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Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas

50 reviews

booklovinmamas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I’ve had Tryst Venom Six on my TBR since it was first released back in 2021. When Penelope Douglas announced it was getting published and getting a new cover, I had to make time to sneak this book into my reading schedule. This isn’t my first bully romance from Penelope Douglas, but it is my first FF Romance from them, and I devoured it just like I’ve done with their other books. 

This book made me go through so many emotions while reading it, but I already expected it since it’s a bully romance. I also expected it since it’s a book written by Penelope Douglas, and they are always making my emotions go haywire. The bully in this book, Clay Collins, made me not like her at first because of how mean she was to Olivia ‘Liv’ Jaeger. Clay is the popular, good girl who does no wrong and gets everything she wants, while Liv is the girl on the opposite side of the track who just wants to graduate high school and leave Clay behind. I loved Liv because she dished back what Clay would do to her. Some of the scenes between Liv and Clay were brutal, though, especially when Clay’s so-called friends were involved, but Liv had her five brothers who were sometimes there to protect their sister. Liv could handle herself, though, and I loved how she wasn’t going to let the bully win. 

I may not have liked Clay Collins at first, but she started growing on me after I found out what was going on with her internally while reading her POV. She has anger issues and is still dealing with the grief of losing a loved one. You would think her parents would be there for her and notice what’s going on with her, but they are dealing with their own issues. She also felt pressured to be someone she wasn’t and she saw Liv being her true self, not caring what people thought.

I loved Liv because she was the complete opposite of Clay, who knew what she wanted in life and didn’t hide herself. She was also determined, outspoken, and a fighter. She had lost loved ones, too, but she had a great support system with her five brothers, who I can’t believe our getting their book. 

This is a slow-burn romance, so there’s a lot of angst and emotion before the two characters eventually get together, but I was on the edge of my seat with anticipation the whole time. I saw the signs of the two becoming something more, and these two were definitely meant to be together. Liv helped Clay find herself and even healed her through her grief and everything else that was happening in her life. Clay became a very likable character, especially at the end and what almost happened to Liv.  

The beginning of the book did take me some time to get through, but the second part had me hooked. I needed Clay and Liv’s happily ever after, and Penelope did a phenomenal job with their story, especially in the epilogue. 

I give this book four stars and can’t wait to read Liv’s brothers’ book. I can’t wait to read everything Penelope writes this year. =) They are one of my auto-buy authors. 

If you enjoy reading a spicy, new adult, FF Bully Romance story, then this book is a must-read. 

This book does have some challenging scenes regarding the bullying aspect, so it may not be for everyone, so I recommend checking the TW. 

Trope(s)/Element(s):
✓High School Bully Romance
✓Enemies to Lovers
✓Opposite Sides of the Track

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Suicide

lulusreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Lesbophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Bullying, Violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Classism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Death, and Cancer

becca303's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Outing, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Cancer, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Misogyny, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

chantalveronica's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

read this book in basically a day, i couldn’t stop. extremely wattpad coded but i’m a slut for a toxic enemies to lovers romance (like so toxic i’m starting to question my sanity). definitely felt like it was all over the place but in the end, i got the ending i was hoping for. i was left satisfied. anyways i will be dreaming of clay collins for the next 3 months

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Homophobia

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

It should be illegal to put an 18+ warning on a book that revolves around teenage characters. It should also be illegal to write a threesome that features two adult brothers and a teenage girl. Also this is definitely Riverdale fan fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Suicide

lydialou419's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Let me start by saying I'm a pretty big fan of Penelope Douglas. While I did thoroughly enjoy this book, I just didn’t enjoy it as much as some of her others! 

I had a really hard time empathizing with the “bully” character in this bully romance. I do think Douglas did a great job illustrating some very real conflicts certain communities face and I loved that she did that! 

Overall, it was a nice journey of self discovery. Would definitely recommend to a friend.

As always, check your trigger warnings before reading. 

Happy Reading 😮‍💨📚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Classism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Body shaming

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, Abortion, and Suicide

immyx13_tv's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death

thebookishb's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Kidnapping, Bullying, Violence, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Mental illness, and Grief

rock_gnome's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Child death, Death, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Homophobia

itscrispyy's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Miscarriage