A review by awitchisreading
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Own voices story with some lgtbq+ rep Slow paced feels like historical fiction ya with elements of horror/gore. Heavy political socieoeconomics for the time with xenophobic connotations and multiculturalism within Shanghai. Really well written. You can tell the author loves the city. Doesn’t really read like fantasy. Minimal romance. Pace really picks up in the last seven or so chapters when everything comes together. Didn’t feel much connection to the main characters who are morally grey but side characters Kathleen, Marshall and Alisa are really likeable and interesting. I liked learning their stories.
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