The story is also brutal and violent with Shanghai on the brink as a mysterious monster terrorises the city – setting the perfect atmosphere for Roma and Juliette and how their stories and love for one another intertwines.Īdd These Violent Delights on Goodreads, read our book review, and read our Pond-cation post with Chloe Gong.Ī Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A.Roma and Juliette’s romance is delicious there’s so much tension and yearning, and every scene with the two together feels both like torture and bliss.A genre-bending historical SFF retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, set in 1920’s Shanghai about the two heirs to opposing gangs.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.ĬW: It should come as no surprise that I’m recommending These Violent Delights in my enemies-to-lovers book recommendation post, but for those of you who have yet to read this, here it is: your sign to read it! And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal.īut when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. ![]() 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. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.Ī blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. ![]() If you love enemies/rivals-to-lovers as much as I do, then I hope you will love today’s book recommendation post! I love seeing how the characters begin to unfurl at the edges, try to hold steadfast to their goals, but realise that, maybe, sometimes you find someone who is just worth it. There’s nothing quite like a good enemies/rivals-to-lovers story: a romance where there’s delicious, delicious tension mixed with secret yearning and the understated dread of realising that feelings blooms between two people that should not fall in love.įor me, what I love about enemies/rivals-to-lovers is how the story delves into the characters’ motivations, their ambitions, and how one person throws a wrench in their otherwise perfect plans. We have had the immense fortune of having some really great enemies/rivals-to-lovers books in the last year, so I thought to myself: why not write a book recommendation book collating all the wonderful books we have read that have these two satisfying tropes? In case you’re new to the Pond’s book recommendation posts, the recommendation posts are brought to you by Varian, the Pond’s very own Toadshifter who is knowledgeable in all kinds of magic! One of Varian’s ambitions is to get better at sewing, hence why whenever Varian has come up with their latest costume, they will always recommend a few books that inspired them!
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