These Violent Delights

These Violent Delights

2020 • 464 pages

Ratings135

Average rating3.8

15

A Romeo and Juliet retelling but set in 1920s Shanghai. Normally, none of that would have been appealing but the reviews got me. I actually really enjoyed Shanghai setting and the little bits of mandarin sprinkled in here and there. With mandarin as my second language, it was relatable on another level. I can't wait to read more

December 16, 2023