ladyb_loves_books 's review for:

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is an unexpected Romeo and Juliet retelling and it delivers. The heirs to rival gangs drawn together while their parents use them as pawns against each other, all while battling a mysterious monster borne plague in the city of Shanghai in 1926. The ending has me ready to jump right into the conclusion in this dualogy.