A review by angepants
A Kiss Of Venom by Beena Khan

4.0

Kiss of Venom was my first book by Beena Khan and I was absolutely enthralled throughout. A retelling of Sleeping Beauty set in New York between an FBI agent and a Russian Mafia family head, the action and angst is pretty full on! One aspect I really liked was the disconnection between the FMC Ghislaine and her daughter. As she had been in a coma for 3 years, the 1 year old daughter she knew and loved is now 4 and she struggles with giving her affection (never struggles with loving her though!) The love story between the 2 main characters is really hot and seems almost inevitable but what really pulls it all together? Little Noura, the sweetest wee girl, I just loved her moments in the story and what she brings out of the other characters. This book is dark, brutal and full of angst, but it is such a wonderful book that by the end, you just need to take a few moments and soak it all in.