He is cute, sweet, and has just the right amount of flirtiness with Grace so it doesn't make him seem overly pushy or sketchy. Milo would probably be the boy I would have been completely in love during high school. Plus, *SPOILER ALERT* I firmly believe that it was Nick that called to warn Gretchen at the end. I can't quite figure Nick out, which I'm sure is the point, but I can't help but want to slap Gretchen upside the head and see the subtle hints in front of her that he JUST might be helping her out with these monsters. Nick, another hilarious mystery, I say hilarious because his snarky comments and his capability to get under Gretchen's skin amused me throughout the entire story. I personally think Thane would be a great match for Greer, granted, it would be odd for him to date someone who looks identical to his stepsister, Grace. Now, to the male characters in the story: Thane, Grace's strong, silent type brother, is shrouded in mystery which provides just enough intrigue to carry a secondary plot, but doesn't overshadow the girls' discovery of their destiny and their budding relationships.

However, that is all Athena's doing, right? Anyway, this fresh take on the gorgons and their importance to mythology is so unique. I love Greek Mythology as it is, and frankly, Medusa used to scare the bejeezes out of me. It is impossible for me to choose which of the girls are my favorite, because I can relate to them all in different ways, which is another great aspect of Childs' story construction. In addition, Childs takes on the old adage of nature versus nurture, especially with Greer and Gretchen, who are on complete opposite ends on the nurturing scale based on their respective lives. Greer, Gretchen, and Grace are so different and their voices are so unique that the characterization isn't just in the description of their clothes and their actions, but in the word choice and their tone. |y .I want to go ahead and make a point to say that when an author is going to narrate a story from 3 different first person POVs, that it is imperative for the voices to be so distinct that it is impossible to blend the characters together.Ĭhilds accomplishes this perfectly in this novel. |a San Francisco (Calif.) |v Juvenile fiction. |a Medusa (Greek mythology) |v Juvenile fiction. |a Fate and fatalism |v Juvenile fiction.

|a As monsters walk the streets of San Francisco, unseen by humans, three teenaged descendants of Medusa, the once-beautiful gorgon maligned in Greek mythology, must reunite and embrace their fates.

|a New York : |b Katherine Tegen Books, |c 2011.

Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs