Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas felt inspired from her previous bully romance novels, but enhanced, which made it unbelievably addicting!
Away games, back seats, and the locker room after hours… Get ready!
CLAY
Marymount girls are good girls. We’re chaste, we’re untouched, and even if we weren’t, no one would know, because we keep our mouths shut.
Not that I have anything to share anyway. I never let guys go too far. I’m behaved.
Beautiful, smart, talented, popular, my skirt’s always pressed, and I never have a hair out of place. I own the hallways, walking tall on Monday and dropping to my knees like the good Catholic girl I am on Sunday.
That’s me. Always in control.
Or so they think. The truth is that it’s easy for me to resist them, because what I truly want, they can never be. Something soft and smooth. Someone dangerous and wild.
Unfortunately, what I want I have to hide. In the locker room after hours. In the bathroom stall between classes. In the showers after practice. My head swimming. My hand up her skirt.
For me, life is a web of secrets. No one can find out mine.
OLIVIA
I cross the tracks every day for one reason—to graduate from this school and get into the Ivy League. I’m not ashamed of where I come from, my family, or how everyone at Marymount thinks my skirts are too short and my lipstick is too red.
Clay Collins and her friends have always turned up their noses at me. The witch with her beautiful skin, clean shoes, and rich parents who torments me daily and thinks I won’t fight back.
At least not until I get her alone and find out she’s hiding so much more than just what’s underneath those pretty clothes.
The princess thinks I’ll scratch her itch. She thinks she’s still pure as long as it’s not a guy touching her.
I told her to stay on her side of town. I told her not to cross the tracks.
But one night, she did. And when I’m done with her, she’ll never be pure again.
*Tryst Six Venom is a standalone, F/F bully romance suitable for readers 18+.
I always have high expectations when I start a book by Penelope Douglas—she’s one of the queens of the Dark Romance genre and one of my favorite authors. And can I just say I missed her bully romances?
I want her, I can’t have her, and I’m angry that I can’t have her. So I take it out on her.
The characters are on opposite sides of the track. Clay is the popular girl with a wealthy family and Olivia is the outcast. Clay and Olivia hate each other with a passion. Unfortunately for Liv, she has to take everything Clay hands to her since Clay wouldn’t suffer any consequences. And let me tell you, this bullying is not for the weak. There were times my heart would break, and the words weren’t directed at me! Even then, I couldn’t stop. I gravitated towards these two characters like a moth to a flame. Their hate and tension was purely electrifying and close to combusting.
Sometimes I want to bite her until she bleeds.
Because the bullying is so brutal, this relationship is beyond toxic. There were times where I had to take a break because it was tough to read. At the same time, there’s so much to unravel in these characters, especially Clay. Despite her being the one doing the bullying, she’s truly the one suffering the most. Not only because she’s hurting the girl she may or may not be attracted to, but her family situation is sorrowful. My heart truly went to her during those vulnerable times. This book felt a little on the longer side, but at the same time, I feel like the length was needed to truly explore Clay’s character development, which was freaking wonderful!
“I can’t apologize for everything I do to hurt you, Live. Because I can’t promise I’ll stop. But I promise, I hurt every time you do.”
After meeting Liv’s brothers, I immediately messaged Penelope Douglas to see if they’d get their stories told. She really had me devoted and craving more from them! I loved just how loyal they are to each other and to Liv. The bond is a close-knit tight one that melted my heart. Plus, the mystery surrounding each brother is enough to allure anyone to the dark side. There’s a lot to unpack from these characters, so fingers-crossed it happens!
“My heart is yours. Shred it, burn it, I don’t care. I want every minute I can get.”
If you’re looking for an enemies-to-lovers sports romance with a heavy dose of bully and hate, but also an even heavier dose of steam and feelings and emotions, you have to check out Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas!
Rating: ★★★★½
Purchase: Amazon
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I have never read anything by Douglas, though I think I have one of her books. Are all her books on the darker side? This is probably too dark for me, but I am glad it was a hit for you.
I started reading this one this past weekend, but stopped near the middle because I had some other books I needed to read. I forgot about it. This reminds me I need to go back and finish it. The bullying really was awful, but I want to see how it works out for them.
I was addicted to her Bully romance series, too. This one sounds like it would be even better. Great review, Genesis!
I definitely need to read Bully!
It’s been a while since I’ve read any books by Penelope Douglas. But I loved the Bully series and this book definitely sounds really good. I’m glad you enjoyed it so much.
BTW.. love your blog! 😉
I need to read Bully!
I feel like this book came out of no where- I hadn’t heard anything about it until it released and bloggers started posting! Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m on her Facebook group and that’s how I found out about it!
I have such a love-hate relationship with bully romances. As good as this one sounds, I think it might be too extreme on the bullying side for me. So glad you loved it!
Ari was reading this one and giving me updates and she said that one of the girls was super mean and she needed breaks. This is definitely Penelope’s brand though. I’m not really into toxic relationships anymore but who knows? I might end up being in the mood for one!
She’s unbelievably mean! There’s this one scene that was so bad, I almost stopped altogether. But seeing them, especially the bully, grow and truly turn things around throughout the book was pretty great.
I’m intrigued by this, mainly because I don’t think I’ve ever read a dark romance and it sounds like this author does a great job with them.