I would have liked this better if I had the graphic novel version as I felt something was missing.

I am a marvel nerd and did enjoy the story and I know venom fans in particular will love it even more than I.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* lmfao venom is hilarious i love it, read this before watching the new movie and i loved this way more than i thought i would!

I thought this audiobook was fine. I’m a huge marvel fan, but this story was a bit hard to follow at times.. it just seemed off. However, I do think venom fans will enjoy this.

Note: I received this in exchange for an honest review from the publisher.
What started as an interesting story did not end up being very interesting. This seemed like a Venom story that was written by someone who wants to write Spider-Man stories. When dealing with subject matter like this, what was supposed to be clever quips were either hammy or creepy. It didn't help that the staccato and overly annunciated narration in the audiobook was the one doing the quips.

If you love Venom then this is for you! The narration was great! He had the perfect voice for Venom! The action in this was also really good. I enjoyed listening to this on my route to work.

Excellent book for comic fans and those new to Venom. It is very well written and a great adaptation of the comics! There is a lot of insight into the characters and exciting action scenes. Definitely a book to relisten to multiple times!

I really enjoy this audiobook. The narrator brought the story to life! And I just love venom!! Highly recommend!!

**I received an audiobook galley from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**

James R Tuck adds to the novels of the Marvel universe with Venom: Lethal Protector. Tuck essentially novelizes the comic by the same name and narrator David Bendena lends voice to antihero Venom.

Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook. David Bendena has a particularly good character voice for Venom, bringing in the appropriate grit and tension for a superhero novelization.

My main issues with this novelization surround the fact that it is meant to standalone. As a Venom fan, I am aware of Venom's backstory. However, I feel that if a reader were not already familiar with the Marvel universe (Venom/Spiderman, in particular), they could have easily been overwhelmed or lost within the story. Even as a fan, I was having to dredge up memories of things that had happened before to remind myself of past occurrences in order to keep up.

I would say that this novel is a welcome addition to the Marvel novels and had a good time with it, but would not recommend it as a starting off point.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the movie, and I hoped it wouldn't read too much like a comic book. I wasn't disappointed! It had just enough zing of the superhero feel and action, but it also had some substance too. The narrator had the perfect voice for Venom. He was able to switch back and forth between the characters, and he gave each character their own tone and emotion. There were a lot of twists in the plot that I didn't see coming, and it was a nice surprise. I was on the edge my seat waiting to see what would happen next. I hope we will see more Venom books in the future!

I listened to this with my bf.... the only audio book he will listen to and he loved it! Me not so much but I loved being able to spend time with him and listen so I’m using his rating as the rating lol

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I was BEYOND pleasantly surprised by this book. I love comic books, and I love movies based on comic books. However, in the past, whenever I've tried to read a novelization of a comic book, I've always come away disappointed. I LOVE anti-hero stories, though, so I thought I would give this one a try.

It was so much better than I had expected it to be. I'll admit, the first 15 minutes or so (I listened on audiobook), I was sure I was going to hate it. The opening scene includes a woman getting mugged, and it was so incredibly obvious that it was written by a man. ...eye roll... I thought, "Oh great. Here we go again. Another comic book nerd wrote a fan fic book and sexualized every female character in it."

But I guess James R. Tuck just needs a few chapters to get into the groove because after that first ridiculous scene, it progressively got so much better. I really felt like I got to know Venom and Eddie better. I loved getting a glimpse into Eddie's childhood, and I liked the inner turmoil Eddie is feeling about not having a place to fit in. It was really well-written, and it was obvious that the need for acceptance really drove Venom's actions and the story as a whole. I though it was very well done.

The tense relationship between Venom and Spiderman was also well-written. I enjoyed the shifting nature of their relationship as the book went on. The "learn to banter" bit near the end was especially hilarious and so perfectly Venom that I could almost picture the scene playing out in my head with actual audio, as well. Ha.

Overall, I was just really impressed with the book. There were a few weak areas - the ridiculous descriptions of women occasionally, a few continuity errors, and a few instances of repetitiveness - but overall, it was a strong book.

I also thought the narrator did an EXCELLENT job. There was this small little section - I'm talking one or two lines tops - where he's talking about a character who's listening to an audiobook, and he makes the comment that the guy really likes this narrator because he has a deep, gravelly voice or something. It was perfect. I don't know if Tuck added that in intentionally as a little Easter egg, but the description was perfect for the narrator of this book, and it really made me smile to hear it. Ha.

Both the pacing of the plot and the reading speed of the narrator were good. At no point did I feel things were moving too slowly, either in the book or in the speed with which he was reading. I give it a very solid four stars, and I'd be interested to read more books in this vein.