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A review by boomwormbrittany
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
Our Violent Ends is the second and final book in the These Violent Delights series which is a Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920's Shanghai. The first book, These Violent Delights follows Roma and Juliet who are children of rival gangs that once had a past but now hate each other.
Chloe Gone has definitely become an auto buy author for me because I loved These Violent Delights and I loved Our Violent Ends. After the ending of this book, I am so excited to see what her next books have in store. I believe it's going to be epic. It's very clear throughout the two books that Chloe Gong has studied the story of Romeo and Juliet thoroughly and was able to put her own unique twist on it. I loved her writing style and the plot that she created in this. How she reimagined the characters was so well done and I loved it.
Her characters are so distinct from each other and I loved seeing their stories unfold. It was so interesting to read about how they thought so differently but still managed to make things work. I love how Chloe Gong continued the story from the first book by incorporating the history of 1920's Shanghai. I have no knowledge of this history so what she put in this and put in the Author's Note was very interesting to read about.
I think Chloe Gong is a terrific writer and I am so excited to see where she is going to take the other characters as she left this pretty open ended. Her next book, Foul Lady Fortune follows another character in this series which I am excited to get more of her characters, plots and the history of Shanghai at this time.
I do want to talk about the ending which I will put in a spoiler.I don't think Roma and Juliet are dead. I've always subscribed to the "no body, no death" theory so I think they are not dead. I think Roma's sister did see them at the end. And if that's the case, I think it will definitely play into Foul Lady Fortune.
Overall, I loved this book and this duology. I am so excited for Foul Lady Fortune and see where Chloe Gong is going to take this world. If you love Romeo and Juliet retellings or historical fantasy, definitely pick this duology up.
Chloe Gone has definitely become an auto buy author for me because I loved These Violent Delights and I loved Our Violent Ends. After the ending of this book, I am so excited to see what her next books have in store. I believe it's going to be epic. It's very clear throughout the two books that Chloe Gong has studied the story of Romeo and Juliet thoroughly and was able to put her own unique twist on it. I loved her writing style and the plot that she created in this. How she reimagined the characters was so well done and I loved it.
Her characters are so distinct from each other and I loved seeing their stories unfold. It was so interesting to read about how they thought so differently but still managed to make things work. I love how Chloe Gong continued the story from the first book by incorporating the history of 1920's Shanghai. I have no knowledge of this history so what she put in this and put in the Author's Note was very interesting to read about.
I think Chloe Gong is a terrific writer and I am so excited to see where she is going to take the other characters as she left this pretty open ended. Her next book, Foul Lady Fortune follows another character in this series which I am excited to get more of her characters, plots and the history of Shanghai at this time.
I do want to talk about the ending which I will put in a spoiler.
Overall, I loved this book and this duology. I am so excited for Foul Lady Fortune and see where Chloe Gong is going to take this world. If you love Romeo and Juliet retellings or historical fantasy, definitely pick this duology up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Murder