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Placeres violentos

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  • Create Date：2022-06-01 09:16:44
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  • Author：Chloe Gong
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Summary

Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane， this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai， with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River。

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。 Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers， who have fought the Scarlets for generations。 And behind every move is their heir， Roma Montagov， Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal。

But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out， the people start to whisper。 Of a contagion， a madness。 Of a monster in the shadows。 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。

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Reviews

Elle Lu ，

Absolutely phenomenal from start to finish。 Gong somehow combines the whit and intricacy of the Six of Crows duology and the concept of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers to create not only a riveting and incredibly unique novel， but also a novel that depicts the pain that Chinese citizens residing in Shanghai felt in the 1920s after their city was split off into spheres of influence。 The concepts of othering， “city on a hill，” and socio-economic divides are also expertly woven throughout。 On to Absolutely phenomenal from start to finish。 Gong somehow combines the whit and intricacy of the Six of Crows duology and the concept of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers to create not only a riveting and incredibly unique novel， but also a novel that depicts the pain that Chinese citizens residing in Shanghai felt in the 1920s after their city was split off into spheres of influence。 The concepts of othering， “city on a hill，” and socio-economic divides are also expertly woven throughout。 On to the next one！ 。。。more

Lily ，

4。75/5

Alexia ，

4。5⭐

Lina Antonova ，

Love it！Amazing plot， amazing characters and amazing writing。As a huge fan of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet， this adaptation is the best thing that couldve happened to me<3 Love it！Amazing plot， amazing characters and amazing writing。As a huge fan of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet， this adaptation is the best thing that couldve happened to me<3 。。。more

Alicia ，

I picked this up hoping for a Romeo & Juliet-style romance but the romance is a minor subplot so I was disappointed。 Read this expecting a bloody sci-fi gangster story and it might be more satisfying。

Lunkyy ，

Not usually a fan of YA novels and this is a perfect example of why that is。Let me preface this review by saying that while I didn't personally enjoy it， I could definitely see the appeal of it and could still see myself recommending it to some people， specifically younger readers。 Some pro's before we get into the cons: The prose， while arguably empty， was still beautiful。 The side characters were actually somewhat interesting。 The concept of the book was great。 Worldbuilding / Setting were coo Not usually a fan of YA novels and this is a perfect example of why that is。Let me preface this review by saying that while I didn't personally enjoy it， I could definitely see the appeal of it and could still see myself recommending it to some people， specifically younger readers。 Some pro's before we get into the cons: The prose， while arguably empty， was still beautiful。 The side characters were actually somewhat interesting。 The concept of the book was great。 Worldbuilding / Setting were cool。 The plot was intriguing enough for me to not put the book down。However， I had many， many issues with the book and some of the creative decisions。Head hopping is quite prominent and often confusing。The characters were really just meh。 Even Juliette， being a 'cold hearted killer who actually has a heart' felt like weak execution of the heroine。 To me it felt like the author tried to force some complexity into the character in some cases， but my reaction was never anything other than a shrug。 I also found her to be annoying and childish， especially when it came to her relationship wtih Roma。 Earlier I said the plot was strong enough to keep me reading， which is true， but I can't say I was a big fan of the narrative arc itself。 Now， while the end actually got me interested in the sequel， I don't believe i'll be continuing the series。 I had desperately hoped that i would like this book but it came as a bit of a disappointment。 All around， this book was not at all for me， but I don't regret the experience。 。。。more

amélie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book really made me suffer。 Juliette pretending to kill Marshall in the end had me literally devastatingly crying。 I haven’t felt this much despair whilst reading a book in a long time… ofc you kinda know he won’t be dead， but in this moment I just stopped logically thinking， just replayed the fact that Marshall and Benedikt will never be able to love each other in the way they deserve it。The book is incredible， especially the second part of it。 I kinda want to reread the first one， so I ca This book really made me suffer。 Juliette pretending to kill Marshall in the end had me literally devastatingly crying。 I haven’t felt this much despair whilst reading a book in a long time… ofc you kinda know he won’t be dead， but in this moment I just stopped logically thinking， just replayed the fact that Marshall and Benedikt will never be able to love each other in the way they deserve it。The book is incredible， especially the second part of it。 I kinda want to reread the first one， so I can properly picture Shanghai， Juliette and the Scarlett Gang and won’t be distracted by my excitement what’s to come next。 The description of the insects literally made my whole body itch， it was a pretty well constructed and well written danger， without the monster it wouldn’t even be Fantasy。I will DEFINITELY read the sequel， like pls we need MarshallxBenedikt （if they don’t become lovers， it will be the biggest disappointment everrrrr） and ofc RomaxJuliette （i love their relationship， it’s not easy， nor cheesy。 It is Romeo and Juliette in a new refreshing version with a strong female character） and I’m also interested in Kathleen’s story。 Addition: I like the names in this book， especially the Russian ones， I think the change from Romeo to Roma is just perfect。I can’t really pick a fav character， but Marshall and Benedikt and Roma and Alisa are the top top ones， then come Juliette and Kathleen followed by the rest… i guess i’d be a White Flower。I’m still in the weird mood after reading a book where your thoughts are all over the place and the emotion remains although your mind comes back to reality， so I guess my opinion and point of view will still change， but I’m already looking forward to reading this review and remember everything I felt。 。。。more

kaitlyn not found ，

Screaming my head off。 Chloe I love you。

Inara ，

4。6

Chrissy L ，

I really enjoyed this book。 From other reviews I was a little skeptical （taking into account the author wrote this when she was 19） because the writing was drawn out and fluffy in a very YA novel way。 Like， this book didn’t need to be nearly 500 pages， fluffy。 However， there were many scenes that I could picture as if they were straight out of a movie （the writing was still beautiful in my opinion）。 There were times when I thought the reading was very slow because of all of the details， but the I really enjoyed this book。 From other reviews I was a little skeptical （taking into account the author wrote this when she was 19） because the writing was drawn out and fluffy in a very YA novel way。 Like， this book didn’t need to be nearly 500 pages， fluffy。 However， there were many scenes that I could picture as if they were straight out of a movie （the writing was still beautiful in my opinion）。 There were times when I thought the reading was very slow because of all of the details， but the plot itself kept me going。 I’d recommend this book but just be warned… you may be reading awhile！ 。。。more

Emma ，

The pov is hard to follow sometimes and there’s a lot of exposition but the story is great， I love Romeo and Juliet so obviously a huge fan of this。

Cristina Chiperi ，

Non leggo un fantasy da molto tempo， ma questo ha riacceso la mia curiosità verso il genere。 É un rivisitazione della storia di Romeo e Giulietta， non a caso i protagonisti si chiamano Roma e Juliette， con un'ambientazione e sviluppo diversi: Shangai del 1926， due gang rivali。 La storia mi ha incuriosita sin dalle prime pagine， ciò che ho apprezzato di più è stato il carattere forte di Juliette （anche se nelle ultime pagine， prima di leggere l'epilogo， ero molto vicina a non sopportarla）。 Le int Non leggo un fantasy da molto tempo， ma questo ha riacceso la mia curiosità verso il genere。 É un rivisitazione della storia di Romeo e Giulietta， non a caso i protagonisti si chiamano Roma e Juliette， con un'ambientazione e sviluppo diversi: Shangai del 1926， due gang rivali。 La storia mi ha incuriosita sin dalle prime pagine， ciò che ho apprezzato di più è stato il carattere forte di Juliette （anche se nelle ultime pagine， prima di leggere l'epilogo， ero molto vicina a non sopportarla）。 Le interazioni con Roma e i loro dialoghi， per me， sono i più belli。 Sono la più vera rappresentazione del lovers， to enemies， per poi tornare di nuovo ai lovers to enemies nel corso della storia。 Non sono un'amante delle troppe descrizioni， questo dettaglio è stato l'unica cosa che effettivamente ha rallentato la mia lettura però sono informazioni essenziali per capire la storia。 Mi è piaciuto un sacco， non vedo l'ora di leggere anche il secondo per scoprire come andrà a finire la storia tra Juliette e Roma！ 。。。more

A🍂 ，

wanna start ove rn 😭

samwise。reads ，

3。5★Thought-provoking and eerily captivating， Chloe Gong's debut novel was a unique blend of mystery， fantasy and romance， set in glittering 1920's Shanghai。 I adored her descriptive writing， it read almost like a Shakespeare novel itself: true to its origins with lyrical speech and double entendre prose to make you reflect on a deep and personal level。What I loved most about this book was the way it artfully commented on Western imperialism， and the clash of cultures and conflict of identity th 3。5★Thought-provoking and eerily captivating， Chloe Gong's debut novel was a unique blend of mystery， fantasy and romance， set in glittering 1920's Shanghai。 I adored her descriptive writing， it read almost like a Shakespeare novel itself: true to its origins with lyrical speech and double entendre prose to make you reflect on a deep and personal level。What I loved most about this book was the way it artfully commented on Western imperialism， and the clash of cultures and conflict of identity that result from it。 The threat of colonialism is almost as dangerous （if not more so） than the threat of the monster lurking in the Huangpu River， causing our main character， Juliette， to experience equal parts rage and helplessness against the oppressors invading her home。 She's constantly torn between her native Shanghai and modern American identities， and I found her dilemma to be particularly relatable， as I believe most Asian Americans will。 It's a harrowing experience to choose between two halves of yourself， and this shows in Juliette's fractured sense of belonging。I have to say though， for a book based on one of the most tragical love stories of all time， that the romance in this book sort of fell flat for me。 The moments of tension and angst were delicious， but overall， Roma and Juliette as both individuals and as a couple felt bland。 I found myself relating more to the side characters than the main characters， and this made the story progress slowly， since the only time I felt fully invested in the book was when I could read about them😂 Other than that， I'll admit this book surpassed my expectations in so many ways， there was such a passionate depth to it that I didn't expect from a YA fantasy and that I really enjoyed。 Looking forward to the sequel！ 。。。more

Kristen Anderson ，

3。5 stars

paulina ，

gave me ptsd from Romeo and Juliet we have to read in school

Samantha ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love and hate it at the same time。 It took a while for me to get into， the first couple chapters are a lot of work building， and introducing characters。 Not that mind that but it takes me a bit to get through。 Once I got through that， I loved it。 I love each character and how different they are。 If you love a will they won't they trope， then this is for you 。 Be wanted though， there's a lot of I hate him， I hate her but do I really hate him/her type thing so if that bugs you then it's probably I love and hate it at the same time。 It took a while for me to get into， the first couple chapters are a lot of work building， and introducing characters。 Not that mind that but it takes me a bit to get through。 Once I got through that， I loved it。 I love each character and how different they are。 If you love a will they won't they trope， then this is for you 。 Be wanted though， there's a lot of I hate him， I hate her but do I really hate him/her type thing so if that bugs you then it's probably not a great recommendation。 I hate the ending but I won't get into that。 Otherwise， great book， would reccommend。 。。。more

a fellow reader ，

4 starsLOVED THIS ONE！！ If you are looking for a second chance romance/ lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers then this is the one for you

Viviana ，

I hated everything about this book。 The plot was ok but the characters were really boring and julitte wasn’t a bad ass like i heard in so many reviews， she just didn’t give that vibe。 I couldn’t finish it i tried but no and it was a shame because I was very excited about this book。

Carmen ，

DNF。 for now。

Jennifer McDonald ，

Well written story！ The hook of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920's Shanghai was enough to grab my attention， but to keep it throughout is a sign that the book is a good one。 I really liked Juliet as a character - the sort of femme fatale mixed with a weary investigator vibe she has is great。 As a slight negative， Roma didn't feel as well formed or deeply written as Juliet， but I enjoyed him still。 A great setting， creepy enemy， fun investigation with fun characters - Read it！ Well written story！ The hook of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920's Shanghai was enough to grab my attention， but to keep it throughout is a sign that the book is a good one。 I really liked Juliet as a character - the sort of femme fatale mixed with a weary investigator vibe she has is great。 As a slight negative， Roma didn't feel as well formed or deeply written as Juliet， but I enjoyed him still。 A great setting， creepy enemy， fun investigation with fun characters - Read it！ 。。。more

Sophie ，

3。5* two side （ish） characters kept me going throughout this book and will be the reason I read the next one ;）tbh the 'monster' stuff was my least fave part and I didn't think it fit with it being set in 1926 but I have hopes for the 2nd book which should be more abt the gangs and the people and more tense gun waving ☺👍 3。5* two side （ish） characters kept me going throughout this book and will be the reason I read the next one ;）tbh the 'monster' stuff was my least fave part and I didn't think it fit with it being set in 1926 but I have hopes for the 2nd book which should be more abt the gangs and the people and more tense gun waving ☺👍 。。。more

Stefania Siano ，

Queste gioie violente è un romanzo che viene pubblicizzato come rivisitazione del classico di Shakespeare “Romeo e Giulietta” e seppur ci siano， ovviamente， degli elementi in comune， aspettatevi una storia molto più intricata e stimolante。Il lettore scopre una Shanghai turbolenta e dilaniata dalla faida di due gang nemiche che porta il caos per le strade: la Gang Scarlatta e i Fiori Bianchi。 I rispettivi eredi Juliette Cai e Roma Montagov si innamorano da adolescenti， ma la faida tra le famiglie Queste gioie violente è un romanzo che viene pubblicizzato come rivisitazione del classico di Shakespeare “Romeo e Giulietta” e seppur ci siano， ovviamente， degli elementi in comune， aspettatevi una storia molto più intricata e stimolante。Il lettore scopre una Shanghai turbolenta e dilaniata dalla faida di due gang nemiche che porta il caos per le strade: la Gang Scarlatta e i Fiori Bianchi。 I rispettivi eredi Juliette Cai e Roma Montagov si innamorano da adolescenti， ma la faida tra le famiglie è così profonda che i due da amanti diventano nemici。 Eppure， quando compare un mostro a Shanghai che trascina alla “follia” tra le persone， i due eredi metteranno da parte l’astio per collaborare。Ho trovato l’ambientazione ben dettagliata， la Shanghai dei anni ’20 appare grigia， oscura， peccaminosa per i traffici e i loschi affari delle due gang。 Oltre agli Scarlatti e ai Fiori Bianchi che popolano la città ci sono anche i comunisti e le forze straniere， insomma una città popolata da varie personalità che cercano di avere il loro tornaconto。Gong riesce a concretizzare non solo questa Shanghai divisa， ma anche la struttura delle due gang che sono molto diverse tra loro。 Da una parte abbiamo gli Scarlatti di cui fanno parte principalmente i componenti della famiglia Cai， quindi c’è una struttura gerarchica familiare composta da zii， cugini ecc。 I Fiori Bianchi hanno un’organizzazione che opera più nel caso， dove la maggior parte sono russi。Punto forte secondo me sono le atmosfere e l’ambientazione， peccato che non mi abbia convinto lo stile dell’autrice che per i miei gusti è troppo descrittivo e spesso mi perdevo nella narrazione e dovevo tornare indietro。La trama principale l’ho trovata interessante， ben articolata， anche se la parte della follia e di questo mostro a tratti mi hanno lasciata un po’ perplessa， ma nel complesso fila， mentre la storia d’amore tra i due protagonisti è un qualcosa che rimane di sfondo perché l’autrice crea il focus sull’aspetto thriller e investigativo。 Se vi aspettate scene d’amore appassionate e romantiche， non è quello che succede， almeno in questo primo volume。 Parlando proprio della sfera romantica mi sarebbe piaciuto leggere qualche capitolo ambientato anni prima， quando Roma e Juliette stavano insieme， per entrare più in sintonia con la loro storia， invece l’autrice si limita a raccontare qualche frammento attraverso i ricordi dei personaggi。 Ecco Gong è un’autrice che predilige più raccontare invece di far agire i personaggi secondo me。I personaggi sono ben caratterizzati e ho apprezzato molto il contrasto tra Juliette e Roma。La prima è una ragazza fiera， tenace， forte， molto coraggiosa， pronta a prendere decisioni anche difficili per difendere la sua famiglia， poi abbiamo Roma， un ragazzo dalla corazza dura， ma non aspettatevi il tipico maschio alfa， in realtà è sensibile e fedele a chi ama。 Un contrasto che ho apprezzato molto！In più ho trovato ben caratterizzati anche i personaggi secondari， come le cugine di Juliette e， in particolar modo， Benedikt e Marshall e il loro rapporto fatto di esitazioni di cose dette e non dette。Queste gioie violente vi catapulterà in una Shanghai violenta， avvolta dai fumi degli eccessi e della malavita， tra intrighi， misteri e colpi di scena。 。。。more

agoodgirlsguidetobooks ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I freaking love this book， it’s awesome and has been on my tbr forever since I saw Chloe Gong promote it on tiktok。 I’m so glad I read it and look forward to the next book， and all of Chloe’s future books。 First of all， I’m happy that the MC is Asian。 I believe a majority of the characters in books I have read to far are… white。 I love that Juliette and Roma are childhood lovers turned enemies turned lovers， although there was barely any scenes of them being romantically involved， so that’s a bu I freaking love this book， it’s awesome and has been on my tbr forever since I saw Chloe Gong promote it on tiktok。 I’m so glad I read it and look forward to the next book， and all of Chloe’s future books。 First of all， I’m happy that the MC is Asian。 I believe a majority of the characters in books I have read to far are… white。 I love that Juliette and Roma are childhood lovers turned enemies turned lovers， although there was barely any scenes of them being romantically involved， so that’s a bummer。 The bug thing was a little gross， but so INGENIOUS。 How did Chloe think that that up， it is so awesome， in my opinion。 The Marshall plot twist was bigger for me than the true identity of Paul and the monster。 Overall， great book。 Will be reading the second book next， I look forward to seeing more Juliette and Roma romance hopefully。 Will keep updating。 :） 。。。more

Nuśka ，

japierdole to jest jedna z najlepszych książek jakie przeczytałam i długo będę się po niej zbierać

caitlin ，

4。25Chloe’s writing is so beautiful and thought provoking。 I really enjoyed the setting。 I have not read much about Shanghai but the city has always interested me。 I loved the Romeo and Juliet element。 I honestly think the element in this story has made me appreciate the original story even more。 I used to not be very fond of it but this story helped change that a bit。 I think that the book was well paced and that the plot was pretty good。 I enjoyed the mystery and danger of it。 There was someth 4。25Chloe’s writing is so beautiful and thought provoking。 I really enjoyed the setting。 I have not read much about Shanghai but the city has always interested me。 I loved the Romeo and Juliet element。 I honestly think the element in this story has made me appreciate the original story even more。 I used to not be very fond of it but this story helped change that a bit。 I think that the book was well paced and that the plot was pretty good。 I enjoyed the mystery and danger of it。 There was something about the plot though that I didn’t completely love。 I can’t figure out what exactly it was though（which is frustratinggggg）。 I looooved the moral grayness of the characters。 Juliet especially was so gray but also so strong。 。。。more

Isabella ，

1。5En realidad no lo termine， lo abandone porque esta súper aburrido y ya me harte。 Me dejo en bloqueo lector。Lo único rescatable a mi parecer fueron Benedikt， Marshall y Kathleen。Vaya decepción 😭 （y no lo puedo vender porque ya lo raye con pluma 🔫）

Alexis ，

DNFI guessed the villain and why the characters hated each other within the first 50 pages。 Boring。

Eden ，

That third act went！！！！ Jaw entirely dropped for last three chapters。 😮

Mya Dahlen ，

DNF

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