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Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

153 reviews

sapphic_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

3.5

Rep:
Chinese main character and cast
Chinese trans girl main character 
Gay main character 
Korean main character 
M/M side relationship 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sambashua's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide, Blood, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Violence

toriwatson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

meg_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? N/A

3.0

The angsty romance in this story was GOD TIER. Anytime our main characters were together prior to Roma learning the truth about Marshall was just so fucking good I'm obsessed. The plot itself of the story felt a little to jumbled and rushed, like there were too many moving parts that took away from the overall story. Also the way that this story so cleverly follows the Romeo and Juliet retelling without it being predictable was literally so well done. Overall, would definitely recommend this one (as long as you have a strong stomach and don't have a severe phobia of bugs). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Violence

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

If you liked book one, book two is an amazing pairing that brings the chaos and tragedy of the R&J story. While opening up an interesting world for what is to come afterwards. I would definitely suggest picking it up, if that’s the case for you. However, I am on the other side where I was anticipating Book 1 forever and felt bored and disappointed throughout it. While Book 2 gives some character development and explains some of the GAPING context holes, for me, it still wasn’t a WIN. I’m glad I gave the second book a chance, but the blood feud remains nonsensical, Roma & Juliette continue putting each other above everyone else EXCEPT the people that they DO NOT KNOW who they feel the need to protect for no reason but the city is “theirs” and they feel responsible… For a mess they did not create. The length/pacing of this was too drawn out for me. And it made all the parts that could have made this a 4/5 star read for me feel lost in all the other plot lines, characters, etc. I’m tired. I never want to dive into this world again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, Torture, Grief, Confinement, Colonisation, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

antonique_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Classism, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Murder

_persephone_'s review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

Omg was this book was so good, probably one of the best books I've read this year. It was beautifully written in so many different ways, the writing style, the characters, the romance. I truly cannot think of a single complaint and I recommend this book to everyone. Also

the first half of the book where Roma hated Juliette I wanted to sob, istg I cried happy tears when they got back together

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And I heard there's gonna be a spin-off duology about

Rosalind

(I don't actually know if that was a spoiler but better safe than sorry). And I can't wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Colonisation, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

caidyn's review against another edition

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

4.75

What a fantastic damn conclusion to this duology. I couldn't put it down once I started it. So much tension and growth, all while staying true to the source and history. And now I can't wait for her next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gun violence, Medical content, and Death

jayisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.25

This was a fun way to wrap up an overall great retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Our Violent Ends had as much of my attention as I was able to give between everything happening in my life as of late. Like These Violent Delights, I truly appreciated Gong’s spin on a classic love story and some of the creative liberties she took in the sequel. With that said, I think after reading this and having had time to mull over the first book, it’s safe to say that I was more invested in the characters than anything else. The plot of Our Violent Ends felt more scattered than its predecessor, had some loose ends, and it felt as though the book served more as a means to satisfy readers’ desires to see how things come together for the characters while the happenings of Shanghai were somewhat of an afterthought. Thankfully, the delightful thing is that Gong really knows how to breathe life into her characters in such a refreshing and exciting way.

From what I gathered, Gong seems to be working on another Shakespeare retelling, and I look forward to what she’ll come up with next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Violence, War, Death, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Body horror, and Kidnapping

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Alcohol, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Sexual content