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REVIEW: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars

Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster and Chloe Gong for destroying my week giving me a free ARC for my honest review.

My review can really be summed up into one emotional, heart-felt statement that I’ve been screaming at the top of my lungs since about Chapter 5 of These Violent Delights.

CHLOE GONG HOW VERY DARE YOU?! To have the AUDACITY to write a book so devastatingly good... I have lost many nights of sleep over this book and all of your characters now live rent-free in my head forever.

While I probably shouldn’t say this, I’m saying it anyway... Gong took Romeo and Juliet, shook it up, and just made it better.

These Violent Delights takes place in 1920’s Shanghai and revolves around Juliette Cai, the heiress of the Scarlet Gang, and Roma Montagov, the heir to the rival gang, The White Flowers. After completing her education in America, Juliette returns to Shanghai to the rumors of a monster causing madness in her streets. In order to save everything she cares about, she must team up with Roma to solve the mystery of the madness... but to do this they’ll need to get over their past love and current hatred for each other.

If you love slow burn romance, bad ass lead females (who happen to kick ass wearing dresses and a garrote wire necklace), so much diversity seamlessly and easily woven in you’ll wonder why other authors find it so difficult, mystery, and retellings... this book is most definitely for you.

But I warn you... once you come for the plot, you’ll be staying for Gong’s writing and looking forward to whatever she writes next. With descriptions like: “A boy with steel skin and a heart of glass.”, you’ll be swooning over more than the romance!

Now... GO READ IT! Happy publication day, Chloe Gong! 🥀

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moodboard: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

“The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.”

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REVIEW: Crown of Bones by A.K. Wilder

I cannot tell you how much I wanted to like this book. I definitely think that Crown of Bones will be liked by many readers, but I am not one of those readers. It was extremely tough for me to get through and if I hadn’t received an ARC and hadn’t be so hopeful that I would like it, I don’t believe I would have finished it. In the end, it took me a month and a half to read, because I continually found reasons to put it down and excuses not to read. 

The pacing, characters, and ending all left much to be desired, with the only saving grace being the unique magic system and some cute moments between the love interests (although insta-love just isn’t for me, so even the romance wasn’t captivating.)

For me, it’s a SKIP IT. 

★★☆☆☆ 2/5 Stars

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Happy release day! Unfortunately my ARC came late, so I haven’t gotten the chance to read it yet. #legendborn #advancedreadingcopy https://www.instagram.com/p/CFLMgQOF3lS/?igshid=1jqzmznrbsnew

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Where is the buzz for this book? Chosen Ones is an adult fiction novel by Veronica Roth - a slight change from her usual YA. Readers of YA should also enjoy this one. “What happens to your life after you defeat the enemy of the world as a teenager? People move on - except the paparazzi and the gossip mags. How do you make friends or be a regular person? Five teenagers - Sloane, Matt, Albie, Ines and Esther - defeated the Dark One a decade ago. Since then life has been hard, especially for Sloane. She can’t shake the funk of what her life has become. She misses the magic and having a purpose. And after Albie’s death, three of them are pulled to a different place where magic is common...and the Dark One might still be alive...” What a story from Roth 😮 She gives us a look behind the scenes of a group that once had great power and puts them in a different environment. I loved the world building of Genetrix. The Drains are terrifying. Some great action here. And I loved the messy ending. It was mostly unexpected but works here. Great story and great characters from Roth. Thanks to @netgalley and @houghtonmifflinharcourt for the ARC. #chosenones #veronicaroth #netgalley #houghtonmifflin #advancedreadingcopy #magicalrealism #bookstagram #bookshelves #bookswithcharacter #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookreview #bookcollector #bookhaul #bookspines #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction #thriller #bookcollection #kindlecollection #beachread (at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEHXDiFALF4/?igshid=1hjl4o4vrvgh1

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