Reviews tagging 'War'

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

31 reviews

karcitis's review against another edition

Just not in the mood, lots of gore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Self harm, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, War, Transphobia, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Xenophobia

julswk's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The relationship between Juliette and Roma does not have much buildup in the book, rather it relies completely on what happened 4 years prior which we only get slight snippets of, but not enough to make me care for the characters.

We are told they're in love but not really shown.

Because of that their relationship falls quite flat.

Juliette's character also relies heavily on the implication that she is ruthless and has a reputation, but I wish the author let her be more violent and unhinged throughout the book. Especially during her fights.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Deadnaming, Blood, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Police brutality, Stalking, Vomit, and War

askirmishofwit's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and War

lily_eames'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

5.0

Romeo & Juliet retellings are often derivative, but this was absolutely NOT. So good. Magical, set in 1920s Shanghai… what else could a reader ask for? I had Taylor Swift’s reputation album playing in my head the entire time. I loved all of the characters, many of which are queer, even though they were morally grey, to say the least. Juliette and Roma, the ultimate lovers to enemies to lovers, have my heart. Can’t wait to read the sequel! Beware: violence is SUPER graphic, cannot emphasize this enough. You will be grossed out. 

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Content Warnings

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

aimeenotpond's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and War

Minor: Deadnaming and Death of parent

booksanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book has a brilliant world building and imagery. it really feels like you are in Shanghai, from culture to stalls I could feel the city’s booming setting. You could almost smell the food from the food stalls, feel the anger of factory workers, hear the booming voices of foreigners and natives, and almsot see the lgiths of Shanghai as the story progresses. I also loved the political and economic developement in the story, it really felt athentic and well-written. As for the main characters, I really like the way Romeo and Juliet plot has been intervined with the story, yet it was also seperate as well. The story was so much more unique and special with the different plot changes. I loved the multiple points of view of characters that made the story so captivating.  The pacing was well written and interesting. And I loved the multiple langauges(as a person with decent understanding of Russian, anytime Roma said dorogaya I went head over heels :)) included int he story showing the cultural diversity of Shangahai. Overall a great read. The only reason it’s not 0.25 is the monster. I thought it was a nice touch to a add a mythical aspect to original Romeo and Juliet, however, the intricate details of the moster sometimes confused me :(. But that is partly my fault, so the book is magnificent despite the confusing moments!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: War, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Self harm, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent

fakegingerale's review against another edition

I struggled immensely with the writing and the pacing. I think I wanted everything to move faster. I didn’t want to continue slogging my way through trying to figure out why Romeo betrayed Juliet and nonsense like that. Was just super hard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Violence, and Murder

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

3.75

‘They could not collapse now, no matter how badly Juliette wanted to lie down and become still for the next millennia.’

I liked it but not a huge fan of skull bugs, and the writing wasnt my favourite at a few points. I felt like finding out who it was was just going round and round it circles a but too much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Transphobia, Violence, War, Drug use, Body horror, Death, and Murder

jfield351's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A pretty good book! I did wonder how close it would sit to the orginal romeo and juliet story arc. very imaginative and left on a cliffhanger so i’ll have to read the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Death, and Xenophobia

loveyoulike's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

 had a lot of potential!! just felt a little flat in terms of execution 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Racism and Transphobia