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Venomous

Christopher Krovatin

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Dec 30, 2009 Lisa rated it it was amazing

Equal parts darkness, violence, cuteness and romance. All the characters are adorable and complete messes. More F words through the whole book than I can count yet I didn't really find them gratuitous. (Not for the faint of heart though) But, I loved loved loved this book and am now a Chris Krovatin emo fangirl mom.

Be sure to take into consideration, your own personal level of sensitivity before reading this one. It's like a naked statue in the middle of a park- depending on the individual, you ...more

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Nov 21, 2009 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Did you ever think you had two sides to yourself? Not only two sides but two sides that conflict with each other - A lighter side, and a very dark, venoms side?

Venomous is like that, Locke Vinetti, the main character in Venomous is just like that – when Locke is “normal” he's a loner, sweet, caring but a loner...because Locke knows that once the venom takes control there's no stopping him.

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Mar 30, 2010 Once rated it liked it

This book is for the comic book lovers. you get a dark, emo-ish story thrown in with sides of Comic book. I also think this book will appeal to the Guys more than the Girls. The writing in a few cases had me a bit lost or I was just reading and lost some momento. There are parts very funny, I will say that. The parts that are written as a side story in a comic book form, I honestly didn't care for. There is a lot of F word thrown in the story that either can offend or not affect you at all.

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Jan 10, 2010 Michelle rated it liked it

This book was not what I was expecting. I did like it however, I have to say the strong language was very hard for me to overcome. I can deal with some swearing, but I have a hard time with the "f" word, and it is used A LOT!

The story line took me a while to get into. Locke is a troubled teen, living in New York. He has a good relationship with his mom & little brother (for the most part), but feels abandoned by his father, who left his mom and remarried, and has more kids with his new wife. Hi ...more

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