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- Content warnings: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual trauma, Attempted murder, Violence, Graphic violence, Gore, Body horror, Death, Death of loved one, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, War, Trauma, Blood
A Drop of Venom
by Sajni Patel
Book 1 in Venom
Patel gives Medusa a South Asian mythic engine: floating temples, naga power, royal cruelty, and a tender slow burn with the boy sent to kill the monster she becomes.
goodreads 4.01/5 2,269 ratings
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Length416 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Star-crossed
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- None
- Cathartic release
- Warrior/fighter
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- Forbidden love
- Earned hope
- Reluctant hero
- Mutual pining
- Expanded empathy
- Protective love interest
- Perspective shift
Fantasy promise
- Ya fantasy
- Mythology retelling
- Temple / church / monastery
- High fantasy
- Monsters
- Mountain / highlands
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- Mythological
- Nagas / lamias
- Forest / wilderness
- Gorgons / Medusa
- Star-crossed lovers
- Gods/deities
- Monster romance
- Survival romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Lush
- Heavy
- High
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- Survivor
- South Asian MC
- Mythic
- Atmospheric
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- South Asian love interest (LI)
- Intense
- Dramatic
- Monster tamer / beast bonded
- BIPOC MC
- Angsty
- Immersive
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Cathartic
- Suspenseful
- Teen MC (under 20)
- Empowering
- Hopeful
- Revenge arc
- Survival against impossible odds
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- No one is safe
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Publisher
- Rick Riordan Presents/Disney
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book