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Stap in de levendige, gevaarlijke wereld van het Shanghai van de jaren '20, waar rivaliserende bendes vechten om de suprematie en een mysterieus monster loert onder het glinsterende oppervlak van de stad. Deze serie duikt in een tumultueuze vete tussen twee machtige families, die hun erfgenamen dwingt tot een onwillige alliantie tegen een bovennatuurlijke dreiging. Verken thema's als verboden liefde, verraad en de wanhopige strijd om te overleven, terwijl de chaos de stad dreigt te verzwelgen. Het is een meeslepende mix van historische fantasy en duistere romantiek die je op het puntje van je stoel zal houden.

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These Violent Delights

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  1. These Violent Delights

    • 464bladzijden
    • 17 uur lezen

    An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. 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 eighteen-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.

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  2. Our Violent Ends

    • 512bladzijden
    • 18 uur lezen

    Shanghai is in turmoil in this gripping sequel set in 1927, as the city stands on the brink of revolution. Juliette, having sacrificed her relationship with Roma to shield him from a deadly feud, is fiercely determined to maintain her position as the Scarlet Gang's heir. To protect Roma from the Scarlets' wrath, she must make him believe she is responsible for the murder of his best friend. If only she were guilty, his rejection might hurt less. Meanwhile, Roma struggles with the aftermath of Marshall’s death and the silence of his cousin Benedikt. Blaming himself for allowing Juliette back into his life, he resolves to make amends—even if it means confronting the girl he loves and hates simultaneously. As a new and terrifying threat looms over the city, Juliette realizes she needs Roma’s help to confront this danger. With the Nationalists advancing and civil war on the horizon, they must set aside their differences to tackle both monstrous foes and political chaos. However, the greatest challenge lies in guarding their hearts from one another amidst the chaos.

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