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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

118 reviews

moonchild_cos'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Moderate: Classism, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content

andatherrin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Alcohol

clairew97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Violence, Torture, Grief, Abandonment, Misogyny, Gun violence, Alcohol, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

namenotimportant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious sad medium-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

Writing: 5⭐️/5 

The writing is both natural and elegant, making the most violent of scenes read smoothly and cleanly. I really enjoyed how the writing read, both technically and artistically. 

Characters: 5⭐️/5

The characters are based on “Romeo and Juliet,” so, while she pays homage to these original characters in her retelling, Gong manages to make each one feel new. Juliette – unlike her Shakespearan counterpart – is largely independent and unreserved, constantly questioning her father, making demands of her family, and challenging established systems. Roma, based on Romeo, shares his namesake’s penchant for sensitivity and eloquence. The secondary characters used their shared traits to their advantage, gaining more characterization through their connections rather than less. 

Plot: 5⭐️/5 

Again, it’s a sort of retelling, so the plot points are predetermined, and yet the ways in which Gong uses those preestablished moments to add to her unique tale is adeptly handled. I loved the nods towards the Shakespearan play – telling someone his name was Montague while undercover, the fight scene at the start where someone utters, “I don’t know what that means,” the **SPOILERS** “death” of Marshall, who is Mercutio reincarnate. All of these were heavily enjoyable but not overdone. 

Post-Reading Rating:  5⭐️/5

Amazing. Want to read it again for the first time. 

Who Should Read This? 

• Fans of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet 
• Fantasy meets mystery fans
• Readers looking for a Chinese mythology-influenced story

CW: Blood, Violence, Gun Violence, Parental abuse, death, colonisation

Final Rating: 5⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Colonisation, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

BRO, THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD!!!!

I was invested in the plot from start to finish. I loved it so much. My only complaint is that, for a Romeo and Juliet retelling, there was a lack of romance between Juliette and Roma until the very end. BUT, the romance we did get had me absolutely swooning for both of them. 

“The stars incline us, they do not bind us.” 😞😞😞

I really hope the sequel does not end how I think it’ll end otherwise I will cry myself to sleep for the rest of my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and Medical content

bookswithca's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Violence

hanyentreletras's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Me costó mucho terminarlo y no porque no me gustara, creo que fue porque estoy volviendo a acostumbrarme a leer en físico.

No iba con muchas expectativas ya que no doy fan de los retellings ni de los gánsters ni de los años 20, así que realmente dí un salto de fé al vacío. Lit lo compré solo porque mi amiga de bookstagram Angie me dijo que si estaba bueno y las vibes de la autora me gustaron xd

Antes de nada diré que: página 481 mi favorita.

Ahora, hablemos de lo que nos interesa, por lo que vinimos: ¿Qué me pareció el libro?

Me gustó, me tuvo reaccionando cada vez que leí algo impresionante, bonito, estresante. Sin embargo, no fue wow, no creo que vuelva a releerlo (al menos entero porque las partes de Roma y Juliette si jejeje).

¿Por qué?

La tensión entre los protagonistas estuvo magnífica 10/10 pero la parte de fantasía fue meh:|

Necesito más explicaciones del monstruo (que espero vengan en el segundo). 

También quería ver más sobre las actividades que realizaban las dos pandillas, a veces hasta se me olvidaba que los dos eran herederos de una dinastía gánster.

Del único que esperaba bastante era de Marshall porque todo el mundo en el conversatorio estaba hablando de él y lo cómico que es pero mmm es bastante olvidable jasjsk


Así que en resumen:
Estuvo bueno.
El enemies to lovers 10000000
Le falta a la fantasía
Falta más protagonismo a lo gánster 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, and Alcohol

rediswriting's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Minor: Transphobia

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Gore, Transphobia, Alcohol, Blood, Deadnaming, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content