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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Spectacular. I cannot express how much I adored this book. It’s smart, it’s well written, it’s heartbreaking. I love these characters with my whole heart. I can’t wait to have more of them ! But for now I’m going to cry for a while.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
okay i loved this and loved the characters but honestly it was just too damn long. and we NEVER get an explanation for how the throat-ripping-out parasites work — wtf???
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
i knew how it was gonna end but not like that 😭😭 literally was crushed ! loved it tho ! truly a great series and would definitely reread over and over again !
Okay, swoon. If you want dramatic declarations of love, you'll get them here. Also, I bought the Barnes and Noble exclusive edition, which ends with a fluff piece about Benedikt and Marshall after the author acknowledgements.
I think I wrote in my review for TVD that I don't usually like Romeo and Juliet. The play is short, and the characters annoy me. I love this duology because it fills in the gaps and gives much-needed backstory. I did have to go back and reread the last chapter of TVD, though, because I was very confused at the beginning of this book. There is a bit of a time jump between books, and I just could not remember exactly how the cliffhanger happened.
Blood feud is still happening. Monsters too. And some political stuff that is threatening the Scarlet Gang and White Flowers. I knowing the play, I wasn't sure where the author would take this next. I am very happy to have been surprised and anxious and overjoyed. This is not a very useful review, since it's for the second book of a series where I don't want to spoil the plot, but I am very satisfied.
I think I wrote in my review for TVD that I don't usually like Romeo and Juliet. The play is short, and the characters annoy me. I love this duology because it fills in the gaps and gives much-needed backstory. I did have to go back and reread the last chapter of TVD, though, because I was very confused at the beginning of this book. There is a bit of a time jump between books, and I just could not remember exactly how the cliffhanger happened.
Blood feud is still happening. Monsters too. And some political stuff that is threatening the Scarlet Gang and White Flowers. I knowing the play, I wasn't sure where the author would take this next. I am very happy to have been surprised and anxious and overjoyed. This is not a very useful review, since it's for the second book of a series where I don't want to spoil the plot, but I am very satisfied.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
9.5/10
Wow. While the first book of the series didn’t wow me a whole lot, These Violent Ends is the perfect conclusion to the story. Roma and Juliette’s story continues in this sequel and while their romance is not the focal point of the story, you can feel it seep in with every decision and every feeling they have.
I’m not usually a fan of multiple POV’s but it just works. It works very well and I enjoyed the dichotomy of all the characters and their motivations. Benedikt and Marshall and Celia and Rosalind and Alisa and everyone here has a perfect ending that I couldn’t imagine better.
Usually ages in these books bug me because the teens act way too mature for their age and make way too mature decisions too, but with these characters, burdened by the ruthless city and time, it all makes sense. It works.
Chloe Gong is a literary genius and her descriptive storytelling and perfect arching storylines for each beloved character gives Shakespeares original Romeo and Juliet a fresh retelling rooted in history, romance, and hatred, with a dash of monsters and madness.
*only gripe, a little fast paced at the end, even though i absolutely loved the ending <3
Wow. While the first book of the series didn’t wow me a whole lot, These Violent Ends is the perfect conclusion to the story. Roma and Juliette’s story continues in this sequel and while their romance is not the focal point of the story, you can feel it seep in with every decision and every feeling they have.
I’m not usually a fan of multiple POV’s but it just works. It works very well and I enjoyed the dichotomy of all the characters and their motivations. Benedikt and Marshall and Celia and Rosalind and Alisa and everyone here has a perfect ending that I couldn’t imagine better.
Usually ages in these books bug me because the teens act way too mature for their age and make way too mature decisions too, but with these characters, burdened by the ruthless city and time, it all makes sense. It works.
Chloe Gong is a literary genius and her descriptive storytelling and perfect arching storylines for each beloved character gives Shakespeares original Romeo and Juliet a fresh retelling rooted in history, romance, and hatred, with a dash of monsters and madness.
*only gripe, a little fast paced at the end, even though i absolutely loved the ending <3