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Violence
A lot
Gang violence; the plague's manifestation involves insect horror; political killings
Language
Some
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Mild romantic content; the enemies-to-lovers tension is the engine
Substance Use
Barely any
1920s Shanghai social culture; some drinking
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The plague's body horror; the political complexity of 1920s Shanghai; the romance between two people whose families are at war
What this book is about
Shanghai, 1926. Juliette Cai is the heiress of the Scarlet Gang. Roma Montagov leads the White Flowers. They were in love once. Now they're enemies. And now something is killing people—madness, a plague, insects from nowhere. These Violent Delights is Romeo and Juliet retold in 1920s Shanghai, with one of the most acclaimed BookTok debuts of recent years.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Gang violence—Scarlet Gang vs. White Flowers
Insect body horror—the plague's manifestation is disturbing
Romeo and Juliet retelling—you know how it ends
Mild romantic content with enemies tension
1920s Shanghai setting—extraordinarily detailed
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