3.5
These Violent Delights
By Chloe GongPublisher Description
An Instant New York Times Bestseller!
A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020
Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.
This paperback edition of These Violent Delights contains never-before-seen letters from Roma to Juliette!
The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.
A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal.
But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.
This paperback edition of These Violent Delights contains never-before-seen content!
A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020
Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.
This paperback edition of These Violent Delights contains never-before-seen letters from Roma to Juliette!
The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.
A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal.
But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.
This paperback edition of These Violent Delights contains never-before-seen content!
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“idk I just couldn't get into the world
if I didn't get this on audio book I think I would've dnf'ed it but also maybe I would've paid more attention and actually been engaged with the story
the story was pretty predictable and this is coming from the most gullible reader alive but also a lot of stuff is happening in my life right now and I went into this not expecting fantasy (which I don't really enjoy that much) and also I think I'm spoiled bc the last fantasy book I read was empire of storms and shit went down in that book”
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“This book is very bittersweet. The world is very interesting and the whole atmosphere leaves you totally involved in the story.
But it ended up disappointing.
Despite a good theme between Romeo and Juliet, blood feuds and foreign occupation, the story ended up not having the intensity I expected and ended up getting more tangled up.
I was able to guess all the mysteries and plots and I didn't think there was an enemies to lovers trope.
I'm sad, because this book had a lot of potential if it had chosen a theme in itself and not several factors influencing the story.
I'm just sad.”Descriptive writingImmersive settingViolencePredictableUnsatisfying endingUnsatisfying plot
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About Chloe Gong
Chloe Gong is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Secret Shanghai novels, as well as the Flesh and False Gods trilogy. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and have been featured in the New York Times, People, Cosmopolitan, and more. She was named one of Forbes’s 30 Under 30 for 2024. Chloe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, she is now located in New York City, pretending to be a real adult.
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