Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
Release Date: September 10, 2024
Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
Source: Publisher
Genre: Fantasy
Chloe Gong returns with power plays, spilled blood, and lethal romance in the thrilling fantasy sequel to New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.
Calla
Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won
San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and
the former ruler of Talin. She now serves as royal advisor to Kasa’s
adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to the throne.
Only Calla knows it isn’t really August.
Anton
Makusa is still furious about Calla’s betrayal in the final round of
the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August’s body to survive
and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. But when his
first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a years long
coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy’s authority over
Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and
Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdom’s far
reaches to prevent anarchy...even if their empire might be better off
burning.
Vilest Things, by Chloe Gong, is the second installment in the authors Flesh and False Gods series. Key Characters: Calla Tuoleimi, Anton Makusa, and August Shenzhi. However, there's a new character who appears to throw things into disarray and she goes by the name of Bibi and, of course, the reappearance of Otta Avia after being in a coma for years. In a stunning development, that which is supposed to kill you, can actually save you. You'll have to wait until the final page for her real identity and that will leave the book with a stunning cliffhanger ending.
Calla has succeeded in winning San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King
Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin. She serves now as
royal advisor to Kasa’s adopted son, August Shenzhi, who has risen to
the throne. Only Calla knows it isn’t really August. Anton
Makusa is still furious about Calla’s betrayal in the final round of
the games. In an impossible feat, he took over August’s body to survive
and has no intention of giving up this newfound power. In fact, he seems eager to burn it all down with the help of some bad people.
But when his first love, the beautiful, explosive Otta Avia, awakens from a years long coma and reveals a secret that threatens the monarchy’s authority over Talin, chaos erupts. As tensions come to a boiling point, Calla and Anton must set their conflicts aside and head to the kingdom’s far reaches to find a crown that is supposed to determine who the real ruler of San-Er is. Even if their empire might be better off burning. Everything is more high stakes now than ever, because with Calla having no one on her side, until she and Anton can fix the things that happened at the end of the previous novel.
With everyone seemingly against her, Calla has to figure out how
she’ll save San-Er by herself. She also has to navigate the complicated
history Otta has with everyone, leaving her half a step behind. We also have to question who Calla really is since she easily can bounce from one body to the next, even those though impossible. The boy swapping is by far the most twisted part of this series. Otta is a
catalyst with too much information that she seems impossible for even
August to handle. To make things more wicked, Bibi seems to be willing to burn things down in order to help Calla, but is she really an ally?
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