These Violent Delights

These Violent Delights

4.3 (3 valutazioni)
Nov 11, 2021 · Inglese · Brossura
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Formato Brossura
Lingua Inglese
Pubblicato Nov 11, 2021
Editore Hodder Paperbacks
ISBN-10 1529344530
ISBN-13 9781529344530

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! 'Deliciously dark' NATASHA NGAN 'Heady, smart and vicious' TESSA GRATTON This heart-pounding fantasy romance retelling of Romeo and Juliet is set in jazz-age Singapore and filled with intrigue, danger and betrayal. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in chaos. Juliette Cai is the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang - a network of criminals far above the law. Roma Montagov is the prodigal son of her greatest rivals, the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. He is also Juliette's first love . . . and first betrayal. When a deadly madness strikes gangsters on both sides, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, and a monster in the shadows. And as the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns - and grudges - aside and work together. For if they can't stop this mayhem, there will be no city left to rule. READERS LOVE CHLOE GONG 'This was INCREDIBLE are you kidding me!! It's a friends to lovers to enemies to reluctant allies Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai and I loved it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This is a stunning and richly-imagined fantasy with lots of bloody action, revenge, betrayal and so much more that there is never a dull moment' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fusion of thrill, passion and devastation! I absolutely loved this tale and still in-awe of the fact that this is a debut novel! From the very beginning, the story felt grippingly intense and exciting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I am not at all sure how I am going to patiently wait for the sequel of this book after THAT ending! A phenomenal read!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'WHAT A BOOK!! I am absolutely left wanting MORE, MORE, MORE!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

-> 3.5 starsI have had this book on my physical TBR for quite some time. I am an avid YA reader and lover of fantasy so I was excited to read this (my TBR is out of control okay).However, I almost DNF'd this book at page 100. I was so bored. I normally love any paced books, fast or slow, no issue, however it was slow and nooooothing was happening. I pushed through though, I knew I would like this, and thankfully the rest of the book made up for it.The plot finally picks up and we have a great story to read. I love the world building (for the most part) of this book, once the plot picked up I was heavily interested, and the FMC instinct to shoot first, ask questions second, was a personal favourite.The romance didn't quite do it for me, but I think that is just because it felt a little copy paste from other fantasies so more is a me problem. The world building, while beautiful, was too fluffed out, we got long dragged out descriptions of things that just seemed far too extra for this story, easily could of cut down the word count on this book.The characters felt a lil 2d sometimes with some character decisions feeling very "15yr old makes dumb choice" as opposed to trained gang members.I shall be continuing this and hoping book 2 rectifies some of my issues in book 1, however I still did have a good time.-> 3.5 stars

March 25th 2026

I love this book! I was so excited everytime I caught a Romeo and Juliette reference and I love that it's set in 1920s Shanghai and the blends of different cultures. AND THAT CLIFFHANGER... I'm definitely going to have to pick up the second book soon! ❤

August 29th 2025

Aaaaaaa loved it. Cute ng why am i on the floor. Nagaabang ng snippet of their history every time

May 29th 2024
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