Venus Fly Trap: A darkly addictive novel of toxic friendship, obsession, and desire gone too far - for fans of Bunny - Softcover

Medrano, Emma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405967455 ISBN 13: 9781405967457

Publisher: Penguin, 2026

Synopsis

THE NAIL-BITING NOVEL OF FRIENDSHIP, RIVALRY AND THE THIN LINE BETWEEN INFATUATION AND OBSESSION. For fans of Eliza Clark, Lucy Rose and Alice Slater

'An increasingly dark, twisted fantasy. I couldn't put it down' Chloe Michelle Howarth, author of Sunburn

'Thrilling, seductive, toxic, wild' Reader Review

'I devoured it' Heather Darwent

'Cracking . . . A great read about friendship, devotion and obsession' Reader Review

'Will sink its teeth into you . . . oozes with sass and seduction' Vikki Patis

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Cat and Louise. Louise and Cat.
And now Henry . . .

Louise lives in Cat’s shadow.
(When Cat lets her.)
But who wouldn’t want to.

Cat is rich, beautiful and sexy.
She’s even brought unruly Henry to heel.
Louise, in their golden company, is smitten.

But Cat is careless.
She can be an unfaithful friend.
A disloyal lover.
A danger to all who worship her . . .

Nevertheless, Louise would do anything for Cat.
And so when Henry crosses a line, and Cat
needs rescuing, she turns to Louise.

But even she is stunned by Cat’s proposal . . .


PRAISE FOR EMMA MEDRANO:

'Emotionally intelligent and thought-provoking. Raw and compelling' Daily Mail

'A thought-provoking, quietly devastating novel about loneliness and what people will do to belong' Red

'Sharp, sublime, and achingly hopeful. I loved it' Chris Whitaker, author of ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK

'A searing exploration into the shape of loneliness and how far we'll go to create connections' Heather Darwent, author of THE THINGS WE DO TO OUR FRIENDS and A SHARP SCRATCH

About this title

About the Author

Emma Medrano was born and raised in Sweden. She studied philosophy at the University of Glasgow and currently lives in Edinburgh. She has previously had short stories published in journals and was selected for Penguin Random House's WriteNow scheme, giving her the chance to develop her critically acclaimed debut novel Nothing Serious. Venus Fly Trap is her second novel. Emma can be found on Instagram and X: @emmawroteabook

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405967455
• ISBN 13: 9781405967457
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400