A review by luverbyrd
A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I enjoyed this one more than the first book. I would advise rereading the first, because I didn't and there isn't a big recap of the events just some comments sprinkled in of the past events. I did catch on and remember enough to get by.
This one felt more adventurous and in the fantasy of the world than the first book. Ning shows off her tea magic and we have more of a traveling adventure. The vivid descriptions of the dream world and the magic were great. I will never get the creepy image of "fish with human teeth" out of my head.
I think the only con I feel is that we really didn't get to know characters. They felt very surface level.
I kind of wish this could have been expanded to a trilogy and dug deeper into this world.
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