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Foul Lady Fortune
Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong
119 posts | 22 read | 1 reading | 24 to read
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai. Its 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and agingand allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption from her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalinds mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalinds new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orions cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.
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BookBelle84
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Mehso-so

I wanted to love this way more than I did. The idea was fantastic, I just struggled with figuring out each characters role. It was a complicated story of double crosses, and I spent so much time trying to grasp it so I didn't get immersed in the setting, which I thought I would enjoy as much as These Violent Delights. I do have a beautiful edition, which may be the prettiest book I own!

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Billypar
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#AuldLangSpine
This inventive spy thriller has a few unique features that really elevate the action: 1) The spy MC is also a famous assassin who uses poison, something her new partner doesn't even know. 2) 1920s Shanghai is an ideal setting for spy noir. 3) The Shakespearean inspiration of As You Like It gives it a nice comic touch. There's also a lot of fantasy elements and references to the prior series, which I haven't read 👇

Billypar It wasn't hard to follow, but I wish I was the kind of reader who could get immersed in these kinds of series because they seem like a lot of fun. But I definitely enjoyed the twists and turns in this entry - thanks @TheBookHippie for recommending! 10mo
TheBookHippie I‘ve been invested for 5 books 😂😅 it‘s so out of character for me but I love Shakespeare and I love history which is how she got me with the first book!!! I‘m so glad you could enjoy it. It‘s very smart. The author is early 20s 😳🤯. 10mo
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monalyisha So happy this worked for you! 10mo
Billypar @TheBookHippie I really want to go back and read more about the history. It's crazy how much she's written already at that age! 10mo
Billypar @monalyisha @TheBookHippie One great thing about this challenge is how varied the lists can be - like now I'm going to leave 1920s fantasy Shanghai and check in on Emily Dickinson's garden 😅 10mo
monalyisha @Billypar Yes! I love how much fun everyone has with their lists. And I‘m looking forward to your review of that one; I was hoping you‘d read it! 10mo
TheBookHippie @Billypar after her first book I took every Shanghai history book out of the library!!! 😂😅 10mo
TheBookHippie @Billypar 🙃♥️ 10mo
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Billypar
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#AuldLangSpine
Thanks @TheBookHippie for sharing this list! I've only read the Hardwick. After I finished it, I thought it was just ok, but I kept thinking about it after - it really stuck with me. So I'm going to revisit a couple of its essays. I'll be pairing the Rich and McDowell with poetry from Rich/Dickinson. I'm kicking off the year with Foul Lady, which is soo far outside my wheelhouse, but that's part of the fun of this exchange.

Billypar Can't wait to get started - thanks again @monalyisha for organizing! 11mo
TheBookHippie ♥️ I hope you find you like one! 11mo
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PageShifter
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I really loved the characters, some were familiar from another series but some were new. I really adored chemistry between Rosalind & Orion. This had so much action and some parts were super thrilling to read.

#SeriesLove23

TheSpineView Great job! 14mo
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 14mo
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Gissy
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Read in May-1st book in this new duology🤷🏽‍♀️But related with These Violent Delights world, it should be read in order. I‘m still need to read the companion novellas🙄. I really enjoyed this story. It is about Rosalind. There are some twists and full of intrigue and action. The romance parts are very YA tone but they are cute and I some are funny. That ending😱Great! For a YA fantasy genre, 4⭐️
#AsianAuthor #MagnificentMay Readathon @Andrew65

Gissy May 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#10) @TheAromaOfBooks
#SundayBuddyRead for the month of March @TheBookHippie

Love the cover😍
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Gissy May 2023 #BookSpinBingo (#10) @TheAromaOfBooks
#SundayBuddyRead for the month of March @TheBookHippie

Love the cover😍
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Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Catsandbooks
Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong
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5/5 ⭐️ I think this is my favorite Chloe Gong book so far! Sad I missed the end of the "real time" discussions with the #chloegongreadalong but I'll be there for the next one!

TheBookHippie Yay!!! How you feeling ? All healed up? I can‘t wait to read the next one! 2y
Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie I'm doing a lot better. I'm home now. I started PT so working on getting my ankle back to normal strength. The pets are doing better too. Feeling less stressed. Thanks for asking! 😊 Any idea when we'll read Foul Heart Huntsman? 2y
TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks I think we said March 2024 but I‘d have to look 😂😅 I‘m pretty sure we usually wait 6 months so peeps can get books easily. And libraries. 2y
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Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie sounds good! Are we going to read her other book, Immortal longings? 2y
TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks oh yes!!!! We plan to read all her books together I‘ll work out a schedule 🙌🏼🎉 next up is August (edited) 2y
Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie yay!! So excited! 2y
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DebinHawaii
Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong
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I loved Chloe Gong‘s These Violent Delights/Our Violent Ends duology (read it 1st if you haven‘t) & I was equally caught up in this 1st in a new duology that the author calls calls “a speculative historical thriller inspired by Shakespeare‘s As You Like It.” Familiar characters are back & we get to see them in new lights & the twists & turns had me stressing & guessing (mostly incorrectly) throughout the book. Mahalo to @TheBookHippie for both ⬇️

DebinHawaii … turning our #SundayBuddyRead group on to this author & also for leading the #ChloeGongReadALong 🌸💕 I can‘t wait for our next one! 2y
TheBookHippie 💕💕💕💕💕 I cannot wait for more!!! 2y
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vlwelser
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TheBookHippie 🤫🤐 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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5feet.of.fury
Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong
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💖 wow, this was SO GOOD!
Set in 1930s Shanghai, a time period of significant social / political upheaval for the region with people forced to choose sides & families divided this really has everything, action, romance, compelling characters. Once I got a grip on how many characters & perspectives there are I was enthralled.

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5feet.of.fury
Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong
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#20in4readathon this looks like too much but most of these are heavily in progress. I want to clear out the current reads and I‘m really excited for the next planned reads (Belladonna, Smolder & Grown)

Andrew65 Looks like being a good Readathon. Good luck 😁 2y
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