I'm actually so shocked that no one else created a Dash & Lily Book Tag so I thought I'd create one just for fun. If you decide to do this or add to the tag please tag me in it so I can see it. Okay, here we go!
I tag: Siraj at @Sajybakka on Twitter
Rameela at @starshynebrite on Twitter Humnah at @humnahmenon on Twitter Amna at @perusingya on Twitter Cait at @caitsbooks on Twitter If you can do the tag, that would be awesome but if not that's totally okay!
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Picture taken by: Amani Salahudeen These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong is a Romeo & Juliet retelling like you’ve never seen before. The story begins in 1926 Shanghai and there is a blood feud between The Scarlet Gang and The Russian White Flowers. Juliett Cai is the heir of the Scarlet Gang- a gang who believes their above the law. Roma Montagov is the heir to The Russian White Flowers and Juliett’s first love until he betrayed her. But when their own people are being killed one by one Roma and Juliett need to set aside their grudges and work together to figure out who is behind the murders before one of them ends up dead. If they can’t figure it out, they won’t have a city to rule over or anything to come back home to. This is a story of love and betrayal. I adored this book and it has already been confirmed that there will be a sequel out next year! Gong has mentioned in an interview with The Inquirer that she has started plotting the book long before she entered Penn University.”Anyone can be the master to a monster should their heart be wicked enough.” -Chloe Gong, “These Violent Delights.” This quote is a glimpse into the gruesome details of the violence that occurs in the book. It’s one you won’t want to miss! Furthemore, this debut novel also includes gore and loss of a loved one which makes it perfect for Game of Thrones or fans of Reign. This retelling is an own voices book with asian representation in it. The details of Shangai are so vivid that the reader feels like they are there. In addition to that, Juliette Cai is ambitious and cunning. Meanwhile, Roma Montagov is tender and sweet making the two complete opposites. It made their chemistry and tension even more fun to read. As a reader, you will instantly be drawn into this story. Chloe Gong is a twenty-one year old senior at Penn University. Gong is majoring in English and International Relations. You can find her on Twitter @thechloegong or email her at [email protected]. She will often post teasers of her book and her daily life at Penn. You can purchase “These Violent Delights” here. I'm going to start off by saying these are YA books that I've read this month that are 5 star reviews.
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