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A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel
5.0
medium-paced

DESERVES MORE ATTENTION.

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Ahhhhh, this was so good and I need more people to read this please!!!

If you love:
– Medusa retellings
– A fierce heroine
– Indian mythology
– Feminist rage
– A soft monster slayer MMC

Then this might be for you. Oh my gosh I was committed very early on and did not want to stop listening to this book. I loved the combination of all the things I mentioned above and how they wove together to create this story. It is a hard read and a needed read. I loved the resilience of Manisha. Her strength and quest for vengeance and finding her family again leads her to help many and know her power too.

And Pratyush?? I LOVED HIM. He made me totally roll with the insta-love because that man fell hard. And the way he handled multiple situations had me falling in love with him myself. I loved seeing Pratyush and Manisha’s paths align and realize that they are on the same side.

This felt like a closed story line, yet maybe open to more of the world? I’m not quite sure. I was satisfied where this ended, but would absolutely read another book in this series. It was empowering and thought provoking and tackled many issues in a way that captured my heart.

Overall audience notes:
- YA Fantasy
- Language: low
- Romance: kisses
- Violence: high
- Trigger/Content Warnings: rape discussed throughout (and on page, brief and not explicit but you do know what is happening), blood and gore, body horror and mutilation