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jessread-s · 10 months

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Thanks to @bookisherondale for lending me your ARC so that I could read it before pub date!

✩🏹💟Review:

I can confidently say that this is my FAVORITE Chloe Gong book.

“Foul Heart Huntsman” is the sequel to “Foul Lady Fortune” and follows Rosalind, Alisa, Celia, Oliver, Phoebe, and Silas as they try to rescue Orion from his mother after she wipes his memories.

The novel is told from 8 povs and I loved reading from every single one. While this number may seem intimidating at first, it was easy for me to alternate between them because each perspective seamlessly flows into the next, creating a cohesive story without any potholes or gaps. Additionally, I found each character and their respective character arc equally compelling. There’s never a dull moment when it comes to Gong’s storytelling.

The romance in this book is everything I could have hoped for and then some! In my review of “Foul Lady Fortune,” I mentioned that I wanted to see more of Orion and Rosalind’s chemistry and boy does Gong deliver in this book. Their romantic connection deepens, when Rosalind lays her heart on the line at her most vulnerable to win Orion back. Their relationship development in this book is beautifully paced and is infused with emotion. Watching the two fall in love for the second time in combination with Celia and Oliver as well as Phoebe and Silas professing their own romantic feelings left me an emotional wreck, which just goes to show the hold this book has on me.

I also loved the cameos made by Roma, Juliette, Benedikt, Marshall, and Lourens in this book. I am absolutely HERE for the Gongverse! I appreciate Gong allowing us to check up on them without having their characters dominate what is ultimately Rosalind and Orion’s story.

Am I sad that “Foul Heart Huntsman” is the last book in the Secret Shanghai Universe? YES. I am devastated! These characters have been a constant in my life these past three years. At the same time, however, this book gave me closure and relief. I am content with how this series resolves and I am excited to see what Gong has in store for us next.

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

@chloegong @rivetedbysimonteen

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hazellevessque · 9 months

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SHOOT I’m at the last few chapters of TVD. I am not ready for this. I can’t do this

#roma montagov #juliette cai #juliette montagova #Alisa montagov #marshall seo #benedikt montagov #Tyler cai #these violent delights #our violent ends #secret shanghai #secret Shanghai reread

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heqrtlcss · 7 months

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for you forgetful sss fans [ me ]

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skepticalcatfrog · 1 month

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I've noticed a pattern here

#I'm sure i could've added the flf/fhh exclusive characters to this too #but these are the guys i know #these violent delights #our violent ends #foul lady fortune #foul heart huntsman #last violent call #secret shanghai #chloe gong #juliette cai #rosalind lang #celia lang #roma montagov #alisa montagova #marshall seo #benedikt montagov #you just know he has that unsettling gaze

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lurkingsomewhereinsecretshanghai · 15 days

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just something i made just now :3

Juliette :

Roma:

Benedikt:

Marshall:

Alisa:

#this is part 1 #books #these violent delights #chloe gong #our violent ends #roma montagov #benedikt montagov #secret shanghai #juliette cai #alisa montagova #marshall seo

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no-1-rosalind-lang-apologist · 4 months

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writergracethepanda · 5 months

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Marshall: I’m Russian, of course I’m an alcoholic-

Benedikt: Mars, you aren’t Russian.

Roma: And we AREN’T alcoholics!!

Alisa: Speak for yourself *downs an entire jug of apple juice*

#chloe gong #secret shanghai #foul lady fortune #foul heart huntsman #these violent delights #our violent ends #writergracethepanda #marshall seo #benedikt montagov #roma montagov #alisa montagova #the white flowers

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queenofapeacefuldawn · 1 month

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secret shanghai characters as texts i've sent

rosalind to celia after being assigned as orion's mission partner:

these violent delights (the duology) by chloe gong, 2020:

roma, before passing out due to sleep deprivation:

oliver, orion, and phoebe:

juliette:

alisa:

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questioning-pisces · 7 months

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foul heart huntsman has taken over my mind. i was at the eras tour film and all i could think about was the secret shanghai crew and how they would act at a taylor concert. OH MY GOSH

#foul heart huntsman #fhh #eras tour film #rosalind lang #orion hong #oliver hong #celia lang #phoebe hong #silas wu #alisa montagova #juliette cai #roma montagov #benedikt montagov #marshall seo #secret shanghai #they would all go crazy #but it would be different levels of excitement #taylor swift

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marsneedstherapy · 7 months

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Juliette: *dies*

Celia: Timer starts now! When are they coming back? I say two months!

Benedikt: Bullshit. One month.

Marshall: Nah, half a month.

Rosalind sobbing: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JULIETTE JUST DIED!

Alisa, scratching chin in thought: One week.

#pov the end of ove:#i love incorrect quotes #so silly and goofy #and weirdly accurate #chloe gong #secret shanghai #these violent delights #our violent ends #juliette cai #marshall seo #benedikt montagov #alisa montagova #celia lang #rosalind lang

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bookloverturnedfangirl · 8 months

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Last Violent Call Spoiler!!

you don’t understand how much I need a reunion scene between Roma and Alisa

#ONE MORE DAY UNTIL #foul heart huntsman #fhh #foul lady fortune #flf #these violent delights #tvd #our violent delights #ove #last violent call #Chloe gong #roma montagov #alisa montagova #juliette cai #rosalind lang #celia lang #orion hong #phoebe hong #oliver hong

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jessread-s · 1 year

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✩ 💀🧪📂Review: “Foul Lady Fortune” is sure to weasel its way into your heart if you let it. Gong’s newest release draws inspiration from Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” The novel picks up right where “Our Violent Ends” last left off and with the groundwork having already been laid in her “Romeo and Juliette” retelling, Gong has no trouble immersing the reader in her fantastical version of 1930’s Shanghai. She takes great care in detailing the country’s politics and defining historical moments to better inform the reader of the roles her characters play in the story. As with Shakespeare’s play, many viewpoints are offered in “Foul Lady Fortune.” After the events that transpired in “Our Violent Ends,” Rosalind is trapped in the past trying to right her wrongdoings. She becomes a deadly assassin to lessen the guilt she feels and protect the country her cousin loved so dearly. She only learns to move on with the help of Orion, her partner on a high stakes mission. Orion becomes a spy for his country after false accusations surrounding his father’s loyalty to the government tear his family apart. His purpose for staying in this line of work, however, changes after he meets Rosalind. She is the only woman who has ever rejected his advances and he is determined to win her heart, even if that means giving her his own to do so. The reader also gets to occupy the minds of Celia Lang, Phoebe Hong, and Alisa Montagov. The incorporation of these perspectives adds layers to the mystery that is present throughout the book. Similar to her previous duology, Gong is able to diversify her source material with her own characters. All of her characters, save for Alisa, are Chinese. Orion and Celia also are a part of the LGBTQ+ community identifying as bisexual and transgender respectively. While Gong’s characters are well-developed, the relationship between Rosalind and Orion is not. Little chemistry is detected between the two with Gong’s attention more focused on packing a punch with big reveals at the novel’s end. That isn’t to say that their romantic connection will not deepen in the sequel, which I most definitely plan on reading! ➤ 4.75 stars

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

@chloegong @rivetedbysimonteen

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secret-shanghai-scribblings · 6 months

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*peeks in*

hello secret shanghai fandom

i am currently writing a fic which will be my official first contribution to this fandom (been lurking for a while and finally decided to make a sideblog) but writing is taking longer than expected so i present a shitpost of stupid text posts that i think match different characters instead

alisa

marshall @ benedikt (the main reason i made this post tbh because it's too good)

roma/juliette

orion

roma (and orion)

(slight spoilers for This Foul Murder/Last Violent Call)

marshall

#secret shanghai #these violent delights #foul lady fortune #alisa montagova #marshall seo #benedikt montagov #roma montagov #juliette cai #orion hong #rosalind lang #chloe gong

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obsessing-over-fictionn · 2 years

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people died

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skepticalcatfrog · 27 days

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I have a lot of feelings about Benedikt's grief in the first bit of Our Violent Ends and how he deals with it/how it affects his relationships with other people, but I don't know how to put it eloquently so I'll sum it up by saying I want that shit injected into my veins

#p.s. the way roma describes benedikt screaming when he realizes marshall is dead haunts my thoughts every day #these violent delights #our violent ends #secret shanghai #chloe gong #benedikt montagov #marshall seo #roma montagov #alisa montagova #im tagging those three bc it involves them too #should i bust out a multi thousand word analytical essay like i did for kerch + ghezenism + the van ecks #perhaps #but not now #anyway #benmars

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lurkingsomewhereinsecretshanghai · 1 month

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alisa “how can i be a sharpshooter when my aim is shit? you never taught me” montagova, you will forever be iconic

#books #chloe gong #foul heart huntsman #foul lady fortune #these violent delights #our violent ends #alisa montagova #roma montagov #white flowers #book humor #“the gang dissolved when i was 13”#she's so sassy i love her #roma’s lifespan shortens ever since he and alisa reunited probably

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