Foul Lady Fortune Paperback – 29 June 2023

internally screaming due to everything and the plot twists in this book ) I just don't have words for how much I love everything about the book. the characters, writing, and just everything about this book is amazing. love love Orion, Rosalind, Oliver, Celia, and Alisa. and the story setting. also, my heart melted every time Orion called Rosalind beloved. also, they were in a fake marriage and were spies hell dame hot ( #was so into this book and forever will be ) , and when Oliver called Celia Sweetheart ahh this book is everything if I start about this series, and this book I will never ever stop talking about it. and you guys just gotta go and read this book and this series right now or I don't think we can be friends 😂 ( just joking ) and can't wait to read the next book and Chloe I beg you please don't make us wait and give the next book in this series fast as hell cause I can't wait ......also also Rosalind and Orion both are mine 😚Writing: 5/5Quotes: 5/5Characters: 5/5Romance: 5/5My rating: ♾️

This huge novel, although falling under the Young Adult category— and thus prone to be not taken seriously, is one of the best works of our times.Why?Firstly, to weave such a story, the author has chosen a landscape which has been neglected by most practioners of speculative fiction. That's a shame. Shanghai of 1930-s could have (should have) challenged Berlin or Lisbon as a theatre of intrigue and tension. That city and its people have been used beautifully as the stage for this violent drama.Secondly, crime, politics, speculation, and fantasy have mixed seamlessly here. As a result, the reader is bound to do some historical research purely out of curiosity, while being amazed by the 'fantastic' events (pun intended).Thirdly, the plot— despite being derived from numerous well-established tropes— seems fresh due to the very real political razor's edge that every character has to walk on. And the pace was furious. Consequently, this huge book was practically unputdownable.Weaknesses?1. The writing is stilted. Had the author infused some wit, even some wisecracks into the dialogues, it would have made the reading a lot more charming.2. The open-ended nature and deliberate ploy of using the mode of betrayal, to keep us hanging for the next part, felt bad.However, all said and done, I would again state that this fantasy is very good indeed.Recommended.

"your life is mine as mine is yours"☆this will obviously have some potential spoilers about the tvd duology. so be careful ig??if there's one thing to say about chloe gong, it is that her writing is one of the best things about the book itself. the way she chooses to describe things has a forever hold on my heart.diving back into this world brought back a lot of emotions, especially pain. im talking about roma juliette(ikyk).even a simple mention of juliette roma almost broke me😭 i miss my babies so much.also i wanted so see more benmars??? there should have been more benmars?? the nostalgia was so real guys.now lets talk about the characters in this duology.ALISA WAS THE TRUE HERO OF THIS BOOK. I LOVED HER SO MUCH. AND SHE WAS SO GROWN UP TOO?? i felt so proud of her honestly. AND PHOEBE TOO!! alisa phoebe were definitely my fav thing about flf.but that's not to say Rosalind and Orion were any behind. i didn't know what to make of them in the beginning, but i actually felt myself fall in love with both of these characters as the story progressed.i definitely didn't see myself liking rosalind. but miss chloe proved me wrong again and somehow made Rosalind's character arc some of the best shít I've ever read.Both of them OBVIOUSLY had chemistry together. AND SOME OF THEIR SCENES WERE SO CUTE MY GOD.them always referring to each other as "my wife" and "my husband" brought me down to my KNEESalso the two characters that deserve a special mention, celia (the absolute loml) and oliver, HAVE to take the award for the best couple. i loved rosalind orion, but they cant beat celia oliver. I KEPT WAITING FOR THEIR SCENES TOGETHER.truthfully?? they felt like the parent couple 😭 yk?? the couple that takes care of other couples, and gives advice?? yeah them. 💀The best thing in this book was the plot twists. i NEVER saw them coming. well i figured out 1-2 twists but not in the way i thought. the plot was very very surprising. and well written!! though you never have to doubt about that in a chloe gong novel lmao.i truly never knew what to expect, and was literally on the edge of my seat every fúcking chapter.i am thoroughly and entirely in love with this world. and waiting(with my whole heart) for the sequel.ARC received from Netgalley and author/publisher in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced in any way.