Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong

57 reviews

percervall's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Colonisation and Classism

Minor: Sexual content

khdiep's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

 shakespeare wishes he was chloe gong 

-that was a beautiful ending to the sequel 
Juliette Cai, you deserve the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

sandonat's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It’s not bad writing but I didn’t particularly enjoy it. The ending felt unsatisfying and dark. There were specific parts that I don’t think I truly understood. It felt too long but also not enough focus on the main characters. The bugs were always so gross.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

piprigsby's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

this book was definitely more politics-heavy than the first book, as they are searching for the monsters but the political turmoil takes up more of the story.

SPOILERS

tell me why i decided to pick up a romeo and juliet retelling and still expected that they were going to be alive at the end??? i am the mayor of stupid city honestly but damn it hurt okay!! 

SPOILERS OVER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation

mblanke's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Colonisation

bo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Holy shit Chloe gong knows how to write an ending. I had trouble getting through the first 30%, but everything picked up after Alisa is kidnapped. Would probably recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol

tourmaline1703's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

It has been a while since I read These Violent Delights but reading this has reminded me how much I love these characters and this world. It it so mesmerising to be in the midst of the glamour of the 1920s but also, the political and social tension, which is so fleshed out. The worldbuilding is so rich and all of it is shown, rather than told, making it very immersive.

I love Chloe Gong's writing style and the incorporation of other languages at times. She has reworked Romeo and Juliet so beautifully into something that pays homage to the original whilst also changing it slightly so that it remains unpredictable and a new piece of writing. The emotion and tension is so well captured, I was completely invested.

The plot is brilliant, well-layered and well paced. Each chapter unveils something new, there are twists and turns which are pretty unpredictable. There are elements of a quest, but also the political aspects of the novel really elevate the plot, adding higher stakes and more depth. 

I love all the characters and was totally invested in each of their motives and storylines. I liked how each one was wrapped up, I expeted a little bit more tragedy but there was definitely a lot of emotion at the end. I can't wait to delve into the other books in this universe!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, and Colonisation

kottengoesbork's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gun violence and Colonisation

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I felt like the plot in this one wasn’t as good as the first book, but the character development was spot on. It was emotional af, though. I couldn’t handle Ben’s chapters at all.  

Fantasy, Dark Romance, Taboo, 1 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

omg!! This book definitely exceeded my expectations and was even better than the first. The action, the betrayal, and the angst made this a suspenseful yet gut wrenching read bc even if you predicted certain things, you never knew when or if they would happen or to whom. The way the book left off at the open ending of did they or didn’t they when it came to Juliette and Roma’s HEA, Chloe Gong wrote it in a way that makes you believe they did bc it’s the ending they deserves after fighting so hard for it. This duology was so good and one I’ll always appreciate reading. I’m also glad that people insisted on reading this before starting Foul Last Fortune since it’s a connected series bc I was able to get the full backstory on the rival families and the war on the city, etc. I 1000000% recommend reading this duology if you’re looking for a high stakes fantasy Romeo & Juliet retelling‼️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content and Xenophobia