In this world of 1920s Shanghai, Roma and Juliette are the presumed heirs to rival gangs, the White Flowers and Scarlet Gang. OUR VIOLENT ENDS is an intriguing sequel to the YA historical fantasy retelling of Romeo & Juliet. Roma and Juliette must put aside their differences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren’t prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other. Shanghai is already at a boiling point: The Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation.

Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart, Juliette must secure Roma’s cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all. Roma knows it’s his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he’s determined to set things right-even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with equal measure. Roma is still reeling from Marshall’s death, and his cousin Benedikt will barely speak to him. If Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might sting less. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. One wrong move, and her cousin will step in to usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang’s heir. After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on the warpath. The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.

Our violent ends chloe gong