I kept putting off Our Violent Ends because I knew it would break my heart. And here I am, writing this review with a hole in my chest.

It started with a bang, followed by heart-pounding and heart-wrenching scenes that felt like Chloe Gong herself twisted a knife deep into my soul. After the events of These Violent Delights, I had to witness Juliette and Roma hurt each other while Benedikt slowly lost himself. Not to mention THAT scene with Rosalind, and THAT scene with Tyler, and do not get me started on THAT ending... To put it simply, it was torture.

However, it was a torture that I welcomed and would willingly experience all over again if I had been given the time to reread the book. Yes, Our Violent Ends was so good that it had kept me up long past midnight.

Let me write this whole paragraph for the characters because my heart bleeds for them. I would give them my life to see them get a day without hate being the cause of their misery. Sure, I cared a lot about Juliette and Roma, but my heart has also cried for Benedikt and Marshall. To see Benedikt fall apart while Marshall watched him from afar: utter and absolute pain. Also, Katherine—or Celia—and Rosalind, both sisters, deserved all the happiness this universe could offer.

Oh, and the epilogue. I thought reading the epilogue would give me a sense of comfort, but I should have known better. But however much it hurt me, the epilogue also gave me hope, excitement, and apprehension for what's to come in Foul Lady Fortune.

On a side note, it was heartbreaking to know that some events in this story are based on what has happened in the past. In the chapter where the massacre happened, I was terrified and saddened by the fact that civilians will always be victims in the power struggle.

If you have read the first book but haven't picked up Our Violent Ends yet, you have nothing to worry about except your heart. The sequel is so much better than These Violent Delights in every aspect. Thus, you could expect a gripping plot wrapped in spine-chilling action scenes with a star-crossed lovers' story at its heart.