These Violent Delights
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These Violent Delights

by Chloe Gong

2020•Historical•470 pages

Taste attributes: historicalromancethrillermafia/gangstermonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginarylinearencloseddeep rivalrylove conquers allfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA heightened historical novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

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 helpless in the grip of chaos. 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalRomanceThrillerMafia/gangsterMonster/alien/supernaturalDeep rivalryLove conquers allFighting evil

Subjects

MonstersDeathGangsChinaYoung adult fiction, fantasy, historical

Details

Author
Chloe Gong
Published
2020
Pages
470
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