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LAST VIOLENT CALL BY CHLOE GONG // book talk: died and went to heaven reading these masterpiece novellas from my fave series
Finally being the obedient fan that I am and caught up on my fave hence these reviews are very close together. Did you all know I love Chloe Gong? Didn’t know if it was obvious or not haha Quick disclaimer: I’m actually not spoiling this book in particular, but the entire plot is a spoiler for previous books in the series, especially Our Violent Ends, hence me titling this a book talk. However, if you’re up to date with the series, I’m not spoiling anything *wink wink* Anyways, this has been a long time coming and I’m excited to get into this! Title: Last Violent CallSeries: Secret Shanghai book #3.5Author: Chloe GongPage count: 233Date published: 28 February 2023Genre: New adult historical fiction ☎ Synopsis: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong come two captivating novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from These Violent Delights. In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their quiet life. But when they hear about Russian girls showing up dead in nearby…
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MALIBU RISING BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID // spoiler-free book review: finally reviewing a fave read of 2021 ft. the perfect beach vibes, surfing siblings & fantastic family relationships
It’s only taken me a million years to get to this review but ‘better late than never’ is just my blogging motto at this point. Oh well, I guess get used to it *sighs* Anyways, very excited to chat about this book today, especially in light of our surpise new TJR 2022 release CARRIE SOTO IS BACK coming later this year which I’m ~of course~ ecstactic about. I shall stop rambling now and let us just commence with this ~rave~ review! Title: Malibu RisingAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidPage count: 384Date published: 1 June 2021Genre: Adult historical fiction 🌊 Synopsis: A lifetime holding it together.One party will bring it crashing down. Malibu: August, 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over-especially as the offspring of the legendary singer, Mick Riva. By midnight the party will be completely out of control.By morning, the Riva mansion will have…
