Hello everyone! It’s been a minute. We are thrilled to get back into the swing of blogging with our three post series featuring These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong.
Our first post in the series consists of book recommendations based off of key themes from the book.
Let us know your thoughts on our recommendation and what you would pick for each category!
Morally Gray Characters
- Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danfort
- Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
- Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Forbidden Love
- Sweet Black Waves by Kristina Perez
- Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo
Other Shakespeare Retellings
- Hag-seed by Margaret Atwood
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
- As I Descended by Robin Talley
- Nutshell by Ian McEwan
What About You?
Have you read any of our recommendations? Let us know in the comments!
I’m a sucker for forbidden love, definitely going to check out Sweet Black Waves since I love the story of Tristan and Eseult!
Yes! This retelling is told from Branwen’s POV and it is so good!