Chloe Gong became a best selling author at the age of 21, it’s something that most people can only dream of. The Chinese-born New Zealand author was making her way through college in the States when the idea for her debut novel, These Violent Delights came to her.
The duology is a Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, focusing on two star-crossed lovers from rival gangs who must team up after breaking each other’s hearts to stop the monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.
Juliette and Roma are far from Leonardo Dicaprio and Claire Dane’s portrayal of the Shakespeare characters. Juliette Cai is a Shanghai princess who wants to keep her city for her people and the Scarlet Gang, while her enemy and love Roma Montagov comes from
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