![]() ![]() 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, then there will be no city left for either to rule. Enter to win one of fifteen paperback copies of These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal.īut when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Chloe Gong (Goodreads Author) Release date: May 30, 2023. Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with. ![]() I went in knowing very little about early 20th century Shanghai, and was struck by the. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. More than anything, These Violent Delights is a rich portrait of a seldom-depicted time and place. ![]() ![]() At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang-a network of criminals far above the law. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.Ī blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. ![]()
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