Venomous

Title: __//Venomous//__ Author: **Christopher Krovatin** - American Author,musician, and currently living in New York City, He has published two novels, 2006's Heavy Metal And You and 2008's Venomous. He also wrotye for the Heavy Metal Magazine "Revolver Magazine." Genre: **Realistic Fiction** By:**Sal Longo**

For years Locke's had a horrible social life because of a problem he has with his anger; an anger he calls "**the venom**." Ever since he was eight years old and bit off a piece of a classmate's nose, he's been a loner. But, one night he goes out with his **one** friend, Randall, to meet some of Randall's other friends hanging out at Riverside Park. After being introduced to the group Locke meets the spikey blue fairy-haircut Goth girl of his dreams. And if their relationship is going to work, he knows he has to find away to control his "**venom**".

Denise rated it Shelves: [|bookaweek-2010-2011], [|realistic-fiction] The cover is what made me buy this book. I thought the muscles, grit, and spikes would appeal to some of my male students. It was laying on the table and my 18 year-old son took one look at it and proclaimed, "I'm taking this book."
 * Professional Review**

My son devoured it in 2 days and told me it was really good-one of his favorites. He's kind of a book snob, so believe me this was a high compliment.

After I finished, I asked him what he liked about it. He told me that it is the The cover is what made me buy this book. I thought the muscles, grit, and spikes would appeal to some of my male students. It was laying on the table and my 18 year-old son took one look at it and proclaimed, "I'm taking this book."

My son devoured it in 2 days and told me it was really good-one of his favorites. He's kind of a book snob, so believe me this was a high compliment.

After I finished, I asked him what he liked about it. He told me that it is the most realistic book about teenagers that he's ever read. He remarked that people "try" to write about teenagers, but few can. Krovatin, according to him, got it right.

I have to agree. There is something special about this book. Like a bite from a rattlesnake, Venomous strikes quickly. The characters seem to leap off the page and wedge themselves firmly into your existence. The story gets into your blood and just takes over.

Reading becomes painful as characters' words, thoughts, and actions take hold. The heartbeat quickens as the venom spreads from Locke, to Lon, to Renee, to Casey and back again.

Relief comes slowly to the reader, if at all. Can anyone ever be the same after such a bite? I would argue that everyone who experiences it will be changed in some way.

In this case you can judge a book by its cover. It looks provocative and frightening--and it is. There is plenty of sex, language, and violence. What makes it special though, are the parts in-between. The anti-venom is what keeps you going.

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