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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
i absolutely loved this so much more than the first one. i didn't even think it was possible.
but roma and juliette had me in literal tears with how much they love each other.
but roma and juliette had me in literal tears with how much they love each other.
An excellent ending to the duology. The love feels far more relatable and believable than the original story and the side stories with other kinds of love also shine through.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
this is one of my all time fav books ever and i never got over them. i love roma and juliette so much. the duel scene. the knife scene. THE ENDING. UGHHHH. i love this book so much and i am attached to it very character thank u.
i loved this book soooo much its now become dear to me. the ending was perfect as much as i would of loved them to stay alive, it just fit so perfectly especially for their story, even though it ruined me.
holy FUCK that was a good conclusion
thank you to netgalley for providing me with an arc! full review will go up closer to pub date
thank you to netgalley for providing me with an arc! full review will go up closer to pub date
This one is a 3.5 star - I liked it considerably more than the first in the series. The magical realism was still driving me crazy, but other parts honestly were able to distract me from it. First, I was living for the true enemies-to-lovers nature of this book. The tension made the story, and the ending, that much better and I appreciated how the conditions of Roma and Juliette's relationship were constantly changing. Then, the setting was still absolutely fabulous. It felt almost like a history lesson wrapped into the story, which I greatly enjoyed. I think the author did a great job describing the chaos and destruction that Shanghai underwent during this time frame, and it made the political science girlie in me giddy. Last, the last 100 pages of this book were great. Obviously, as a retelling, you think you know where the story is going, but the author did a great job of trying to throw you off the scent. Romeo and Juliet is such a classic story, and seeing how she interwove elements of that plot into the new setting was so fun. I outwardly gasped at some points and thoroughly enjoyed the ending. However, I genuinely did not like a single character in this book except for Marshall and Benedikt and found both the magical elements to be unbearable. Had this been without the magic, it probably would have been a 4-star. Again, people who love that genre will LOVE this book, but it wasn't for me and I probably will not pick up the companion series.