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Foul Lady Fortune

Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

118 posts | 20 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. 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 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, 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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#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! 3mo

Billypar @monalyisha 3mo

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 😳🤯. 3mo

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monalyisha So happy this worked for you! 3mo

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! 3mo

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 😅 3mo

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! 3mo

TheBookHippie @Billypar after her first book I took every Shanghai history book out of the library!!! 😂😅 3mo

TheBookHippie @Billypar 🙃♥️ 3mo

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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! 4mo

TheBookHippie ♥️ I hope you find you like one! 4mo

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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

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TheSpineView Great job! 6mo

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 6mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

Originally the bonus short story at the back of the B&N/Indigo Exclusive Edition of Foul Lady Fortune, we're now bringing The Priest and the Shepherd to you for free via Simon teen dot com !!! Though it is a prequel story set long before the events of Foul Lady Fortune, it's the very start of Phoebe as Priest so you can understand why it was placed *after* the last page of the book
#CHLOEGONGREADALONG

TheBookHippie This isn't required reading before Foul Heart Huntsman, but it'll elevate the experience when the final book comes and the cat-and-mouse game between Priest and Shepherd finally has to draw to a conclusion...
the short story is now live on simonteen.com 10mo

TheBookHippie

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313
@5feet.of.fury 10mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

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😍 11mo

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

Love the cover😍 11mo

TheBookHippie 🥰 11mo

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 11mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 10mo

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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!

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TheBookHippie Yay!!! How you feeling ? All healed up? I can‘t wait to read the next one! 11mo

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? 11mo

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. 11mo

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Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie sounds good! Are we going to read her other book, Immortal longings? 11mo

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks oh yes!!!! We plan to read all her books together I‘ll work out a schedule 🙌🏼🎉 next up is August

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Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie yay!! So excited! 11mo

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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! 13mo

TheBookHippie 💕💕💕💕💕 I cannot wait for more!!! 13mo

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG

I thank you for reading along! I loved this and now I‘m thinking of peaches are immortal !? is there a fable we should read about this more in depth, all the hidden history and Shakespeare in her stories makes me swoon!

Next up AUGUST AND LAST VIOLENT CALL
https://thechloegong.com/lvc/

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

Meshell1313 Yes! Soo good! Rosalind is redeemed! Thanks so much for hosting! 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 I‘m excited for August!! 13mo

vlwelser I want the next one right freaking now. 13mo

DebinHawaii @vlwelser I agree—so hard to wait! Thanks for the hosting @TheBookHippie & for turning us in to this series! (edited) 13mo

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https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/M/bo37857676.html

Author Chloe mentions to read.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_Shiying

vlwelser Added to my crazy list. 13mo

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Mukden incident

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/mukden-incident

https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=18

Author stating this history as her backdrop
I like the real hosiery backdrop - you?

https://everything-everywhere.com/the-mukden-incident/

Meshell1313 I love the way she weaves in the real historical event! It‘s wild! 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 It is so good. Mixed with the Shakespeare I‘m just swooning as I read. 13mo

vlwelser I love this author so hard. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser same!!!! 13mo

DebinHawaii I love when actually history is woven in. She‘s quite a talent! 13mo

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG

The sisters
What is it Celia knows?
I do like them protecting each other.
Thoughts?

vlwelser I think they're a great pair. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I like their dynamic in this book. It is really good. 13mo

DebinHawaii Their relationship seems stronger, more evolved than before. 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I agree I really liked it in this book! 13mo

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Peach Blossom - immortality - hmm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaches_of_Immortality

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44059

http://shanghaisojourns.net/blog/2018/4/5/walking-historical-shanghai-the-hotel-...

https://www.amazon.com/Shanghais-Dancing-World-Politics-1919-1954/dp/9629964481/...

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Rosalind
Now what?

Think she‘ll heal?
I rather like her.

Meshell1313 Exactly! I went from hating her to now loving her and hoping she can finally put the past behind her! 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 me too!!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 13mo

vlwelser I did feel bad for her in the last pair of books. And now I want her to kick some ass and save her BF. 13mo

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TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🗡️💯 I want her to obliterate them all save her BF and herself 👏🏼♥️♥️♥️ 13mo

DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie 💯It‘s been a while but it‘s giving me Hunger Games/Mockingjay Peeta is captured by the Capitol vibes. Rosalind needs to save him & kill off his parents because they are just evil. (edited) 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii Oh you're right!!! AND YES!! Off the parents!! goodness. ... 13mo

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Phoebe
Is priest
Of course she is …
Is she evil?

DaoFeng
Hmmmm thoughts !?

Also why the orphanage ?

https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/841811.shtml

🐇🐰Russian Romanov princess 1930s https://fromthebygone.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/princess-natalia-paley-1930s-muse...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Pavlovna_Paley

Meshell1313 I was shook! 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 I‘m shook is she evil is she good what in the what ?!?!? 13mo

vlwelser Obvs. Love her. I don't care that I picked the wrong person for Priest. 13mo

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5feet.of.fury I was shocked ! The reveal was perfect 13mo

TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury SHOOK.. 13mo

DebinHawaii Excellent reveal! 🤯 I feel like she isn‘t evil—she seems to protect those she loves & not be completely heartless. Do you think Silas knows anything? 13mo

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THE MOTHER
Evil
Goodness
That was a LOT

But what about Oliver??????

vlwelser That escalated quickly. 13mo

DebinHawaii Very quickly! The whole family is secrets on top of lies on top of secrets! 🤯 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii 🤯🤯🤯🤯 13mo

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Alisa ! She knew. Orion was in the photo …
So she protects Rosalind
Breaks them out of jail
Keeps the vial safe.
She‘s got way more knowledge than we think!!!

Thoughts?
Also - did she go to Roma&Juliette???

📸my book mood board pic

Meshell1313 I‘m telling you there are clues that they are alive and I‘m dying! I think for sure we will see Alisa and them again. 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 SAME!!!!!!! 13mo

vlwelser Love the mood board. And Alisa. 13mo

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5feet.of.fury I was so glad Alisa got out of there. She‘s very clever. 13mo

DebinHawaii Is the JM in the note Rosalind revives about getting him back from Juliette? Alisa rocks! (edited) 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii RIGHT?!?!!! 13mo

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#chloegongreadalong

So Orion‘s headaches …it all makes sense now
Yikes
He doesn‘t know 😬😵‍💫
He loves Rosalind
Has super strength
Memory wiping
Phoebe remembering years ago ..
His memory totally erased
Ah, but can you erase love?
His mother takes him…
And anyone else thinking that‘s not a good idea😫😵‍💫

So the next book. Rosalind will find him and it will be happily ever after right?! https://thechloegong.com/fhh/

TheBookHippie

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313 13mo

Meshell1313 What a twist! Of course I want them to be together! 13mo

vlwelser Oubliez makes more sense now for sure. 13mo

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TheBookHippie @vlwelser OMG. Right?! It‘s an order!!!! WTF! 😵‍💫🤣😝 13mo

vlwelser Who sacrifices their child as a weapon? Gross. Evil mother. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser Seriously 😵‍💫 13mo

DebinHawaii Yeah he sure hit the jackpot with parents! Evil genius mother & power hungry father. All of these characters really have the worst parents. 😳 13mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

#CHLOEGONGREADALONG FINALE WEDNESDAY 🤫🤐

Last discussion of this book 😅♥️🗡️🖤 March29

Feel free to go back as you need to if you‘re catching up!

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

DivineDiana Beautiful photo! 💖 13mo

TheBookHippie @DivineDiana Thank you! I love looking for pics to match our reads! 13mo

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❤🔪🤐

#ChloeGongReadAlong @TheBookHippie

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheBookHippie 🤫🤐 13mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 13mo

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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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#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)

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Andrew65 Looks like being a good Readathon. Good luck 😁 13mo

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG

We get to finish it !!!!!!

See you next week for the ending 🗡️

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

vlwelser ❤🔪 13mo

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Alisa
“It‘s YOU?”
The photo
What the what …. She‘s clearly SHOOK

Rosalind gets attacked.
What is going on?!

👀

vlwelser I um no idea 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser me either all guessing on my part -but I‘m loving it! 13mo

5feet.of.fury Yeah I have no idea 😂 13mo

DebinHawaii No clue but probably going to have to read the next chapter as WHAT A CLIFFHANGER!!! 😱 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii I was yelling what have I done to us 🤣🤣😵‍💫. 13mo

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Oliver controls Priest ?!
He tells Celia.
Has to be Phoebe?????
Where is these peeps mother?

vlwelser Are we sure it isn't alisa? Or the mother? 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser ohhhh could be the mother… Alisa seems like a side person or informant to me but watch it be her 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️😵‍💫 13mo

Meshell1313 I agree- I‘m thinking it‘s the mother! 13mo

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TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 This makes sense the more I think about it. 13mo

DebinHawaii I thought about the mother but any of these are good guesses. It makes my head hurt! 🤕 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii We are probably all wrong 🤣🤣🤣. 13mo

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Rosalind poisoned herself 😫

So Rosalind is outted by Phoebe…!!!

My my brothers sisters drama oh my- WHAT?!

Celia warning Rosalind !!!

Thoughts ?!

vlwelser Well it was going to come out. 13mo

5feet.of.fury I‘m glad Janie being Rosalind is out in the open, it didn‘t come up much in the plot except when she got shot. And doesn‘t sleep. It wasn‘t really doing anything still keeping the secret. 13mo

TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury I agree. It‘s weird as well. 13mo

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Meshell1313 All Rosalind is trying to do is run from her past and ease her guilt by trying to make things as right as possible. Her agenda needs to align with Orion so she can finally start to trust him. 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 Agree she needs to heal. Who doesn‘t love the wrong boy in youth ??? 🤣😵‍💫 okay maybe just me but still… she needs to forgive herself. 13mo

DebinHawaii Yes, I hope she can forgive herself & move on. 😳 13mo

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Orion & Rosalind
I like them
Too good to be true?

vlwelser Love them. Probably too good to be true. 13mo

Meshell1313 Too many secrets between them 13mo

DebinHawaii I want them to work but it‘s doubtful. 13mo

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Phoebe she‘s interesting …
“But you like your pastries” is a plus 👀

Phoebe Alisa Silas - who is what to which alliance 😵‍💫

https://healthynibblesandbits.com/coconut-buns/

vlwelser Or are they all just a bunch of teens with separate agendas? 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser RIGHT? Are they all in it for a personal thing using the political thing ?! So many layers!! 13mo

DebinHawaii I feel like being a double agent is so passé with this crowd, you need to be at least a triple agent! 13mo

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ZHOUZHUANG
This was in our last books yes?
Also mentions Celia was there often…
It‘s mentioned enough in passing- I wonder what‘s what ?

https://www.chinahighlights.com/suzhou/attraction/zhouzhuang-water-town.htm

http://www.china-tour.cn/e/wap/Show.php?classid=92&id=245

vlwelser I think that's where our second favorite couple are hiding out. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser HASTOBE 13mo

vlwelser Did you read the novella blurb? 13mo

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TheBookHippie @vlwelser nope maybe I should 👀🤣 13mo

DebinHawaii Ahhhh, i was wondering if the would make an appearance. @TheBookHippie @vlwelser 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii AHA!!! Right? 13mo

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All the worlds, a stage, and all the people merely players ..I have a different exit and entrance -Jiemen hmmm I don‘t like him -don‘t trust him you? Why haven‘t we been to hospital again? The handler thing-weird?

📷Shanghai fun Etsy find https://www.etsy.com/listing/1067882336/

vlwelser Shouldn't they be making some stealth move to find out his status? 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser Yes. This. I am so lost!! 13mo

DebinHawaii Love that print! And yes, why has no one checked on the handler in the hospital?! 😱 13mo

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Freaky vial with green stuff -all the peeps murdered chemical warfare OR The chemicals trying to make more people like Rosalind? Or WORSE?!

vlwelser Chemical weapon? 13mo

vlwelser It seems weird to test immortality on strangers. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser it‘s weird. Is it to merely see what happens? Or just a scare tactic or some freaky mind thing? 13mo

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Meshell1313 I‘m waiting for the monsters to reappear. 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 13mo

DebinHawaii Is it the immortality they are testing or are they trying to make killing machines—or maybe immortal killing machines? 🤔 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii oh that‘s good.. 13mo

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“We don‘t need to pick up a torch when we can manipulate the wars fire before it starts …”

So this phrasing
Who is being manipulated -everyone in the story?

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

Good late morning readers ♥️

vlwelser Everybody. But it seems like someone should be the mastermind. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser Going to date myself here but it reminds me of WHO SHOT JR?! On Dallas. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 13mo

vlwelser Lol. Murder on the Orient Express? 13mo

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TheBookHippie @vlwelser or that!!! 13mo

DebinHawaii I have missed the other discussions but I have kept up with the reading & I am confused/not even close to figuring things out. I keep suspecting one person of being the mastermind, & then I read another chapter & change it to another character. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 13mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii Ha!!! Me tooo!!! 13mo

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG SEE YOU TOMORROW 👀

Discussion for chapters 31-39 👀🤐🤫

5feet.of.fury I‘m so excited! It was hard not to read ahead this week! 13mo

TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury I KNOW! 🤐 13mo

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG

See you next week for chapters 31-39

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm behind. Just got audiobook will catch up and join in discussion. 13mo

TheBookHippie @Crinoline_Laphroaig ♥️ 13mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG 🐇

https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=dhp

Chinese and European prostitutes lived and worked in
Shanghai's French Concession, catering to all the ethnic groups in the city. After the establishment of foreign concessions placed Shanghai under semi-colonial control, French & Chinese culture combined in the city to create a unique urban landscape that was unlike anywhere else in the world.

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG FOOD

Muffins https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/chinese-egg-cake/

https://mymotherlee.com/brown-fatt-kueh-steamed-chinese-muffins/

Qīngcài 青菜
qīng cài
green vegetables
Chinese cabbage

https://www.jamesbeard.org/recipes/shanghai-golden-egg-dumplings-with-chinese-ca...

https://www.jessicagavin.com/how-to-cook-bok-choy/

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Dress:
https://www.thepankou.com/history-of-the-qipaos-golden-era-1930s/

Culture :

https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2016/07/04/discovering-a-clash-of-cultures-...

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

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#CHLOEGONGREADALONG Russians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Russians

http://shanghaisojourns.net/shanghais-dancing-world/2018/8/21/shanghais-white-ru...

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009520/borscht-on-the-bund-the-russian-diaspora-...

https://www.culture-shock-shanghai.com/blog/influential-community-of-old-shangha...

https://avezink.livejournal.com/19766.html

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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/26/top-10-books-about-old-shanghai

Reference reading 👀

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https://depts.washington.edu/triolive/quest/2007/TTQ07032/yuen/battleofshang.htm...

vlwelser Every time I read about this it makes me sick. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser yup. Same. 13mo

Meshell1313 Yeah I love how she weaves in the history. It‘s super sad and humbling. 13mo

Catsandbooks My world history education was very lacking so I appreciate when authors add real history to fictional stories because it makes me interested in learning it. 13mo

TheBookHippie @Meshell1313 I think she does it so well. 13mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

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Priest is a girl..

Let the guessing begin….

vlwelser Alisa 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser has to be ? 13mo

5feet.of.fury @vlwelser same guess… are we onto something or is it too early to tell? 13mo

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TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury My other thought was Juliette @vlwelser 👀 13mo

vlwelser I mean if you look at where Juliette is supposed to be based on the blurb from the other book, it's plausible. But only just. If she's really there. 13mo

vlwelser My second guess is Celia. But actually sticking with Alisa. 13mo

vlwelser Can I just also point out that Chloe makes a point that there's no gender in Chinese languages? Because most people might not know that. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser oh I wrote that down too!!!! 🙃 I was going to post it !! 13mo

Catsandbooks Definitely thinking it's Alisa! 13mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

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Celia..
Wise to not fully trust Oliver ?
Needs to get to Rosalind ..
Which sister is protecting which sister?

Newspapers a clue? They‘ve been brought up since the first of the book.🤷🏻‍♀️

vlwelser Not sure anyone should be trusting Oliver. 13mo

Catsandbooks Yeah I think it's smart not to fully trust Oliver. I don't get what's happening with the newspapers but seems like anything the Japanese have their hand in is no good. 13mo

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Interesting Rosalind put Alisa in jail
So …. Silas …knows Alisa…
Silas & Phoebe break Alisa out.
Phoebe… what a hoot.
Thoughts on all of this?!?!
Phoebe… Silas is in love with her or ????

vlwelser Silas seems confused. Phoebe is a trip. And I love Alisa. 13mo

5feet.of.fury Silas being a triple agent has lost me 😂 so many secrets and identities 13mo

TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury 💯 13mo

Catsandbooks @5feet.of.fury yeah idk how Silas keeps everything straight 13mo

Catsandbooks I think Silas is totally head over heels for Phoebe and would do anything for her. Phoebe is so funny and the questioning between her and Alisa cracked me up! 13mo

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Orion seems to care for Rosalind ?
His fathers talks with her OY…
Rosalind was-gasp-jealous?

Rosalind & Orion
Arguing in car and then BOOM👀
That chase -their teamwork!
His headache attacks…
Communist militia..
Rope?
Also the shaving scene …😳
amongst others they are falling for each other .. 👀

Whatcha think?

vlwelser That father is such a tool. It's amusing when she becomes jealous. 13mo

5feet.of.fury Loved it. Love a good hurt/comfort scene even is she was soothing him with how she would torture him 😂 13mo

TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury it gave me all the feels 🤣🤣. 13mo

Catsandbooks You can tell she's growing to care for him! I love when she gets jealous. And the comfort scene after the attack was so great! I want more! 13mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

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Tolstoy
“Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way …”
Or is Rosalind right and it‘s all the same ?
Anna Karenina…swoon
Read it?

vlwelser I read it when you picked a Russian theme at some point. Great story. 13mo

Catsandbooks I haven't read Anna. I'm not sure if unhappiness is all the same though, more like very common themes 13mo

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Who attacked Rosalind and Dao Feng ?!
Why?
Weird at hospital…suspicious?!
What the what?!

vlwelser I love this book. I have no idea what is going on here. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser I love all these books definitely keeping them to reread. 13mo

5feet.of.fury I think someone is trying to frame Rosalind for Dao Feng‘s attack? Maybe… possibly… 13mo

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TheBookHippie @5feet.of.fury OH! That‘s good… 13mo

Catsandbooks I feel like there's too many parties at play to know who attacked them. I'm just here for the ride lol 13mo

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks RIGHT?!?! 13mo

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Rosalind overhearing Deoka the ambassador..when do imperialist care about history? Colonization, provoke fear to control… taking over nations -tale as old as time, reasons not seen or underlying reasons… I like the way the book is subliminally teaching this message of truth, in my opinion anyway.
Have you thought about the book in this way?
Also she coulda killed him and didn‘t at this point…

vlwelser I think she still sort of needs him for her mission. 13mo

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Alisa..
Saw more than and knows more than everyone realises?!
Knows they are alive !
Hmmmm
What does this mean?!?!

vlwelser She continues to be one of my favorites. She and Rosalind are a great pair. 13mo

Catsandbooks I love Alisa 13mo

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Phoebe mail from orphanage chill down her back foreshadowing ?
A clue? A warning ?

Questions start here follow hashtag

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

vlwelser What?! I totally missed something. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser it was pg 222 in my book chapter 21 the beginning . 13mo

vlwelser I might be rereading this book at some point. I definitely miss stuff. 13mo

TheBookHippie @vlwelser there is sooooo much! 13mo

Catsandbooks I feel like the dad knew something he wasn't saying 13mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

Chapters 21-30 discussion prompts will be posted tomorrow 👀♥️ until then enjoy this dress

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/83978

#CHLOEGONGREADALONG

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

vlwelser Omg. 😍😍😍 13mo

Catsandbooks Gorgeous! 13mo

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Foul Lady Fortune | Chloe Gong

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Chloe just posted this 20 minutes ago on IG !!!

I updated previous post with the cover. I‘m quite excited.

@DebinHawaii @Crinoline_Laphroaig @vlwelser @Catsandbooks @BookBelle84 @katy4peas @Sparklemn @PageShifter
@Meshell1313

Catsandbooks ❤️🙌🏼🎉 13mo

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm behind! All of these look so good! 13mo

TheBookHippie @Crinoline_Laphroaig I think I‘m generally behind unless I‘m the host of all things book. 🤣♥️😅 13mo

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