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.Ĭhloe Gong’s debut novel, These Violent Delights is an enthralling read. But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. 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. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. Publisher’s Summary: The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.Trigger Warnings: Mentions and descriptions of blood, violence, gore, character deaths, transphobia, explicit description of gouging self (not of their own volition), murder, weapon use, insects, alcohol consumption, parental abuse.
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