Tryst Six Venom

First 50% was so slowed but enjoyed the second half

i'm obsessed

(08.03.22) rr i had high expectations and it didn't disappoint

”I don't care what I look like anymore as long as I look like yours.” I will start by saying this was a surprise because I've never read a bully to lovers that is so bully. I've read some of course but this is another level of verbal abuse and hurt and I think it comes from both sides. I won't talk about whether the relationship is toxic or not because this is an adult book and at this point I expect the target audience to know this. And since the beginning, we know that this is a bully-to-love trope, so it's bound to be gray in that matter. First, I loved the characters. I think 1st person helps to understand each point of view and really get what Clay is all about. However, that doesn't excuse her and she knows this, at least. She owns her mistakes in not the most healthy way but it's something. And I also appreciated that she stopped bullying Olivia because of their relationship, which, again, doesn't excuse her but it's the least she could do to prove herself to Olivia that she really loved her. And also, I liked how, even if it is a secret relationship, they are very public about it for some reason. I've had secret relationships and I've never kissed in public even being far away from friends and family. About Liv, I think she's also a great character who stands up for herself when she needs to. Her brothers are really protective of her, but they are also how I imagine having so many brothers would be. My sisters are messy, so I expect to be much more than that, without needing to stereotype their characters. She's strong because she's in love with someone who used to bully her but she knows her place and she values herself when things start to hurt. I despised the villains in here, and the twist about Callum doesn't excuse him at all, which is something Clay also points out. That's good because he is far beyond bullying. His friends too. I first thought about giving it 4 stars because the beginning is a little slow and the 1st POV makes it hard to read it since, clearly, Clay needs therapy, and the way she sees things prove it. However, I'm biased here because I loved their relationship when I started to morph into something entirely different, and I have some excellent quotes from this book. It does deserve all the hype it has.

3.5. needless to say, they are quite special to me now.

i reread this for the 2nd time and pls this book was so good i am out of words olivia and clay are freacking baddies i love them sm pls i honestly idk what to say abt the book bc i loved it sm (ps: penelope, i need books abt liv’s brothers, pls write them, thx u) - "Liv Jaeger has been a bloody nuisance since the day I met her, but sometimes I'm not even sure what bugs me so much about her. She stays in her lane, doesn't she? But I love pushing her. I love it like nothing else." - "There's no point in denying myself any of this. I'm a bitch, but only to her, and only because it feels so good. Fuck" - "But even now, I still feel it. She's bigger than me. She glows, and I don't, and it's not like I even want to push her down and make her shrink. It's like... It's like being in her orbit, I can feel the shine, too. I feel bigger with her close." - “I hate Olivia Jaeger. I fucking hate her, and I’d happily never love anything if I could hate her my whole life.” - "I want it to be real, too. I want Clay Collins in this fucking car and to love me so much she can't stand it. Just so I won't be alone anymore." (...) "Because I don't love her and I don't like her, but I feel something about her, and whatever it is, it's strong, and I need it." - "Liv was all I had left. I wanted to hurt her, so I could matter. I live for her, an enemy I never wanted to defeat. A fight I never wanted to end." - "I don't hate you." Her murmur is barely audible. I look up, listening. "I think about you all the time," - "You're mine. You've always been mine. Whenever I want. You're my fucking girl." - "Because sometimes two wrongs make a right, Clay." "Because venom works slowly but surely and I was so tired of not fighting for my life. And because one of the ingredients in anti-venom is venom, and sometimes you need poison to counteract the poison." - ""I'm not gay,""I'm just in love with you.""I can't apologize for everything I do to hurt you, Liv.""Because I can't promise I'll stop.""But I promise," "I hurt every time you do." - ""Sometimes my feelings for you are good and sometimes they're bad" "but they're always strong, Liv. Like no one else." - ""You said you were fifteen,""We knew each other by then. I wanted you by then." "You should've been at that carnival with me" - "Liv feels good to me. Everything feels good with her, and I crave her every moment, but it's not about the sex. It's about everything that comes with it. Talking to her. Touching her. Her scent and the promise of more. The feel of how she loves my body, and how being with her and doing things that make her breathless reminds me that I feel just a little bit lonely with everyone else in my life, except her. It's about having someone to look forward to who wants your love." - "It never looks like me, the person in the mirror, the black script reads. She looks like everyone else. same clothes, the same smile, because to beat she has to compete, right? I stood in front of the mirror this morning, a mouthful of toothpaste and my hair tangled by your fingers. You sucked my lips swollen last night, and I can still smell your kisses on mu skin. The world swims, how hard I'm used by you. How all I have when you're done with me is my bones. I don't care what I look like anymore as long as I look like yours. Marked, raw, tangled, sore, and scented like you. I don't care. As long I look like yours" - "My crazy, impulsive, wild, beautiful girl. My girl." - "I didn't want Clay Collins to ever know that.." "That she has always broken my heart," "I love you." "I've only ever loved you." "My heart is yours," "Shred it, burn it, I don't care. I want every minute I can get."

4,5

THIS BOOK SO FUCKING AMAZING 10000/10. Penelope is one of my favorite authors. book is amazingly written. My love for the tryst brothers grows everyday with this book. definitely recommend for everyone!

The book was all over the place. One minute I love you the next you’re dead to me and it was a never ending cycle.

Penelope Douglas has done it again. This was amazing. I love Olivia and Clay together. Also, Penelope Douglas comes up with some of the best names for her character. Some of them, I've never heard of before.

clay and olivia are so unhinged and i love them

my original review for this book was about the fact that they have a lot of sex in this book but after rereading it, it’s not even that much?? anyway claylivia 4 life 🫶🏼 i love my best girls

4.5 / 5 stars I think we can all agree that PD loves to write bully romances, and although it's not my favorite trope because I very much disliked Bully, I liked this one. This book was very enjoyable for me, I live for dark romances and PD can deliver some pretty good ones, I believe this is the first F/F romance book that PD has ever written, and me not being a part of the lgbtqia+ community I can't really speak on how well the relationship is developed, but in my ( very sexually confused ) opinion, I thought it was nicely done, I related to Clay a lot when she starts questioning herself, and when she starts to accept a vital part in her life, not to same things but definitely something I can relate to. I hope PD writes more Queer books, I think it would be great to diversify her writing, as long as it's done respectfully and well. P.S: WE NEED MORE JAEGER SIBLINGS BOOKS, like a book for each pls

This was such an an amazing book I loved watching Clays development

Great plot great writing but I had a very hard time with the high school erotica. I wish the author made these girls older.

I have just now found out that Tryst Six Venom and Credence are both written by Penelope Douglas, which honestly explains a lot. I will say that I liked Tryst Six Venom a lot more than Credence (although I've given them both 3 stars - Credence didn't deserve 2 stars and Tryst Six Venom didn't deserve 4 stars) I started reading Tryst Six Venom because it was advertised to me as an enemies to lovers, but just as a heads up, it's one of the weirdest enemies to lovers that I've ever encountered. There is no real in between period where the two aren't enemies and aren't lovers. I would be ok with this fact if it were done well or in a way that made sense but having the two girls being mean to each other because they don't know how to express their feelings was weirdly similar to how society tells little girls that boys who pick on them just have a crush on them. It's like, yeah I guess in some situations that could be true but I'd rather not have a whole relationship built on one individual being incredibly and unjustifiably mean to another (the more I think about it, I had a similar issue with Credence, so maybe I just don't agree with Douglas' portrayal of relationships)

Al principio no quería leer este libro porque tenía mucho hype, y soy de no leer cosas así porque las termino odiando. Conforme avanzaba en los primeros caps me planteé dejarlo, no porque no me gustara, si no porque me dolía ver el tema del bullying. Ahora habiendo terminado el libros solo quiero decir que amé a Livvy, es tan preciosa y pura, que a pesar de toda la mierda que le hicieron pasar nunca se traicionó a sí misma, se mantuvo fiel y lista para sacar uñas y dientes. El amor por Clay tardó un poco en venir, porque bueno.... ERA UNA HDP. El bullying de ella a Livvy fue por lo que quise dejarlo, se me hacía bastante fuerte, hasta que comencé a entender su comportamiento. No justificarlo, solo entenderlo. Trataba de alejar a Livvy y de convencerse que la odiaba para no actuar en consecuencia de su atracción. Al final, basta decir que terminé amando a ambas. La intensidad con la que Penelope describió su relación es de locos. También me gustaron los personajes introducidos aquí, sobre todo Macon, Callum y Dallas. Ojalá Pen se anime a hacer una historia de Callum y Dallas, y de Macon; más bien, ojalá se anime a hacer una historia para todos los hermanos. Sin duda las leería.

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 feel like she took inspiration from her previous bully romance novels and enhanced it, which made Tryst Six Venom unbelievably addicting!  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.

another bully romance? i need therapy

Besides the clay and Olivia I'm really happy gigi and jefferson decided to try again Even if there's a tiny spark you should try to figure out how it means to you and I'm glad they did ...this was nice

I don’t read a whole lot of FF books but this one caught my eye. It was exactly as advertised, a bully romance. I do think that the characters went a little to far at points but the feelings and guilt that went along with those scenes definitely made up for it. Overall, it was good and I would read again.

y’all don’t understand how much i love them, clayolivia are owners of my heart!

clayolivia are for sexy people only