Immortal Longings is Chloe Gong's debut Adult Fantasy inspired by Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Princess Calla Tuoleimi is in hiding; feeling after murdering her parents to liberate the people of Talin and has one person left on her hit list: her uncle King Kasa. Calla enters the games as the victor is given the opportunity to great the King. 

From the get go, you'll definitely feel The Hunger Games 'vibes', two people - boy and girl, competing in a deadly game, become entangled and have to choose what they're fighting for under a tyrannical king... but I would say that's where the similarities end. Gong places an emphasis on the world building and making the world her own and bringing the reader in. The world building is info dumping at some points but I would say that it's necessary to isolate the world in it's own right (as I originally thought the book was related to Gong's other works), however it was a tad inconsistent perhaps if the information had been spread more evenly throughout the book? But also I prefer having all the information from the start, so I suppose it's personal preference.

I also think is book was not an Adult Fantasy, more new adult. When I think of Adult Fantasy I think of Tide Child, I think Robin Hobb, not really word for word but the style of writing is more Adult, the language in conversations is more mature. I can't really put my finger on it but I've read Foul Lady Fortune and to me both that and this have a similar essence.

Overall, I thought Immortal Longings was a great adult debut, and I look forward for my copy arrive and eagerly await book two.

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton, Hodderscape for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.