Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Sexual assault (referenced), Drug use, Alcoholism, Death of loved one, Car accident / crash, Mental illness, Abuse, Grief, Trauma, Bullying, Violence, Toxic relationships
Ivy's Venom
by C.A. Rene
Book 1 in Whitsborough Progenies
A gut-punch of a dark romance where vengeance and desire share the same heartbeat. If you want a book that makes you ache, rage, and melt in equal measure, Ivy's Venom delivers.
goodreads 4.37/5 168 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length352 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice2/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- Cathartic release
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- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Emotional / loving
- The angst delivered
- Morally gray
- Hurt/comfort
- Rough / aggressive style
- The grovel delivered
- Anti-hero
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming style
- Redemption arc
- Possessive alpha
- He falls first
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Secretly soft
- Who did this to you
- Possessive/protective
- Push and pull
- Tension
- Redemption romance
- Rough but consensual
- Anticipation
- Mine declarations
- Touch starvation
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Claiming
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Revenge romance
- Academy / campus
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- Bully romance
- Forced proximity
- Hidden past revealed
- Who hurt you
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Raw
- Heavy
- High
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- Survivor
- Intense
- Emotional
- Angsty
- Feral/unhinged
- Atmospheric
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Gritty
- Edgy
- Dangerous
- Brooding
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Book details
- Length
- 352 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book