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Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Torture, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Child death, Murder
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Classism
Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Colonisation
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Gun violence
Minor: Child death
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury
Chloe Gong writes about colonialism and war so passionately and intelligently, and seeing how civil war was tearing Shanghai and other parts of China apart was just devastating.
The power shifts and politics are well set up, unpredictable and extremely clever. There's nuanced portrayals of racism, sexism and lgbt+ themes. Not a single word is wasted.
The prose is beautiful, brutal, energetic and flowing. Dialogue moves seamlessly and the characters' banter is witty and clever.
I just did not want to walk away from the characters, I love them so much.
All the characters are so layered and nuanced, and change over time like real people, I feel like I know them.
Roma and Juliet's sacrificed so much, I just wanted them to be happy together and alive, but the tragic ending for them made sense, even though it's heartbreaking.
Alisa is so lovable, she lifts my mood. I don't know if there's going to be a sequel about her, but if there is, I'd totally read it.
Benedikt and Marshall are so incredible and love each other so much. They risk their lives for each other and their friends and are so tender and funny with each other. I just can't express how much I love them.
Kathleen is selfless, fierce and unstoppable, and she is fantastic. She is so underrated.
Plotting was phenomenal, with triumph and tragedy stemming from the characters' actions. All believable, all heartbreaking.
Descriptions of Shanghai are so raw, heartfelt and sincere. Also loved the contrast the rural town of Kunlon presented, it sounded like such a beautiful and peaceful place.
The ending is devastating, but also hopeful in a way. All is not lost, and Roma and Juliette really did save many lives.
I love how tenderly and sensitively this book portrays grief and loss, and how Roma and Juliette are determined to end their families' toxic blood feud.
The ending totally wrecked me, but it was worth it. This book is a fitting conclusion to the 'These Violent Delights' duology and a worthy retelling of Romeo and Juliet.
Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Colonisation
Minor: Child death