Definitely an upper high school book. A lot of swearing, underage drinking, sexual situations. Still, many of the interactions between characters are laugh out loud funny. The author does a good job of putting you inside Locke's head, showing you up close what sets off his violent episodes and how he deals with their aftermath. ( )

Reviewed by Steph for TeensReadToo.com

Locke Vinetti has anger issues. Except these are not just regular anger issues. He's plagued by the venom: a monster-like character that takes over whenever something gets him angry. When the venom releases its power there's no stopping Locke. Locke tries to control the venom, but he simply can't.

Then Locke meets some new friends and the girl of his dreams, Renee. She is able to control this beast inside Locke by just simply being around him. But nothing this good can last for long.

Soon, the venom starts to come between Locke and Renee, and now Locke is more afraid than ever that he'll lose control and hurt someone he loves.

Krovatin writes an interesting tale about a teenage boy trying to overcome a monster within himself. The author creates a world that any reader can delve into, and he also captures the personality of Locke perfectly, to create both sympathy and loathing for the main character.

VENOUMOUS is a good read for any teenager trying to overcome the bad pats of themselves, the monsters that lurk within. ( )

a great book about the drama of being a teen and going threw divorce. there are lots of fighting and friendship..the main charachter locke has an anger problem,which he calls the menom and latter in the story he meets casey who also has the same problem but he calls it the black so at any second these to could clash and beat eachotheres face in or somebody elses ( )

Teen's anger poisons everything he touches. He thinks it is a force beyond his control, until the girl he loves, him mother and brother convince him to try. ( )