A review by praaliine
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

adventurous 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

3.0

i actually don’t think i’ll continue with the duology because i don’t really care for it. first of all, i HATE the method of how the madness spreads, absolutely revolting, it made me itch. also this was hardly fantasy (let’s call it historical fiction instead) and fell a bit flat for a romeo and juliette retelling. there was also a lot of info dumping of things we already know from previously in the book, and it felt like a short plot was stretched out over 300+ pages. also points off for being hard to find in paperback (i don’t like hardcovers). other than all of that, it was alright i guess.
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