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 for help, and has a strong sense of who they are. I think that sense of being grounded and secure with who they are is such a huge quality to have in a YA book.

I loved the twist on the sisters, how they met and the fact that they hail from an incredible mythological character, which also blesses them with a lot of abilities to fight the creatures they come in contact with. Gretchen, Grace and Greer are all identical in their looks, but these three have had three completely different childhoods and I liked how they molded their characters. Gretchen is the one whom I admired the most. She's got this fierce attitude, has been taught in the arts of fighting, and has been prepared for what's about to happen. Grace on the other hand comes from a normal family, has a over protective older brother, and is just an all around fun character to get to know. Greer is a little bit more reserved on what she's about to learn. She's introduced close to the end of the story, and I'm excited to get to know her more as the series continues.

Along with each sister is a fabulous love interest that kept me hooked. Tera does such a great job at stringing me along with her character chemistry and the "are they going to kiss yet" scenes. I loved Nick and Gretchen! Their scenes either made me smirk or laugh out loud. Nick is fabulous and I love that he's totally undeterred by Gretchen and her attitude towards, which is for a good reason. Than there's Milo, Grace's brother's friend and surfer boy Kyle who's Greer's boyfriend.

Aside from well written characters, is an amazing mythological world that exists in the middle of the human world. Tera's world building and her explantations on how the girls are able to see these creatures and how they are descendants of Medusa is fascinating and intriguing. It's believable and I loved the spin she has on her Greek mythology. Sweet Venom is a well written book that sets the series up for a lot more action, twists, romance and leaves me wanting a whole lot more!

This book has everything I enjoy in a YA book. It's action packed, it has relatable characters, romance and makes me want to go beg her publisher to please release the sequel before next year. Not that I would really ask that.... I highly recommend picking this book up. Sweet Venom is a clean cut, fun, fast paced read that fans of Tera's will really enjoy. I'd recommend this to readers 12 years old & up.