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A review by boomwormbrittany
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
5.0
Foul Lady Fortune is the first book in a new duology from Chloe Gong set in 1930's Shanghai. This follows Rosalind Lang who is an assassin that is assigned a top secret mission with another spy named Orian. They are fake married to infiltrate and try to bring down the people who are invading their country and stop a killer in Shanghai.
Chloe Gong is definitely a favorite author of mine and I will definitely be auto-buying all her books from now on. I was not a huge fan of Rosalind in Chloe's other series but she made me LOVE her in this book so much. I wasn't sure if Chloe would make me like her but she made me absolutely adore her and Orian.
The characters in this was so well done. I could tell that Chloe Gong does so much character work before she goes into her books because she knows so many aspects of her own characters. In the previous series, I knew Rosalind but hadn't really fully known her. Meeting her in this book and seeing how much she changed was so refreshing and I loved how Chloe Gong had the character take accountability for her actions in the previous books. I just adored Orian. He was so funny and sweet and I really loved how he and Rosalind interacted together.
The plot was, of course, amazing. I'm not sure how Chloe Gong holds all these amazing twists and turns in her head but I am so glad she does. This book had me on the edge of my seat and when I thought that I had everything figured out, I would find out I was so wrong. I could see the seeds of things that I had missed when I reached the end and was blown away.
As always, the writing was just superb. I love how Chloe Gong tells her stories in a way that is so easy to connect to and how complex they are. Her writing is just a master class.
Overall, I loved this book. I am so happy that I finally got to read it and it made me even more excited for not only the second book and the novella books but also Immortal Longings.
Chloe Gong is definitely a favorite author of mine and I will definitely be auto-buying all her books from now on. I was not a huge fan of Rosalind in Chloe's other series but she made me LOVE her in this book so much. I wasn't sure if Chloe would make me like her but she made me absolutely adore her and Orian.
The characters in this was so well done. I could tell that Chloe Gong does so much character work before she goes into her books because she knows so many aspects of her own characters. In the previous series, I knew Rosalind but hadn't really fully known her. Meeting her in this book and seeing how much she changed was so refreshing and I loved how Chloe Gong had the character take accountability for her actions in the previous books. I just adored Orian. He was so funny and sweet and I really loved how he and Rosalind interacted together.
The plot was, of course, amazing. I'm not sure how Chloe Gong holds all these amazing twists and turns in her head but I am so glad she does. This book had me on the edge of my seat and when I thought that I had everything figured out, I would find out I was so wrong. I could see the seeds of things that I had missed when I reached the end and was blown away.
As always, the writing was just superb. I love how Chloe Gong tells her stories in a way that is so easy to connect to and how complex they are. Her writing is just a master class.
Overall, I loved this book. I am so happy that I finally got to read it and it made me even more excited for not only the second book and the novella books but also Immortal Longings.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder