Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
I put off reading this book because I was terrified of the emotions it was going to make me feel and it ended up being such a disappointing end. Not because it was bad, but because 1) I built it up so much in my head that it was going to be a let down no matter what and 2) the epilogue gave me hope. Roma and Juliette spend the book desperately trying to save the people they love. Roma spends a huge chunk of the book desperately in love with Juliette while also hating her because of Marshall. Then, Benedick finds out that he's alive and has to keep that secret. Finally, Juliette, in desperation tells Roma and they are back together. Their fathers want them to work together not knowing they are in love but on the outs. And the whole time I'm mad at the both of them because they won't just get over themselves and talk it out. And every time they are given the opportunity to kill each other, they can't. Juliette even goes out of her way to save Alisa, Roma's sister, but he can't see that that's her way of protecting him. When they finally get all of the answers, they marry each other in an unofficial capacity and then go out in a blaze of glory, literally, to kill the monsters that have been terrorizing the city but also killing themselves at the same time. Alisa then forges a marriage certificate for them and the book ends with her thinking she sees them on a boat, happy together. Why would you give me hope? Why? There is a spin off series for Rosalind but I'm not sure I can put myself through that. I probably will, eventually. But not yet.
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