Venom is definitely for you and if you haven’t checked out any Greek mythology-based books then it’s a great place to start! There’s monster butt-kicking, cute guys, and an awesome story you don’t want to miss!

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