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Venin Abyss
Orphaned at three, Adrien Reed lives his adult life mostly as an outcast. He has an exciting hope for a future with the love of his life, but an accident leaves him inches from death. Adrien soon finds out that his life will never be the same, as a mysterious man with hidden motives turns him into a creature of the night. He is plunged into a world of power, secrecy, violence and death. However, a greater threat emerges that Adrien could have never anticipated. He enters into an epic battle to not only ensure his survival, but also the survival of those he loves most.
337 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 27, 2019
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September 5, 2020
No creo que haga reseña de este libro en el blog o sí, no lo sé.
Fue interesante leerlo porque, en realidad, fue como ver la serie que hubo en su momento en Youtube, la cual no recomiendo que la vean porque está incompleta. De hecho esto ultimo fue lo que provocó que terminara leyendo la novela.
No está mal pero, literalmente, es volver a ver la serie. Las escenas son exactamente las que nos encontramos en el audiovisual, por lo que supongo que la autora usó mucho de sus guiones y lo intentó adaptar a una novela. Y esto lo digo porque las acciones parecen acotaciones de un guión, todo está descrito como un guión literario pero en formato novela (?) No sé si lo estoy describiendo de manera correcta. Sin embargo, hay algunas cosas de la historia que cambiaron, como que Adrien es chelista y se agregaron a un par de personajes que... Bueno tienen que ver con algunos de los cambios mayores que explico a continuación.
Estos cambios son... curiosos y sinceramente no tengo idea de su razón de ser. Quizás es por la religión que tiene la autora, lo cual no está mal (cada uno sus ideas); pero para mí estuvo un poco de más, ya que hasta había muchas referencias cristianas (?). Incluso cada capítulo inicia con pasajes del antiguo y nuevo testamento (no estoy completamente segura)...
Y, como dije, no está mal ver esto en un libro de vampiros. Las religiones son una contraste que suelen utilizar con este tipo de personajes debido a sus conflictos con la moral, la inmortalidad, la mortalidad, la típica pregunta de "¿para qué existo y soy como soy?" y "¿qué pasa luego de que morimos?". Aunque todo esto es un poco cliché a estas alturas.
El problema es que esto no fue algo que se abordara en la serie de Youtube en primer lugar, así que fue muy extraño ver tal exposición de estos temas en la novela.
Además, francamente yo no soy fan de los libros que toman temas religiosos y los disfrazan de otra cosa para dar una lección a los lectores a tal punto de que la trama termina dejada de lado.
Otro de los cambios es que podemos conocer un poquito mejor a algunos de los personajes que en la serie solo aparecieron una o dos veces.Podemos conocer un poquito su trasfondo y aparecen más tiempo, pero no hay mucho más.
Respecto al final... me quedé igual que la serie. No porque no tuviera un final, más bien porque es un tanto ambiguo y deja pie a una posible secuela. No creo que la lea. Hace tanto ya de la serie y hay cambios que no son de mi agrado que decidí quedarme en este punto del camino. Pero si ustedes si lo leerán, ¡qué bueno! Disfrútenlo :)
Creo que lo mío con esta serie termina aquí.
P.d. Siempre voy a shipear a Adrien y Michelle
Fue interesante leerlo porque, en realidad, fue como ver la serie que hubo en su momento en Youtube, la cual no recomiendo que la vean porque está incompleta. De hecho esto ultimo fue lo que provocó que terminara leyendo la novela.
No está mal pero, literalmente, es volver a ver la serie. Las escenas son exactamente las que nos encontramos en el audiovisual, por lo que supongo que la autora usó mucho de sus guiones y lo intentó adaptar a una novela. Y esto lo digo porque las acciones parecen acotaciones de un guión, todo está descrito como un guión literario pero en formato novela (?) No sé si lo estoy describiendo de manera correcta. Sin embargo, hay algunas cosas de la historia que cambiaron, como que Adrien es chelista y se agregaron a un par de personajes que... Bueno tienen que ver con algunos de los cambios mayores que explico a continuación.
Estos cambios son... curiosos y sinceramente no tengo idea de su razón de ser. Quizás es por la religión que tiene la autora, lo cual no está mal (cada uno sus ideas); pero para mí estuvo un poco de más, ya que hasta había muchas referencias cristianas (?). Incluso cada capítulo inicia con pasajes del antiguo y nuevo testamento (no estoy completamente segura)...
Y, como dije, no está mal ver esto en un libro de vampiros. Las religiones son una contraste que suelen utilizar con este tipo de personajes debido a sus conflictos con la moral, la inmortalidad, la mortalidad, la típica pregunta de "¿para qué existo y soy como soy?" y "¿qué pasa luego de que morimos?". Aunque todo esto es un poco cliché a estas alturas.
El problema es que esto no fue algo que se abordara en la serie de Youtube en primer lugar, así que fue muy extraño ver tal exposición de estos temas en la novela.
Además, francamente yo no soy fan de los libros que toman temas religiosos y los disfrazan de otra cosa para dar una lección a los lectores a tal punto de que la trama termina dejada de lado.
Otro de los cambios es que podemos conocer un poquito mejor a algunos de los personajes que en la serie solo aparecieron una o dos veces.Podemos conocer un poquito su trasfondo y aparecen más tiempo, pero no hay mucho más.
Respecto al final... me quedé igual que la serie. No porque no tuviera un final, más bien porque es un tanto ambiguo y deja pie a una posible secuela. No creo que la lea. Hace tanto ya de la serie y hay cambios que no son de mi agrado que decidí quedarme en este punto del camino. Pero si ustedes si lo leerán, ¡qué bueno! Disfrútenlo :)
Creo que lo mío con esta serie termina aquí.
P.d. Siempre voy a shipear a Adrien y Michelle
December 14, 2020
I watched the Youtube series ever since it came out. It was the best series that anyone had made with a sims game. But when episodes stopped being released, it left me with so many unsolved answers. Then I see a book was released and I bought it as quick as i could. I have to say I love what the author did with the story. She added so much more detail and character depth. And all the unanswered questions that i had were answered. Now theres just one more question I have left. Is there a second book??
October 18, 2019
Vampire story with a bit of a twist. There was some romance in it, but to me it was mainly a bit of a thriller with some tragedies here and there.
I genuinely enjoyed this read. It was easy to read, but suspenseful. I glided through the pages until the very end.
For me it was a thrilling read that had me craving more by the end of it. The book is a standalone in a way that the main characters quest/desire is fulfilled, but there is room for another book. I really hope it will come.
I genuinely enjoyed this read. It was easy to read, but suspenseful. I glided through the pages until the very end.
For me it was a thrilling read that had me craving more by the end of it. The book is a standalone in a way that the main characters quest/desire is fulfilled, but there is room for another book. I really hope it will come.
August 9, 2024
The ending disappointed me quite a bit. I don’t think we will get a sequel which leaving it open ended makes me a little frustrated. My rating is more like 2 1/2 stars, I really loved right past the midway point like the 3/4th section. Latimer was my favorite character in the sims 2 series and his ending made me frustrated. I wish he would have stayed dead instead of becoming what he is. I also personally felt that his speech about paradise felt a little bit of religion going down my throat. I don’t know I waited so long for the ending and now I have it. It just fell a little flat for me. If a sequel is published I’ll definitely give it a read. As an author, Sheri holds so much talent and even more potential for growth.
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July 9, 2025
Soooo funny enough YEARS ago I found this storyline as a Sims 2 love story on YouTube and was hooked from Ep1😅 I remember having reminders set for each time Sheri would upload a new video so I could see more of the story. (Highly recommend honestly, I think she went by MzRasberries on YT)
Then imagine my surprise when I found THE ACTUAL BOOK!! I was ELATED to go back and read the story even though I already knew most of it already. The book added a lot of amazing details and I was super happy to find this story again.
I wish there would be a sequel as the nostalgia for me and this book is very strong!
Then imagine my surprise when I found THE ACTUAL BOOK!! I was ELATED to go back and read the story even though I already knew most of it already. The book added a lot of amazing details and I was super happy to find this story again.
I wish there would be a sequel as the nostalgia for me and this book is very strong!
April 20, 2025
Wished we would get a sequel. That would make it 5 stars, but now it's an open ending and I wish to know what would happen with the characters
August 24, 2021
Firstly I want to say congrats to the author for publishing this. I have been a fan of the Venin Abyss series since it premiered years ago and have rewatched both the story and Q&A content multiple times. The story of Venin Abyss was always interesting and stood apart in the oversaturated Vampire genre. It was fun to read some of the dialogue that I remember coming straight out to the animation and triggered some serious nostalgia. However, I feel like a lot of the magic was lost in the transition from screen to page.
I will preface this by saying that I hope the author does continue writing but I wanted to give some constructive critique. One of the biggest problems I see in this book is the over descriptions. I understand that losing the visual impact that the youtube series had can be difficult to translate, but there are ways to do it. One example is the opening description of Adrien. Instead of taking a page to tell line by line what he looks like, work it in more organically through conversation or other actions. Furthermore, not every single element of a scene needs to be discussed or detailed. Instead, more broad descriptions to give the feeling of an environment are usually fine. I do acknowledge that as a fan of the series I could visualize certain scenes very clearly without the descriptions, but there is room for improvement.
There is also a use of over-explanation. I feel like the entire prologue in particular is not needed and the information could have been easily incorporated or revealed in other ways. Repetition of information could also be addressed. Overall, there are still some great parts of this book. The dialogue, which is some of the most difficult to make sound natural, remains strong. The characters themselves are also still a great part of the series that transitioned well. There is a great foundation here and I do hope that the author thinks about a sequel as the world she has built still holds so much potential.
I will preface this by saying that I hope the author does continue writing but I wanted to give some constructive critique. One of the biggest problems I see in this book is the over descriptions. I understand that losing the visual impact that the youtube series had can be difficult to translate, but there are ways to do it. One example is the opening description of Adrien. Instead of taking a page to tell line by line what he looks like, work it in more organically through conversation or other actions. Furthermore, not every single element of a scene needs to be discussed or detailed. Instead, more broad descriptions to give the feeling of an environment are usually fine. I do acknowledge that as a fan of the series I could visualize certain scenes very clearly without the descriptions, but there is room for improvement.
There is also a use of over-explanation. I feel like the entire prologue in particular is not needed and the information could have been easily incorporated or revealed in other ways. Repetition of information could also be addressed. Overall, there are still some great parts of this book. The dialogue, which is some of the most difficult to make sound natural, remains strong. The characters themselves are also still a great part of the series that transitioned well. There is a great foundation here and I do hope that the author thinks about a sequel as the world she has built still holds so much potential.
November 12, 2019
Sheri's writing is so very good. I'm an aspiring writer and practice often. Her detail in fight scenes and in general is just perfect to make you really feel like you're there. You can envision the scenes in your mind chapter by chapter. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I only took off the one star due to the fact that my tastes have grown a lot over the years and the vampire genre is a little tired sometimes. I also felt weird about the paradise thing being thrown in there. It almost seems like a way to push Christianity since Sheri is an avid Christian.
November 20, 2023
For anyone in need of a good vampire story!
I started watching this as a series nearly 10 years ago, and I can finally say that I've finished it! As far as stories go, this one keeps you wanting for more and any lover of the supernatural and vampires will adore it! The backgrounds to the characters is especially satisfying, with a deep story surrounding Larimer and his family. My favorite part would be the narrative of the darkness inside them. It feels more real, although they are suffering. Like the way a human would react to vampires. Thank you for writing this, Sheri! Your storytelling was one of the things that made me want to write too.
I started watching this as a series nearly 10 years ago, and I can finally say that I've finished it! As far as stories go, this one keeps you wanting for more and any lover of the supernatural and vampires will adore it! The backgrounds to the characters is especially satisfying, with a deep story surrounding Larimer and his family. My favorite part would be the narrative of the darkness inside them. It feels more real, although they are suffering. Like the way a human would react to vampires. Thank you for writing this, Sheri! Your storytelling was one of the things that made me want to write too.
October 19, 2019
Bruhhhh the nostalgia hit me like a horse I enjoyed the fact it was so identical to the Sims 2 machina. Also this booked called me old 😭y'all I remember my crazy ass vampire crazed it's fun reading the shit yah youngerself was into. Any way if you watched this lil show on YouTube I would suggest to read this book and get nostalgia hit in the face cuz you will feel for Adrien again 😭😭😭
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