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jenny_librarian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I was surprised by most of the revelations in this book. There were enough red-herrings that I was led astray until the very end, yet it made almost perfect sense. Almost, because I’m still not 100% sure about Priest.
The only reason I’m not giving this 5 stars (apart from the Priest thing) is that there wasn’t enough of Oliver/Celia for me, and that the short story at the end didn’t feel like much explanation.
Again, I’ll be looking forward to the next release in this incredible series. In the meantime, I’ll just have to read the short stories (which are also absolutely GORGEOUS! All those books are so pretty 😍) and catch up with other favourite characters.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Genocide, and Torture
luverbyrd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Definitely read the These Violent Delights duology before this so that you can know the callbacks to characters as well as understand certain cameos. It's not "necessary" because there are good summaries to what happened, but you'll enjoy it more and also it spoils the first duology if you don't.
Really enjoyed this one and can't wait for the sequel!
Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
angelsfw's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Car accident and War
acequeen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Death and Death of parent
vicwaltz's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Blood
karcitis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Transphobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence and Stalking
Minor: War
jessiereads98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
UPDATE: I read the These Violent Delights duology then read this again. It is better after reading that. However, I still feel that the setting and atmosphere in this book are lacking, even in comparison to the These Violent Delights duology. It seemed like Chloe Gong decided that rather than expanding on that, and the changing political climate, she would handwave world-building for this one. The tropeyness irked me less on reread. The characters do still read a little young for what their ages seem to be, but not as harshly as I originally thought. It especially makes sense when these are young people caught up in large, shifting politics and underworlds, and that’s a theme Chloe Gong is clearly exploring in both duologies.
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Transphobia, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Classism
btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Murder
Minor: Drug use and Kidnapping
moonlitreading_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Miss Gong has done it again!!! I loved this book so much. An assassin and a spy working together while pretending to be a married couple??? I knew I was going to eat it up!!!
I wasn't really fond of Rosalind at first but as I continued to read Foul Lady Fortune I’d grown attached to her. The rest of the characters, I liked. I missed Celia and Alisa so much, the former being one of my favorite characters from TVD duology. The new characters were an interesting addition to the mix especially the Hong siblings. I wonder how the three siblings’ relationship with each other plays out in the next book.
I had so much fun reading this book!!! It was thrilling and sad. I wanted to wrap Rosalind and Orion into a big hug they’re my babies.
Also, the Hong brothers were so smooth???? The Lang sisters are in trouble fr
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder