Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC of this book!

Upfront: I read Foul Lady Fortune before having read Gong's These Violent Delights duology. There are some spoilers of TVD but since it is a Romeo & Juliet retelling some spoilers were not as surprising. I did not mind it.

In Foul Lady Fortune, Rosalind is put on an espionage mission. Only for this mission she has to work together with Orion. They are to infiltrate a Japanese newspaper. Oh, and they have to get married so that their cover as newlyweds works. (Fun!) There are killings all over Shanghai and it is up to Rosalind and Orion to figure out the mystery.

I enjoyed Foul Lady Fortune and especially the character dynamics of Rosalind and Orion as well as the espionage elements. Unfortunately, I was not as intrigued as I thought I would be. But luckily, listening to the audiobook while reading along made for a good reading experience. The setting of 1930s Shanghai was very interesting for me as I know very little of Shanghai during that time period. I really enjoyed the setting. Having read this book makes me excited for the These Violent Delights duology!