Sweet Shadows (Sweet Venom)
This sequel to Sweet Venom (2011) begins with a bang as Greer, Gretchen, and Grace, the triplet descendants of Medusa, escape from Gretchen’s loft moments before it is engulfed in flames, shortly followed by identifying, and then losing, their best possible ally through a portal into the abyss. As the sisters struggle to maintain their previous lives while honing their mythological monster-fighting skills, they seek answers that might resolve their now topsy-turvy lives. The alternating narration maintains a quick pace, developing each girl’s story and balancing the mundane and mythic. Paranormal-romance fans searching for something with a lot of action will be pleasantly cliff-hanged by the conclusion. Grades 7-10. --Heather Booth