These Violent Delights

These Violent Delights Series, Book 1

By: Chloe Gong

Narrated by: Cindy Kay

Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery.

A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is 18-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. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette's first love...and first betrayal.

But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. 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.

©2020 Chloe Gong (P)2021 Tantor

why does this narrator whisper the whole book?

it's kind of annoying. It story and writing are great though. can't wait it read the second one.

TERRIBLE Narration

This story has potential to be a captivating audiobook but the narrator ruined it. She makes everything sound whispered and completely ignored queues to how things should be read (such as whispering a line that the book says was shouted). Almost every line of dialog is read in a quiet, unemotional, aloof manner that prevents the listener from getting invested in the characters and story. I might not even finish this.

Fantastic Story

I enjoyed this book and the performance so much. The ser up for book 2 is well done.

Thrilling Romeo and Juliet Retelling

I tried to go into this book with no expectations despite the buzz I had heard around it. Now I understand the hype — These Violent Delights deserve every bit of praise it gets
I hate that I have to wait so long for the next book.

The narrator did a great job distinguishing each characters voice from the others so multiple perspectives or people speaking never got confusing

I LOVE this book

Just finished TVD and it is honestly one of my favorite stories, the voice acting was immersive, the story, setting, characters were all well done. I cannot wait for the next book!!!!

Great story, but the delivery leaves something to be desired

I’m a big fan of Chloe’s work, so I have no complaints about the story itself. I don’t hate the narrator’s voice, it’s actually quite pleasant and calming to listen to. But my problem with it is that her tone didn’t change along with the energy or emotion of the scene, and there were several pieces of the book (specifically in the dialogue) where she was just whispering the entire time, and at a time where the characters themselves were not whispering.

A bit slow, but still good.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The setting is very unique, and the mystery of the story does keep you intrigued. It does drag a bit in the middle, and starts to feel a bit like a scavenger hunt, but the ending picked up again and i would still recommend jt for a read.

Beautiful as I imagined

I loved it so far it has been one of my favorite ones ❤️

Loved the content

This was a great listen and I loved the narrator. She did a good job bringing the characters to life.

well written and excellent storytelling

surprisingly liked this more than I thought I would. the beginning was a little slower than I normally like but so glad I got past the little slump. ending is a cliffhanger and can't wait to find out what happens next. the retelling of Romeo and Juliette was witty and sometimes suttle if you don't know the original but I really liked them. the ending thought is what really made this 5 instead of 4 stars.