Venomous

Venomous
By: Christopher Krovatin

336p
Ginee Seo Books

ISBN-10: 1416924876
ISBN-13: 978-1416924876

Annotation:
High school junior Locke, must deal with his emotionally driven violent outbursts before they endanger his family and force him to lose his friends


Summary:
Locke Vinetti has been dealing with violent outbursts or as he calls it the Venom for as long as he can remember, he has become a social pariah and that suites him just fine. However, all of that changes when he becomes involved with a group of friends known as the Tarot, in which each member is represented by a tarot card. Now he is accepted by his friends (anger issues and all), and has even managed to find himself a girlfriend.

This novel is told with alternating chapters one focusing on Locke and the other on his super powered alter-ego “Blacklight”. However, once the Venom causes trouble between Locke and the rest of the Tarot, Locke must look inside himself and find a way to control his inner demons. This novel is extremely weird, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Teens will be able to relate with Locke and his alter-ego and want to see him overcome his anger. The novel does touch on the ideas of the consequence-free boozing sex and drugs, however that is not the main premise of the novel and teens will appreciate the harsh realities and realistic storyline of a teen handling and controlling his anger.