Foul Lady Fortune

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Historical

4.4

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Chloe Gong

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the “equal parts intoxicating and dazzling” (Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves) 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.It’s 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 aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for 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, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s 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 Orion’s 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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Author

Chloe Gong

Pages

528

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

2022-09-27

ISBN

1665905581 9781665905589

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"3.5/5 stars"

Maaja Sepa

"I liked this book better than These Violent Delights mainly because I liked the main protagonists, Rosalyn and Orion better than Roman and Juliette. Also, liked that Aliza was still around and liked Phoebe a new character. Finally, I liked the pretend marriage between Rosalyn and Orion especially since Rosalyn vehemently disliked Orion when they first started working together. Also no chasing of monsters. If you read both books, which did you like better. "

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Brian strong

"🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 Maybe if I was more of a history buff I would have enjoyed this more. I felt like more than anything, it had too much to keep track of. There were 3 sides to the “war,” double and triple agents, and every character has 2-5 names! I was constantly second guessing myself."

Abby

"I genuinely love all of Chloe Gong’s books!! This was gorgeous. "

Rylee Elyse

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️THIS BOOK DESERVES SO MUCH MORE HYPE!!!! The plot, superior characters, superior Romance and angst, superior ORION MY LEO KING <3 Every single character is breathe taking. This one takes the cake over her other books. I can’t wait for the sequel. I am absolutely in live with this book and the representation and the plot and literally every single character in it. PHOEBE IS WOW some of my fav quotes: “We have never been real.” “We were to me, you accused me of being a philanderer and suddenly I wanted to prove you wrong. You wanted daffodils at your wedding, and suddenly I wanted to be the one besides you at the late watching you joke them. I wanted it to be real.” ‘he would promise to wander the ends of the earth and find where the sky began if it meant she would keep her hand there, if it meant he could drown out the rest of his frantic fears by focusing on the sound of her voice. She was his guiding saint, the Polaris of his heart. “You can’t ask me not to love you by keeping me at arms length. I’ll love you anyways” 😭 I hope to see more of Oliver and Celia in the next book, but since JulietteRoma and BenMarshall will be back for book 2. I doubt it. I would love it regardless😭"

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KyKy

"Literally amazing! Chloe’s books never fail to amaze me ☺️ 5🌟"

Avery <3

"Foul Lady Fortune is an intricately woven spy novel that takes place in 1931 Shanghai. There are undercover missions, physical fights, and murder victims abound. The mystery and tension were handled really well. My interest was high the entire time I was reading. There were also many surprises for me while reading which I thoroughly appreciated. I was left speechless and reeling numerous times. <br/><br/>I think the romance could have used just a smidge more chemistry. I adored Rosalind and Orion together; they had great banter, cute nicknames, and I could see the potential they had. I just felt like so much time was spent on plot that the romantic development became a little neglected. I’m excited to read the next book and hopefully see more of them together! The other minor issues I had was the pacing. It seemed at times scenes were being dragged out. There were points where so much was going on and I felt on the edge of my seat and then a lull would hit where I was still interested, but it felt like the meat of the story was somewhere off the page.<br/><br/>Thank you to Edelweiss for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review."

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Alyssa Czernek

"just finished the sneak peek(it’s at rivetelit.com)and i feel that it’s important for everyone to know that rosalind is cannonly demi"