Belles with Books #33: These Violent Delights

Happy Love Month, readers! This episode we are covering everyone’s favorite romantic story, Romeo and Juliet, but with a twist. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong takes the classic story to 1926 Shanghai where gangs, illness, and monsters abound. Join us for some action packed storytelling (and kinda gross descriptions) to see how these two lovers fare. 

 

Books mentioned: 

 

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Author’s Guide to Murder by Beatriz Williams , Lauren Wilig, and Karen White

A Burning in the Bones by Scott Reintgen

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Seducing and Killing Nazis by Sophie Poldermans

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak