However, I expected the romance to match the mood, and that's where my expectations were met with disappointment, which is why I ended up not loving this as much as I thought I would at first. Parker S. Huntington is a dog-obsessed Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author from Orange County, California, where she learned she was allergic to rain.

Darling Venomis a story of best friends’ older brother. Of enemies to lovers. To slow burn loves. All and all, it’s a story of family, addiction, redemption, forgiveness, grief and strength. Tissues should be very close when reading this book. The story starts when Charlie (Charlotte) is a teenager and one night she meets Kellan on the roof of their school. Under any other circumstances, they two would not have spoken to each other, but that night they did. And they make a promise. Both of them hold on to that promise for three year, and in the fourth year, Kellan breaks it. Now alone, Charlie is left to deal with the consequences and wonder what happened. One day she meets Kellan’s older brother, Tate, and she begins to find some truths. Last year, I binged read all of Parker S. Huntington’s books and had an absolute delight. And ever since then I had been patiently waiting for a new release from her. When Darling Venomdropped, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I went in completely blind and with full trust of the author. I wondered how the hell I’d noticed that. Hannah got mad every time I’d failed to notice a new haircut, dress, or piece of jewelry. Everything about the act and the havoc it wreaked on people around him screamed unnecessary cruelty to me. Since I have no intention of writing a novel on this novel, I am not about to start arguing with my imaginary (for now) opponents who would want to fight my stance and defend Kellan's case by saying that he prolonged his existence only for the sake of Charlotte's safety. If she really had suicidal tendencies, his death could have easily damaged her beyond repair, considering the way he'd been feeding her with hope for a few years.Despite a tragic past, Charlie remained bright and committed to bringing light to others. She was an amazing and strong main character. And throughout the book, we see her living and thriving. I found her relationship with her older sister to be extremely sad. When they both were teenagers, they had this amazing bond, and in a flash that all changed. It was so heartbreaking to hear Charlie constantly talk about how Leah blamed her for everything. But that still didn’t stop Charlie from trying to cheer her sister up and standing by her side.

Listened to Russian metalcore that I felt deep down despite not knowing what they were saying not because he was screaming but because I don’t know the language Darling Venom” is the first stand alone novel and was released in the year 2021. Charlie’s first love ended with tragedy, while her second started with his brother. Charlie was never supposed to be up on the roof that Valentine’s Day. Neither was school designated freak, Kellan Marchetti. They met each other while on the verge of ending their lives. Somehow, the tattered strings of their tragedies tangled up and tightened into quite the unlikely bond. Deny it all you want, but you don't stalk and chase (in both sober and drunken states) after a girl as much as Tate did it just to talk about your dead brother. No other ulterior motives, none. 🌚 The way he kept excusing his inadequate behavior and used the dead brother as a pretext to see her over and over again? Where was the romance tho? I was waiting for Tate x Charlie scenes, but they maybe had like a scene together every 5th or 6th chapter.. everything in between they were working or there was drama with Terry or Leah. Even if they had scenes together all they’re talking about is KELLAN. It was Kellan Kellan Kellan Kellan and nothing else, by the time Charlie said ‘I love you’ I was ???? why? when? how?

There’s also that (1) scene that has everyone on their fours. Tate ends up (quite randomly) becoming Charlie’s OB-GYN after her boss basically made her have an OB-GYN. She became so desperate and horny when Tate told her to spread her legs [for him] to perform the pap smear, as well as deciding to take a bimanual exam because she was horny, causing her to have her hymen broken (she was a virgin). She ends up having an orgasm, groaning, moaning, all that. Tate keeps it professional (we know he didn't) and cool while Ms. Horny suddenly has jelly legs. terry marchetti 🍺 - one of the 2 redemption arcs. at first, i hated this man because he so callously ditched his son, but then i felt sorry for him as the money from his successful novel ran dry and he became a homeless alcoholic, who had to beg to stay in his oldest son's house. the more i read, the more i learned about terry, and by the end? only a person like charlie can make this awful man into someone worth forgiving. did this coward steal his son's book and publish it as his own? yes. but he helped give darling venom the finish it deserves and made kellan proud. One of her tan legs wrapped around his waist. The other extended over his shoulder. He was fully clothed in dark cigarette pants and a matching cashmere sweater that highlighted his insanely muscular physique. Four years later and Nash Prescott is no longer the help’s angry son. While Emery is no longer the town’s prized princess. At the age of twenty-two, she is broke and in need of a job. And at the age of thirty-two, he is a billionaire and yearning for revenge.