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Sweet Venom (Medusa Girls #1)
by
Tera Lynn Childs (Goodreads Author)
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...more
Gretchen is tired of monsters pulling her out into the wee hours, especially on...more
Hardcover, 345 pages
Published
September 4th 2012
by HarperCollins Publishers
(first published September 6th 2011)
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Yes!! I'm lucky to have read it early!! Wonderful!!! Can't wait for the next book!
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Nov 02, 2011
Jessica
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I want to go ahead and make a point to say that when an author is going to narrate a story from 3 different first person POVs, that it is imperative for the voices to be so distinct that it is impossible to blend the characters together.
Childs accomplishes this perfectly in this novel. Greer, Gretchen, and Grace are so different and their voices are so unique that the characterization isn't just in the description of their clothes and their actions, but in the word choice and their tone. In add...more
Childs accomplishes this perfectly in this novel. Greer, Gretchen, and Grace are so different and their voices are so unique that the characterization isn't just in the description of their clothes and their actions, but in the word choice and their tone. In add...more
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Grace is a shy, sweet girl who can't stand up for herself.
Gretchen is a tough, specially trained monster hunter who takes crap from no one.
They look just like each other.
When these two meet, their lives will never be the same, as Grace discovers she's a descendent from the Greek Gorgon Medusa and her destiny is to protect the world from monsters. Gretchen takes up the job of teaching her the ropes, while trying not to think about her own mentor who has been missing for several weeks now.
Grace a...more
Gretchen is a tough, specially trained monster hunter who takes crap from no one.
They look just like each other.
When these two meet, their lives will never be the same, as Grace discovers she's a descendent from the Greek Gorgon Medusa and her destiny is to protect the world from monsters. Gretchen takes up the job of teaching her the ropes, while trying not to think about her own mentor who has been missing for several weeks now.
Grace a...more
I knew I wanted to read this book because I'm a HUGE Greek mythology junkie, but I didn't expect to love it this much!
Tera Lynn Childs took a well-known myth about a seemingly villainous girl with snakes for hair and turned it into something golden! Sweet Venom was well-written, well-crafted, and well-everything else. I had a blast reading this original portrayal of Medusa and cool mythological beasties.
You'd think it'd be hard to tell the triplets apart since their names were so similar, but it...more
Tera Lynn Childs took a well-known myth about a seemingly villainous girl with snakes for hair and turned it into something golden! Sweet Venom was well-written, well-crafted, and well-everything else. I had a blast reading this original portrayal of Medusa and cool mythological beasties.
You'd think it'd be hard to tell the triplets apart since their names were so similar, but it...more
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Sweet Venom was everything I expected it to be fast paced and action packed with just the right amount of hot boys and great storytelling! She also set it in San Francisco a place I am very familiar with and also mentions a place close to my hometown Orangevale which is pretty cool.
This story is told from three perspectives and while my favorite parts were Gretchen’s I grew to like Grace and Greer by the end of the book. Gretchen is a hard as nails girl whose main mission is sending these beasts...more
This story is told from three perspectives and while my favorite parts were Gretchen’s I grew to like Grace and Greer by the end of the book. Gretchen is a hard as nails girl whose main mission is sending these beasts...more
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LOVED this book. It's sweet, sassy, and incredibly adventurous. Review to come.
eh. it was okay. I really liked the dry wit and humor, but it was just WAY too talky. There was an explanation for EVERYTHING. I just would've really liked to have figured out a few things for myself. The whole show-not-tell thing. Also, i was expecting it to be a more action-y flick, similar to a medusa Percy Jackson, but it ended up to be SO much Drama! one of the characters wasn't even introduced until half way through the book. One of the MAIN characters. Seriously? However, the one thing th...more
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Sweet Venom was one of those books where you kind of hated it, but at the same time you just couldn't get enough of it. While I kept turning the pages in a frenzy to find out what happened to Gretchen, Grace, and Greer, I felt at the same time this insistent need to strangle these girls.
Gretchen was my favorite of the three girls. She had a certain fire about her and her demeanor was just awesome. She didn't let anything get i...more
Sweet Venom was one of those books where you kind of hated it, but at the same time you just couldn't get enough of it. While I kept turning the pages in a frenzy to find out what happened to Gretchen, Grace, and Greer, I felt at the same time this insistent need to strangle these girls.
Gretchen was my favorite of the three girls. She had a certain fire about her and her demeanor was just awesome. She didn't let anything get i...more
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Sweet Venom, a story about the decedents of Medusa
will make you wish you had a pair of your own sharp, venomous fangs. When you read about how Gretchen slays the mythological monsters in Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs, Grace digitizes the bestiary of supernatural baddies, and Greer finds her fangs for the first time, you will be hooked on this three part series. It takes place in modern day Sa...more
Sweet Venom, a story about the decedents of Medusa
will make you wish you had a pair of your own sharp, venomous fangs. When you read about how Gretchen slays the mythological monsters in Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs, Grace digitizes the bestiary of supernatural baddies, and Greer finds her fangs for the first time, you will be hooked on this three part series. It takes place in modern day Sa...more
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I absolutely love Tera's YA books! Each one has a rich mythology and a romance that leaves me wanting more. Sweet Venom is another one of her must read books. Sweet Venom has a refreshing, unique Greek mythology with a trio of butt kicking, strong, realistically written teen sisters whom are also descendants of Medusa. I know I've said this many times before, but I absolutely love it when the story's protagonist (in this case there are three) is strong willed, can kick butt, knows when to ask fo...more
2.5 out of 5 stars
One shouldn’t really judge a book by its cover but I thought the sleek style of SWEET VENOM was attention-grabbing. When I read the description, I was even more intrigued. It seemed to speak of shocks and surprises, interesting details and battles. Perhaps in reading the summary while looking at the cover, I was too confused and created expectations in my mind of what I would read and what I would enjoy from the book.
Here’s what it is:
SWEET VENOM tells the story of three girls...more
One shouldn’t really judge a book by its cover but I thought the sleek style of SWEET VENOM was attention-grabbing. When I read the description, I was even more intrigued. It seemed to speak of shocks and surprises, interesting details and battles. Perhaps in reading the summary while looking at the cover, I was too confused and created expectations in my mind of what I would read and what I would enjoy from the book.
Here’s what it is:
SWEET VENOM tells the story of three girls...more
3.5 stars!
I've been a huge fan of Tera Lynn Childs' work ever since I read her other series - Fins, so it was a given that I'd read more books from her because she's a great storyteller.
Sweet Venom is fast paced, intriguing and likable read. While reading it, I kept picturing the TV show Charmed because there are a few similarities; 3 sisters, fighting demon's in San Francisco and they all have their first names start with the same letter - but hey, that is not a bad thing, it's pretty awesome...more
I've been a huge fan of Tera Lynn Childs' work ever since I read her other series - Fins, so it was a given that I'd read more books from her because she's a great storyteller.
Sweet Venom is fast paced, intriguing and likable read. While reading it, I kept picturing the TV show Charmed because there are a few similarities; 3 sisters, fighting demon's in San Francisco and they all have their first names start with the same letter - but hey, that is not a bad thing, it's pretty awesome...more
I think this a very good teen read! I found it charming and exciting. The protagonists are all lovable and believable, except for the monsters of course. It moves at a good pace, the dialogue is smart and funny, and the plot twists keep coming. It isn't exactly a new and different story if you've been reading a lot of these these types of books, but for the audience it is intended - teen readers of paranormal romance, it is well written and the huntress heroines will certainly have you worrying...more
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That was awesome! Not sure where I got this one, it was on my Kindle and I picked it up the other night. Finished in two just because I'm trying to be better about not staying up all night. I know, probably won't stick, but hey, I'm trying.
This book? It's like Buffy meets Percy Jackson. Medusa was one of three Gorgon sisters who guarded the gate that kept mythological monsters and hybrids on their side, protecting humans from having their lives sucked away. Since Medusa's death, there have been...more
This book? It's like Buffy meets Percy Jackson. Medusa was one of three Gorgon sisters who guarded the gate that kept mythological monsters and hybrids on their side, protecting humans from having their lives sucked away. Since Medusa's death, there have been...more
This book bring Greek mythology to the modern age. However, it is not really like Percy Jackson at all. I'm happy with that since I was worried that it would be. I also like the idea of taking a Greek villain, like Medusa, and giving her a new story line. I always love an old tale turned upside down. Not that we hear or know much about Medusa in this novel. It is about her progeny and their duty to protect man from Greek monsters. The novel follows the magic of three type lore and has three desc...more
So, it turns out that the story of Medusa has been somewhat skewed, both by time and by Athena. She wasn't as bad as the myths would have you believe. And ever since her death, there have been three girls in every generation that have to make sure that any beasties that get through the Seal, are returned to the other side.
Gretchen has been training to slay demons for four years. Adopted young, her family was one she was happy to leave when she was twelve. While living on the streets, a woman ap...more
Gretchen has been training to slay demons for four years. Adopted young, her family was one she was happy to leave when she was twelve. While living on the streets, a woman ap...more
Many generations after Medusa and the Greek gods are long thought of as only myths, one girl discovers that she is a descendent and destined to hunt the monsters that slip through a crack between realms every evening. She was adopted as a child and ran away from her abusive and druggie parents when a young teen. She is mentored and becomes the huntress she was meant to be. Then she discovers that she has an identical twin sister who was adopted by a nice couple, who also adopted a young boy. The...more
Disclaimer: I love Greek mythology. Despite its prevalence in YA, I’m not remotely sick of it. So I came into SWEET VENOM pretty darn excited to meet the descendants of Medusa, the totally misunderstood, snake-haired Gorgon I always liked.
The book is split between three voices: Gretchen, Grace, and Greer, sixteen-year-old monster huntresses with a lot of baggage and a great destiny. The girls are identical triplets who were separated and have no idea what their ancestry is, let alone that they’...more
The book is split between three voices: Gretchen, Grace, and Greer, sixteen-year-old monster huntresses with a lot of baggage and a great destiny. The girls are identical triplets who were separated and have no idea what their ancestry is, let alone that they’...more
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This book did it's job quite well in regards to the front cover. I was standing in a queue in Smiths, waiting to buy phone credit, when I spotted the book. Instead of leaving the line, I asked my sister to bring it over to me. She did and I read the blurb, then decided to buy it.
Grace, Gretchen and Greer are all very different characters, unique in their own right. I found the entire concept absolutely fascinating, but I did get confused with the constant switc...more
This book did it's job quite well in regards to the front cover. I was standing in a queue in Smiths, waiting to buy phone credit, when I spotted the book. Instead of leaving the line, I asked my sister to bring it over to me. She did and I read the blurb, then decided to buy it.
Grace, Gretchen and Greer are all very different characters, unique in their own right. I found the entire concept absolutely fascinating, but I did get confused with the constant switc...more
Oct 13, 2012
Theresa Jones
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Well… I have heard of Tera Lynn Childs' mermaid books (Forgive my Fins and Fins are Forever), but still haven’t read them. So, when I saw this one on a Kindle freebie list, I snatched it up.
The story follows three sisters, triplets, who are descendents of the Gorgon Medusa… however, they didn’t know about it at first. Their duty is to save the human world from “beasties” and send them back to their realm. Along the way, they have to figure out not only how to be “Huntresses” but also sisters…
Whe...more
The story follows three sisters, triplets, who are descendents of the Gorgon Medusa… however, they didn’t know about it at first. Their duty is to save the human world from “beasties” and send them back to their realm. Along the way, they have to figure out not only how to be “Huntresses” but also sisters…
Whe...more
Gretchen has been fighting monsters for years and until now, she believed she was the only huntress. You can imagine her surprise when she stumbles across a girl who looks just like her at an all ages club in San Fransisco. She's no longer the only descendant of Medusa and they share a destiny, one that will force them to work together.
So, that was me trying to be vague and not give too much away; but to be honest, I'm sure you'll catch on to everything pretty quickly if you decide to read Swee...more
So, that was me trying to be vague and not give too much away; but to be honest, I'm sure you'll catch on to everything pretty quickly if you decide to read Swee...more
Sweet Venom is the story of three triplets reunited. It would be a boring, sappy book if not for the fact that THEY MUST KILL MONSTERS!!! Grace, Gretchen, and Greer are descendants of the gorgon Medusa. Medusa never really was evil, she was the one who kept the monsters dead. Now the triplets must do that job for her in present day.
Gretchen: Gretchen grew up killing monsters. She never expects to find a girl who looks exactly like her show up in a club where she is fighting a monster.
Grace: Grac...more
Gretchen: Gretchen grew up killing monsters. She never expects to find a girl who looks exactly like her show up in a club where she is fighting a monster.
Grace: Grac...more
I'm a big fan of Tera Lynn Child's writing. Her characters are always so youthful and fun! Yet Sweet Venom just didn't do it for me. I was disappointed. While the characters were still fun, young and witty, I found myself getting lost in the different points of view, and getting bored in the story.
To be blunt, I've never sought books with points of view that swap in first person. It bugs me, and half the time I find the characters blending into one voice. For me to enjoy multiple first person na...more
To be blunt, I've never sought books with points of view that swap in first person. It bugs me, and half the time I find the characters blending into one voice. For me to enjoy multiple first person na...more
I read Tera Lynn Child's Forgive My Fins a while back and really enjoyed it. Yes, it was "junior chick lit," and yes, it adapted a well-known and well-loved legend, that of the mer-people, something others had done before her, but it sparkled. Unfortunately, Sweet Venom did not have the same spark for me.
The story line here is about three sisters, triplet descendents of medusa whose job it is to defend humanity against pesky mythical monsters that keep escaping from the underworld. There's Gretc...more
The story line here is about three sisters, triplet descendents of medusa whose job it is to defend humanity against pesky mythical monsters that keep escaping from the underworld. There's Gretc...more
This book was a whole lot better than I thought it would be. It had good actions, some really strong characterization, and it was surprisingly clean. A little cutesy at times, yes. Some motives needed re-editing, like when Greer decides to join the trio. I felt her long debate should've been cut down and summarized into one strong statement. But that's really all that comes to me, besides the total irrelevance of the cover to the book. Seriously, the only thing I can see connecting the two is th...more
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Un libro mas para mi colección de lecturas con temas mitológicos... Y es que yo AMO la mitología griega, y en este libro le dieron un giro bastante inesperado; ya que todos sabemos que Medusa era un ser horrible, con cabellos de serpientes y una mirada que podía convertirte en piedra, y que al final fue derrotada por el gran y maravilloso héroe Perseo... Pero que tal si eso es lo que los dioses le hicieron creer a todos.
Me encanta que la autora halla elegido a Med...more
Un libro mas para mi colección de lecturas con temas mitológicos... Y es que yo AMO la mitología griega, y en este libro le dieron un giro bastante inesperado; ya que todos sabemos que Medusa era un ser horrible, con cabellos de serpientes y una mirada que podía convertirte en piedra, y que al final fue derrotada por el gran y maravilloso héroe Perseo... Pero que tal si eso es lo que los dioses le hicieron creer a todos.
Me encanta que la autora halla elegido a Med...more
Another teen fantasy based on Greek Mythology, with a Buffy-esque feel. Grace moves to San Francisco, starts at a new private school, and discovers she has a twin and that there are mythological monsters running around that only she and her twin can see. Why? Because she's a descendent of Medusa, and it is her destiny to protect the world from the monsters. Except, something weird is going on, and there are way more monsters getting loose than usual.
Yawn...
Sorry, sorry, this book isn't really t...more
Yawn...
Sorry, sorry, this book isn't really t...more
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I loved this book! It was original and the writing style was great. I have a weakness for Greek and Roman mythology, so I couldn't help myself when I saw it on the shelf at Barnes and Noble. The only thing that worried me at first was, with there being three main characters (that are triplets), that Grace, Gretchen, and Greer would be carbon copies of each other and I wouldn't be able to keep track. Despite my reservations, I snatched the book from the shelf and brought it home. It was a great d...more
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OMG....This book totally blew my mind when I saw this book I didn't have that much expectations but hell no I was wrong. This book is soo good I reread it a few times.
Plot= Three sisters are the descendant of Medusa and on a quest to close the gap between two realms. All three of them has different abilities and if this didn't capture your attention guess what? They are triplets they look all alike but each with a different personality. This book has a lot of amazing fight scenes that leaves you...more
Plot= Three sisters are the descendant of Medusa and on a quest to close the gap between two realms. All three of them has different abilities and if this didn't capture your attention guess what? They are triplets they look all alike but each with a different personality. This book has a lot of amazing fight scenes that leaves you...more
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Tera Lynn Childs is the award-winning author of the mythology-based OH. MY. GODS. and GODDESS BOOT CAMP, the mermaid tales FORGIVE MY FINS, FINS ARE FOREVER, and JUST FOR FINS (July 3rd, 2012), and a new trilogy about monster-hunting descendants of Medusa beginning with SWEET VENOM and SWEET SHADOWS (September 4, 2012). Tera lives nowhere in particular and spends her time writing wherever she can...more
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