#a drop of venom

[startledstoat]

Watching Rick's interview rn with Sajni Patel rn and when I tell you I RAN to grab my laptop and look up Medusa with the head of Perseus by Luciano Garbati and I'm immediately in awe

I could go on about this already for thousands of words holy shit I can't believe I didn't already know about this.

The way that she's holding his head low and her shoulders are so tense and her face is so tired and full of sorrow??? gods I gotta collect my thoughts and come back with another post later

[safirefire]

From the author of one of my favorite romcoms (The Trouble With Hating You) comes a new book in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint: A Drop of Venom

link to book and full summary from images above

The Aru Shah series was fun and I’m excited for this now. It is a Perseus and Medusa retelling set in India. Also Manisha is giving strong Liya Thakkar vibes and I’m here for it. TW for assault.

[flightfoot]

My library just got this

Have you read it yet?

I'm a bit nervous because sexual assault is a heva topic and easy to screw up

Also not fond when people act like there's only one Medusa origin story even though there are multiple

Oooh no, I didn't realize it was out yet! I'll have to see whether my library has it.

[sleep-can-wait]

This looks so fucking cool, I'm dying to read this now

[gabibookworm]

This is an Indian YA Medusa retelling about a priestess who is attacked and thrown into a pit of vipers. She transforms and is given the power to protect herself and other girls from terrible men

This is definitely a book where you need to check the content warnings. There is quite a bit of violence towards women and girls in this book and I thought it was a great story about survival and revenge

Shout out to the artist Khadijah Khatib for this absolutely gorgeous cover! I can’t wait to see the cover for the sequel!

[qualitymoonsuit]

I just got 4 new books in the mail. They are called Star Wars: The High Republic: Defy the Storm, by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland; What Have We Here: Portraits of a Life, by Billy Dee Williams; A Drop of Venom, by Sajni Patel and Winston Chu vs the Wingmeisters.

[hpldreads]

Teen books for fans of Epic: The Musical.

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

A Drop of Venom by Saijni Patel

Icarus by K. Ancrum

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Bull by David Elliott

[christine-k-collins-editing]

Read the Persephone myth like never before in this companion to A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel, where Greek mythology meets Indian lore.

Gods are made, not born.

Before Manisha, the youngest of three sisters, was sent to hide on the floating mountain, her eldest sister, Eshani, made a deal with the shades. In order to save her people in the midst of a tragic war, she exchanged her life for theirs. Now, years later, the shades claim their due, dragging Eshani into the Nightmare Realm where she must find the Gatekeeper to fulfill her end of the bargain.

Nothing is as it seems in a land filled with ravenous monsters, ghoulish residents, and a river full of the dead. But most terrifying of all is the Shadow King, who intends to use Eshani to obtain immortality. As it turns out, Eshani—nicknamed “little goddess of spring”—is the key to fulfilling the Nightmare Realm’s prophecy. There’s only one person who can help Eshani escape, and he has his own problems.

Hiran has spent most of his life hiding, but destiny beckons, and he can no longer resist the call of the realm. But how can a stowaway, long thought to be dead, save an entire world?

Nothing will stop the Nightmare Realm from getting what it wants. Except maybe a king in the making and a goddess rising.

Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a hit series on Disney+.

[ineachretelling]

A retelling of the Perseus and Medusa myth set in India in which a naga comes into her power after being assaulted, while the love of her life is being forced to hunt her down? Is it any wonder that this description made us seek out our very first Advanced Reader Copy to review for this podcast?  So... why do Shami and I have such complicated feelings about this book? Join us as we discuss how what was once considered a monster has been reclaimed as a symbol of strength for those who have been harmed, how difficult it can be to write a believable romance, and how even the most incredible and important story ideas can still fall victim to pacing.

[joybeantown]

Character ever

[purpleskelet0n]

Venom 3 trailer was pretty cool :3

[mike-milkyway]

Happy pride month to specifically these queer people.

Pride to everyone else, obviously, but specially them.

[safirefire]

Also that one soldier that tried to assault a young girl getting punched in the crotch by Dev and then Pratyush never bothering to learn his name and calling him crotch-punch guy for the rest of the book was incredible

[hondafuckingodyssey]

Gays being dramatic in vans

[twylatistic]

NECROKOOOO🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

I think a Necroko anime would be the coolest thing ever we got a suicide squad isekai plzzzzz give me a lesbian venom sillygoofy anime if Sony doesn’t do it im going to do it myself i swear Necroko you will meet justice necrokonecrokonecroko

[yourslimeybuddy]

art dump numero dos: ghost in the machine brainrot

yes i inserted my little slime guy into the chapter scenes. why? its funny

youve alreayd seen this shit liek 8000 times in discord but GET READY FOR TUMBLR CUZ I GOT CATCHIGN UP TO DO @venomous-qwille