My Thoughts:
Two brothers on different sides, two sisters, unaware of each other’s role in this war - everything coming crashing down and then the book ends. This was an exciting book of intrigue and sci fi experimentation taking place in 1930 Shanghai. It is hard to give up too much as this is a story full of plot twists, mystery and intrigue. They are spies, double spies and even triple spies after all. Rosalind, known as Fortune, or Lady Fortune is paired up in a fake marriage to Orion Hong. Orion Hong, though knows her as Janie Mead, but as they partner up on their mission, there are so many things beside her real name that remain unknown to Orion. Rosalind knows that she is hiding many things, including her greatest secret, but she does not realize that Orion too has secrets of his own.
This is a fast paced read. Keep up.
From the Publisher:
It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue.
Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country.
Code name: Fortune.
But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed.
To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.
Publication Information:
Author: Chloe Gong
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (September 27, 2022)
Print length: 525 pages
Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller
Audio length: 18 hours 28 minutes
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