Our Violent Ends is the second book in a Romeo-and-Juliet retelling duology that takes place in 1926 Shanghai. I absolutely adored the first book, and was sure this one would be just as amazing. And, for the most part, it was. The characters were hilarious and I loved the relationships and dialogue between them. The whole thing was worth it just to see them again. However, I did feel that the story itself was very slow paced and struggled to hold my interest. It didn’t focus nearly as much on the evil monsters as it did on the politics of the time (which was still pretty interesting, but a change in pace from the first book that kind of disappointed me). Overall, I’d say this was a good book, and if you liked the first one, you should definitely read it.