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prashiie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- 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? No
5.0
Marshall and Benedikt:
“So long as he had Marshall by his side, the two of them could face whatever was thrown their way. Together, they were already unstoppable.”
Roma and Juliette:
“Science could tell him that the ground was below his feet and the sky was above his head and the early light of day was upon his back. Roma wouldn't listen. To him, Juliette was the sun.”
I loved to read more about Marshall and Benedikt, and Juliette and Roma. Two great couples whose banter and humour never fail to amuse me.
“Don't even remind me about my traitorous back,” Marshall said. ”Twenty-three years old and I could get a cramp from breathing wrong.”
“I'm writing in everything but Russian,” he replied. “Less chance of someone stealing my notes and understanding them.”
“Yes, because I'm sure the killer will see vague remarks such as ‘is angry…’ and go on another scathing rampage.”
On a scale of enemies to lovers, Juliette and Roma definitely are on the lovey-dovey end of the spectrum. Finally free to live a life filled with love albeit in secret. When they meet a stranger in need of their help, they stumble upon something that could help Rosalind!
This leads to Marshall and Benedikt being sent on a mission where they unexpectedly get caught up in a murder mystery and try their luck as amateur sleuths.
Overall, a nice book reintroducing Juliette and Roma to bridge the gap between ‘Foul Lady Fortune’ and ‘Foul Heart Huntsman’. Excited to read the next book!
“Who are you people?”
“The wrong people to be upsetting.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Murder, Stalking, Colonisation, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
taryn_g's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Homophobia and Confinement
julierambaeck's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book is about the characters from Gongs previous series "These Violent Delights". Reading this book was nostalgic in a way, and like coming home to a familiar story. I really enjoyed both the short stories - probably because of the characters! The first one "A foul thing" was definitely my favorite. I love their dynamic and the setting was very vivid.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Murder, Medical trauma, and Suicide
gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Nice little short stories in the universe of These Violent delights that bridge the gap into Gongs next duology. O knew going in that is already read the other two, so this was moreso background for the events of Foul Lady Fortune and Foul Heart Huntsman.
Love the return to characters I enjoy, the banter and spy thriller stuff is fun.
Love the return to characters I enjoy, the banter and spy thriller stuff is fun.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide and Homophobia
honeycupreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I love these characters so much! I’m so glad we got to spend some more time with them!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Suicide
melissaslibraryy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I love seeing these two couples get their HEA and how their separate journeys years later inevitably bring them back together to solve the issues that happened at the end of Foul Lady Fortune. I’m excited to see how these characters are brought back to help Rosalind and Orion in the next book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Gun violence, Death, Police brutality, Classism, and Chronic illness
camiclarkbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The two stories were very sweet and did fill in a gap from “Foul Heart Huntsman,” but they didn’t have the same zip as Gong’s other books in the universe. It read more as fan fiction than a canonical addition.
Content Warnings
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, and Gun violence
mint_choco4's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
emilywemily6's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This novella set included two cozy reads that tie together the two duologies of the Secret Shanghai series together. So much wholesomeness!! And while these novellas added to the series, they feel like they could stand alone in their plot arcs. They definitely leave me wanting more, both of these characters and about the main plot in Foul Heart Huntsman. My only critiques are that in A Foul Thing, the couple was a bit too lovey dovey; since they are involved with weapons trade I would have loved more of that side of things. Also, in This Foul Murder, it was unclear that this took place a few months after A Foul Thing so I was really confused by the ending for a bit. It was so nice to see more of the “epilogue” of these two couples and I am so excited to finish the series!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Body horror
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual content
rneel95's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Fun read if you are already familiar with the characters, but you'll be bored if you aren't already invested in their story from These Violent Delights.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Gun violence and Blood