Darling Venom

Darling Venom

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  • Author：Parker S. Huntington
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Summary

My first love ended in tragedy。
My second began with his brother。

From Wall Street Journal bestseller Parker S。 Huntington comes a broken love story laced with angst and forbidden romance。


I wasn’t supposed to be on that roof on Valentine’s Day。

Neither was Kellan Marchetti， the school’s designated freak。

We met on the verge of ending our lives。

Somehow， the tattered strings of our tragedies tangled and tightened into an unlikely bond。

We decided not to take the plunge and agreed to check on each other every Valentine’s Day until school ended。

Same time。

One roof。

Two restless souls。

We kept our promise for three years。

On the fourth， Kellan made a decision， and I was left to deal with the consequences。

Just when I thought our story ended， another one began。

They say all love stories look the same and taste different。

Mine was venomous， disgraceful， and written in scarlet scars。

My name is Charlotte Richards， but you can call me Venom。

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Reviews

Sue ，

I absolutely loved this book even when it had me in tears because of the very heavy subject matter。 That being said， it was one of the best books I have read this year。。。and I read a lot of books。 If you want to tear your heart out and laugh really hard at times as well， then this is the book for you。 I am keeping this review deliberately short because the story itself was so unique， I don't want to spoil a thing。 Go into it blind like I did and enjoy。 ***** 5 ***** "nothing is ever what it seem I absolutely loved this book even when it had me in tears because of the very heavy subject matter。 That being said， it was one of the best books I have read this year。。。and I read a lot of books。 If you want to tear your heart out and laugh really hard at times as well， then this is the book for you。 I am keeping this review deliberately short because the story itself was so unique， I don't want to spoil a thing。 Go into it blind like I did and enjoy。 ***** 5 ***** "nothing is ever what it seems to be" stars 。。。more

JT ，

EmotionalThis book has so many issues and you get sucked right into them from the get go。 While they are deep， you feel them， cry with them， die with them and still it doesn’t leave you drained of feeling at the end。 The future is bright。 One of the best books I’ve read on this topic。 Highly recommend。

darkenedspirit ，

bro i finished this book so quickly and cried so many times

Elizabeth T ，

I really really wanted to give this 5 stars。 But 3。5 stars it is。 I cried sooo much at Leah and Charlotte’s sibling development it genuinely hit harder probably because I’m the oldest sibling as well。 I also cried so much everytime Kellan’s name was brought up， he was probably the character that carried the book。 I definitely have developed a huge soft spot for him because his deep love for Charlotte is just genuinely so endearing。 Meanwhile， Tate and charlottes romance just didn’t entertain me I really really wanted to give this 5 stars。 But 3。5 stars it is。 I cried sooo much at Leah and Charlotte’s sibling development it genuinely hit harder probably because I’m the oldest sibling as well。 I also cried so much everytime Kellan’s name was brought up， he was probably the character that carried the book。 I definitely have developed a huge soft spot for him because his deep love for Charlotte is just genuinely so endearing。 Meanwhile， Tate and charlottes romance just didn’t entertain me very much which is so shocking since I USUALLY LOVE THE MAIN COUPLE THE MOST IN ANY BOOK。 I mean sure they had physically chemistry and their age gap is MASSIVE but like ugh I was so bored during that part for some reason。 Also because the second half of the book was a bit of a drag to read。 The first half of the book was 5 stars though but it really just kind of went downhill after that 。。。more

Cheyenne Grace ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book。。。。。。I usually don't read contemporary romance because somehow authors think keeping you in 700 pages of sadness is a good plan， but for this book I will make an exception。 I was hooked from the start， the connection between Kellan and Charlotte was heart breaking and when the night happens when Kellan breaks their deal my heart plummeted。 That end of that chapter was painful to read。 The story of love， loss， grief and the aftermath of suicide was a good if albeit hard read。 I love the This book。。。。。。I usually don't read contemporary romance because somehow authors think keeping you in 700 pages of sadness is a good plan， but for this book I will make an exception。 I was hooked from the start， the connection between Kellan and Charlotte was heart breaking and when the night happens when Kellan breaks their deal my heart plummeted。 That end of that chapter was painful to read。 The story of love， loss， grief and the aftermath of suicide was a good if albeit hard read。 I love the realness of the characters and the connection you make after losing someone you love。 The added plot line of the manuscript was beautiful。 Overall I loved this book。 And I usually hate books that are this emotional。 。。。more

Kumari Rajan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is one of the best book that I have ever read。 I could have finished it in 1 or 2 day but when the last 100 pages left I just don't wanted to finishe it。 When I finished it I felt like I lost something because reading it again is not as same as reading it for the very first time。 Now I'm going to read more of Parker S。 Huntington books now。 I haven't read the synopsis before starting this book so I had no idea what will going to happen I had no idea that Kellan will gonna kill himself I sti This is one of the best book that I have ever read。 I could have finished it in 1 or 2 day but when the last 100 pages left I just don't wanted to finishe it。 When I finished it I felt like I lost something because reading it again is not as same as reading it for the very first time。 Now I'm going to read more of Parker S。 Huntington books now。 I haven't read the synopsis before starting this book so I had no idea what will going to happen I had no idea that Kellan will gonna kill himself I still don't know what's in the synopsis。 So since the beginning I was rooting for Kellan and when he actually died I was like OMG what will gonna happen。 I was not a big fan of Tate at first of course。 I think I still like Kellan more then Tate。 Anyway this book deserves all 5 stars and more。 。。。more

Barbara ，

Wow！Appsolutely loved， LOVED this book！ Yes it made me ugly cry- I couldn't put it down。 Highly recommend this book。 Wow！Appsolutely loved， LOVED this book！ Yes it made me ugly cry- I couldn't put it down。 Highly recommend this book。 。。。more

Ri ，

This book was almost sheer perfection。I live for reading。 All books are magic， some more magical than others， but this book？ Yeah， this book， is one of those special books that is what draws me to the wonderment of living in a fictional world。 I have loved everything that this author has written。 In fact， Devious Lies is one of my all-time favorite books of the thousands of books that I have read。 Yet， this book？ this book ranked even higher。I thought I had a good idea of what this book was goin This book was almost sheer perfection。I live for reading。 All books are magic， some more magical than others， but this book？ Yeah， this book， is one of those special books that is what draws me to the wonderment of living in a fictional world。 I have loved everything that this author has written。 In fact， Devious Lies is one of my all-time favorite books of the thousands of books that I have read。 Yet， this book？ this book ranked even higher。I thought I had a good idea of what this book was going to be about just based on the blurb。 In a way， the blurb was spot on。 However， it doesn't even begin to cover what this book was about。 I won't lie， I hurt reading about the connection that Kellan and Charlotte had， moreover， the reasons why they had it。 It is not something that is easily comprehended。 more often than naught， I struggle with it in fiction because it is deeply personal to me。 Trying to navigate it into something that needs to be talked about without making it shameful is hard。 Nor， should it ever be glorified or romanticized。 And somehow， the author was able to depict that in this book。 Like it or not， it is a part of our society， whether we agree with it or not。 The fact that this author was able to humanize this in a way that I felt in a plethora of ways says something。 I felt the emotions。 I came to understand what was going on in their minds。 When Charlie and Tate started talking about Kellan， my heart hurt all over again。 At times， I was almost crippled with a deep pain in my chest at watching these two characters navigate so many emotions。 At one time or another， I watched the anger， the betrayal， the sadness， the agonizing grief， the acceptance， and even the happiness or acceptance of something that was out of their control。 I am not going to lie， I felt those same emotions at Kellan and he was fictional。The author broke this book up into stages。 I needed those stages as a way to get my emotions sorted out。 Not only， in regards to the main story and connection between Tate and Charlie， but also to make sense of Kellan， Terry （Kellan and Tate's father）， and also Charlie's relationship with her sister。 This is a big book。 According to Goodreads， this book says it is only 470 pages but Amazon says it is over 700 pages。 I am going with Amazon on this one because there was A LOT of story to unpack here and it needed all of those pages。 Even being long， the book never felt like it was dragging on in。 In fact， it could have gone on for more， and I would have been happy。 I liked what was discovered at the end of the book （it sure made me question if it wasn't a significant factor in what impacted Kellan） but I do wish that it had given more insight into what the fallout of that particular bombshell had after it came out。 Yet， even with wondering the impact， I still have to say that watching Tate and Charlie navigate this maelstrom was beautiful。 I loved how the author incorporated Darling Venom into this love story and the significance of the title as a book but also in regards to the characters themselves。 I loved reading the snippets of the story as it unveiled insight into all the characters。 It made it more personable for me。 This book is one of the best of 2021。 I needed a reminder that beauty comes from ugliness。 I think we all do。 。。。more

sam ，

I loved this book so much！ When I finished it I was like 。。。。damn。 I want to read it again。 The first part of this book was so good。 Even though Kellan wasn't the main character he was essentially the catalyst for the entire story and the scenes that included Kellan were my favourites。 “This is not the beginning of something，” Kellan warned。 “If anything， it’s the end。”And whilst I still would have loved Charlie to end up with Kellan because I loved him that's not what this story was about。 I wi I loved this book so much！ When I finished it I was like 。。。。damn。 I want to read it again。 The first part of this book was so good。 Even though Kellan wasn't the main character he was essentially the catalyst for the entire story and the scenes that included Kellan were my favourites。 “This is not the beginning of something，” Kellan warned。 “If anything， it’s the end。”And whilst I still would have loved Charlie to end up with Kellan because I loved him that's not what this story was about。 I will say however there was times where I felt the story dragged on a bit with Tate and Charlie。。 but then the ending felt a little rushed and also （view spoiler）[Tate proposing on the roof where Kellan committed suicide？ Yeah no。 Aaaand I called the whole Terry stealing the book from Kellen early on so that wasn't really a twist for me。 （hide spoiler）] But I loved every single one of the characters and the story and just ughhh！ Definitely read this！ 。。。more

S （slikestoread） ，

Infinite Stars！“Grief is a side effect of love。 It lasts as long as the love lasts。 You get used to the pain until you’re reminded it’s there。 That’s how it always works。 What you need is a distraction。”“Love is expensive。 Its currency is grief。 And sometimes， it costs more than you can afford。”I’m going to be completely honest， I was so scared to read this book。 I’m not a big fan of love triangles and brothers’ being in love with the same person but this book was different。 To start off， I woul Infinite Stars！“Grief is a side effect of love。 It lasts as long as the love lasts。 You get used to the pain until you’re reminded it’s there。 That’s how it always works。 What you need is a distraction。”“Love is expensive。 Its currency is grief。 And sometimes， it costs more than you can afford。”I’m going to be completely honest， I was so scared to read this book。 I’m not a big fan of love triangles and brothers’ being in love with the same person but this book was different。 To start off， I wouldn’t call it a love triangle， you have to read it to understand。 This book was everything & I’m so happy I gave it a chance。 Look out for the triggers， it’s not an easy read but it’s worth it。 Also， this book seemed long at first but after I read it from start to finish， it was the right length。 It was beautiful in every aspect。 A penny for my thoughts？ One of the best books I've read this year， it has my whole heart。Part One destroyed me; I felt the pain， the despair， my heart broke into pieces。 The Second part gave me hope; it made me cry， it made me laugh， I felt my heart being glued back together。 The third part made me happy; I had a giddy smile on my face & I felt nostalgic。 When I was done with the book， I was reminded of why I love to read: to feel， to get lost in a story， & everything else this book made me go through。 If it’s not clear by now， I loved this book so much。 I can even begin to describe my love for Charlie， Kellan & Tate。 I loved them so much that my heart wants to burst as I write this。 Charlie was strong， was real， had flaws， & I was so happy to read about her from start to finish。 Kellan， my boy Kel， I loved you so much & I get so emotional when I think of you。 He was a genius， but most importantly he was a human being who deserved the best。 Tate， where do I start with Tate？ I was so happy that we got Tate’s POV & how the story developed。 Tate， my fav *sshole， no offense intended just trying to keep Kel’s words alive。 All three have a piece of my heart。 There would be no Tate & Charlie without Kellan。 There would be no Kellan & Charlie without Tate。 Also， I saw the hardcover of DV has Kellan’s name on the spine of the book。 This made perfect sense & it was so metaphorically beautiful。 Charlie mentioned that the most important part of the book is the spine & I felt this in every way。 Kellan was the spine of this book。Until we meet again dicks， my fav boy Kel， and my fav asshole Tate （Kel’s words not mine）。 。。。more

Hollie Reads ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 literally only giving 2 stars for Kellan。 This book started off strong and then somewhere around the 50% mark the h's personality completely changed and it was obvious the author was trying to prove her message （that we all deserve chances） through the h's dialogue-she literally became a parrot for self help quotes。 also when the H and h finally have sex-he refers to tearing her hymen like this， "I'd broken her during my exam" 🤮 You'd think an OB-GYN would know hymens stretch， they don't break a literally only giving 2 stars for Kellan。 This book started off strong and then somewhere around the 50% mark the h's personality completely changed and it was obvious the author was trying to prove her message （that we all deserve chances） through the h's dialogue-she literally became a parrot for self help quotes。 also when the H and h finally have sex-he refers to tearing her hymen like this， "I'd broken her during my exam" 🤮 You'd think an OB-GYN would know hymens stretch， they don't break and tearing your hymen or having sex doesn't mean you're broken。 WTFLastly， I will say that if someone has been addicted to drugs （the dad's character-Terry） for decades， having him repeat， "I'm not a fraud" around 7 times doesn't make him sober and completely turn his life around， the man needs therapy！ 。。。more

Nat ，

Any words I can string together to describe this book will not do it justice。 When someone asks me what my favourite books are - I’ll now include this one， without hesitation。 This story consumed the entirety of my thoughts。 I devoured the 90 chapters like a single-minded psychopath， and loved every second of it。

Lindsay ，

This book was amazing， and exactly what I need to pull me out of a slump。 One of my favorites of 2021。 A slow burn， not just for the romance， but of each characters development。 Yes， it’s a lengthy book - but I feel like to truly give each person the growth they needed， time （pages） were important。

A Joynt ，

Grief， love and moving onThis book was fantastic。 It perfectly shows how dealing with grief is different for everyone and in life there's more then two sides to every story。 Devoured this book in a day。 Fell in love with the characters and the whole world that was built。 Will be buying in physical copy to keep on my bookshelf Grief， love and moving onThis book was fantastic。 It perfectly shows how dealing with grief is different for everyone and in life there's more then two sides to every story。 Devoured this book in a day。 Fell in love with the characters and the whole world that was built。 Will be buying in physical copy to keep on my bookshelf 。。。more

Alexandra Katz ，

wow。 i devoured this book。 the writing really sucked me in and i felt like the feelings and story line was very compelling。 i was a little annoyed with how much back and forth/repetition there was between tate and charlie， but i know the authors intentions with that choice。 a very interesting take on grief。

Jess H ，

5+ stars This book is raw， bittersweet， and extraordinary。 I had not read a book this good in a while （I read on average about 13/16 books a month）。 The writing is amazing。 The GIFs are so cool！ Characters are well developed。 I was taken in this journey with them。 I hurt when they hurt and I loved when they loved。 I can’t review more without spoiling it。 This book is so worth it。 I’ll be rereading this every year。 buying the audiobook and placing a copy in my bookshelf。 My only complain is that 5+ stars This book is raw， bittersweet， and extraordinary。 I had not read a book this good in a while （I read on average about 13/16 books a month）。 The writing is amazing。 The GIFs are so cool！ Characters are well developed。 I was taken in this journey with them。 I hurt when they hurt and I loved when they loved。 I can’t review more without spoiling it。 This book is so worth it。 I’ll be rereading this every year。 buying the audiobook and placing a copy in my bookshelf。 My only complain is that I now would love to read: The Imperfections 。。。more

Samantha ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t know where to begin。 This book was absolutely incredible。 Like couldn’t put down to save my life incredible。Let’s start with the story between Charlie and Kellan。 My heart and soul went out for these 2 characters。 I wanted nothing but the best for them and it broke me when Kellan kept getting bullied and he chose not to let Charlie in。 I think he was never going to let them have a chance because he knew he was always going to do it。 This killed me to learn the truth。Then we have Tate and I don’t know where to begin。 This book was absolutely incredible。 Like couldn’t put down to save my life incredible。Let’s start with the story between Charlie and Kellan。 My heart and soul went out for these 2 characters。 I wanted nothing but the best for them and it broke me when Kellan kept getting bullied and he chose not to let Charlie in。 I think he was never going to let them have a chance because he knew he was always going to do it。 This killed me to learn the truth。Then we have Tate and Charlie’s story where my heart was screaming for them to be together。 Usually if the MC has hooked up with a significant others family in any way I’m always a little turned off and can’t look past it。 That wasn’t this case with this book。 You wanted them to end up together because it always felt right。 They needed each other in every way。 And when he finally began to accept her love， he still couldn’t admit to loving her back even though you were pleading with him that it was okay to love her because honestly how could you not！？ Everything about their story brought me happiness that they made it together。Finally， The Marchetti boys story。 We all knew Tate wasn’t a monster。 He was truly trying to do the right thing by Kellen when his father gave up。 I wish we had more insight on how Kellan felt about his story being stolen by his father。 These boys hold a place so dear to my heart now。 Honestly， every character in this book does。Song: I’ve Never Felt So Alone 。。。more

Nanci Behseresht ，

OMG！This was a Damn Good book！ So painful and heart wrenching to read at times， yet so well written。 Great characters， great story。

Jennifer ，

Gave in because of the TikTok hype and read 20% in one sitting。Book goddesses， please let this be a 5 star read 🙏

Ashlyn ，

CHECK TWS！！！loved this book。 touched on so many important topics。 I LOVE CHARLIE❤️❤️❤️❤️ i would recommend to anyone:）

Erin Skrodenis ，

Grief and suicide are tough subject matters to tackle， but with Charlie and Tate’s POV， the author does a more than commendable job。

Jada Jessup ，

Top read of 2021I’ve been reading books faithfully since the eighth grade （I’m a senior in college now）， and this is one of the most beautiful stories I have ever read。 It made smile and cry and want to work on my own mental health。 Kellan， Tate， and Charlie are three of my favorite characters。

Angela ，

Just ， wow。

Simra Muhsanat ，

This was so emotional， so heartfelt， so heartbreaking。 This book was so special in the best ways possible。 This book starts off with the prelude between charlotte and kellan who meet at a rooftop in the hope to end their lives but instead they make a pact to meet every year on this day valentines day to check up on each other。 So they do up until senior year but on the last year kellan decides to takw his life。 God damn his character pained me so much throughout the book。 Then starts the slow bu This was so emotional， so heartfelt， so heartbreaking。 This book was so special in the best ways possible。 This book starts off with the prelude between charlotte and kellan who meet at a rooftop in the hope to end their lives but instead they make a pact to meet every year on this day valentines day to check up on each other。 So they do up until senior year but on the last year kellan decides to takw his life。 God damn his character pained me so much throughout the book。 Then starts the slow burn between charlotte and tate （kellans older brother）。 Their story was beautiful filled with so much emotional。 im not sure how i felt about their rs because it felt like it lack chemistry but it didn’t。 their rs it was more based on emotions and grief and mostly revolved around kellan。 This story is mainly about grief and dealing with grief。 Ide say the romance was more of a subplot to me but still a big part。 i kid u not i cried reading every single page。 fuck knows how i read through this all。 words cannot describe this book。 if u wanna ugly cry throughout read this。 。。。more

Maheswari ，

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Darling Tatum MarchettiYou might be a soul with the less literatures lingering your memories but I will take any second to be your Charlotte Richard ， I could come with a better and hotter name for you ， but your hot ， loveable ， charming covers properly with your rough edges and your sarcasm Your the cherry on top every anti Hero I read ， I will come back to you for every tears you took out me for your unconditional love to every one dearest to you Dr Tate you’re absolutely my hi ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Darling Tatum MarchettiYou might be a soul with the less literatures lingering your memories but I will take any second to be your Charlotte Richard ， I could come with a better and hotter name for you ， but your hot ， loveable ， charming covers properly with your rough edges and your sarcasm Your the cherry on top every anti Hero I read ， I will come back to you for every tears you took out me for your unconditional love to every one dearest to you Dr Tate you’re absolutely my highlight read of the year You made me laugh so loud of this phrase :“Her name could be the Duchess of Sussex， and it still wouldn’t change the fact that you left your goddamn kid to raise your other kid。” 。。。more

Nicole Perry ，

Solid read。 Slow， slow burn romance with dark themes。

Fiona ，

THIS BOOK！！ Where do I even go from here。 This book has taken over my heart。I feel so much grief， I have ugly cried throughout the pages right alongside Charlie/Charlotte/lottie。 Why Kellen， why？This story is dark and oh so gut wrenching。 When two souls cannot see their way out of the darkness。 One survived， while the other succumbed to the demons within。This book is a tale of loss， grief， and a long， long path towards recovery。 This book is long， yet I need more。 I could continue reading about THIS BOOK！！ Where do I even go from here。 This book has taken over my heart。I feel so much grief， I have ugly cried throughout the pages right alongside Charlie/Charlotte/lottie。 Why Kellen， why？This story is dark and oh so gut wrenching。 When two souls cannot see their way out of the darkness。 One survived， while the other succumbed to the demons within。This book is a tale of loss， grief， and a long， long path towards recovery。 This book is long， yet I need more。 I could continue reading about Charlie and tate forever。I found Darling Venom when I was bored， looking for something new to read， and it has thrust itself into my top 5 books read this year。 Fantastic book， 5 huge stars。 。。。more

Angel ❥ ，

i wish the story was about Charlie & Kellan not Tate。 they had no chemistry whatsoeverCharlie got on my nerves sometimes， he clearly didn’t want to see her or hear from her at times but she just kept showing up even tho she KNEW he didn’t want to see her SMHi really liked the first half of the book but the second half was so boring & it dragged on， i kept thinking when is it gonna end。

Tina Boes ，

OMGosh！！！ I didnt think that this book would be this good！！ I actually wanted to read it for the cover。 This is definitely one of my FAVE reads for 2021。

Amy Weaver ，

20/10 recommend I absolutely fell in love with this book; Spoiler alert your going to need tissues！！！！ I don’t think I have ever given a book such a high rating but this one is well deserved， Darling Venom made me feel a whole rainbow of emotions， I seriously did not know how bad I needed this story。 It’s been a long time since a book spoke to my soul and I loved ever single page so much that I bought the paperback。 I highly recommend you go and read this book stat because I can not praise this 20/10 recommend I absolutely fell in love with this book; Spoiler alert your going to need tissues！！！！ I don’t think I have ever given a book such a high rating but this one is well deserved， Darling Venom made me feel a whole rainbow of emotions， I seriously did not know how bad I needed this story。 It’s been a long time since a book spoke to my soul and I loved ever single page so much that I bought the paperback。 I highly recommend you go and read this book stat because I can not praise this story enough。 #perfection 。。。more

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