A review by jadelilian
Lady Venom Takes a Mistress by Kat Blackthorne

5.0

Dark, sapphic, spicy, feminist fantasy.. what more could you want in a book?
Finally, the person to fear in the night is a woman. Lady Venom rids the world of the foulest of men that try to violate her space and those under her care.
Posey comes to her by chance, trying to escape an unbearable marriage to a brutal man, she runs towards the rumours of the dark woman and snakes of the forest.
The evolution of the relationship between Lady Venom and Posey is beautiful to read from meeting, to mistress, to wives. The spice -oh the spice!- is exquisitely, tantalisingly toe curling and only adds to the story.
I highly recommend this quick read to anyone who loves their fantasy dark, spicy, sapphic and just that little bit twisted.

Multiple TWs for graphic murder, gore and sexual assault.
I received this book as part of an ARC reading, but the opinions above are entirely my own.

Merged review:

Dark, sapphic, spicy, feminist fantasy.. what more could you want in a book?
Finally, the person to fear in the night is a woman. Lady Venom rids the world of the foulest of men that try to violate her space and those under her care.
Posey comes to her by chance, trying to escape an unbearable marriage to a brutal man, she runs towards the rumours of the dark woman and snakes of the forest.
The evolution of the relationship between Lady Venom and Posey is beautiful to read from meeting, to mistress, to wives. The spice -oh the spice!- is exquisitely, tantalisingly toe curling and only adds to the story.
I highly recommend this quick read to anyone who loves their fantasy dark, spicy, sapphic and just that little bit twisted.

Multiple TWs for graphic murder, gore and sexual assault.
I received this book as part of an ARC reading, but the opinions above are entirely my own.