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These Violent Delights
by Chloe Gong
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.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~464
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 2 is already out.
How spicy is These Violent Delights?
These Violent Delights is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, multiple POVs
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Graphic violence
- Murder
- Kidnapping
- Self-harm
- Homophobia
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These Violent Delights: quick answers
How spicy is These Violent Delights?
These Violent Delights is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is These Violent Delights a standalone?
No. These Violent Delights is book 1 of 2 in These Violent Delights. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in These Violent Delights?
These Violent Delights features retelling, enemies to lovers, second chance. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does These Violent Delights have content warnings?
Our notes for These Violent Delights include: graphic violence, murder, kidnapping, self-harm, homophobia. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after These Violent Delights?
If you loved These Violent Delights, try Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge, To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh. They share its retelling and enemies to lovers energy at a similar spice level.