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The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

23 reviews

ainhoah's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Slavery, Abortion, and Genocide

lollyr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The weakest book in a fantastic series. Still a great book with great strong characters and interesting world.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, Grief, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, War, Colonisation, Racism, Rape, and Confinement

serena_hien's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism, Colonisation, Cannibalism, Child death, Medical content, Gore, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Excrement, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Rape, and Genocide

meoliver95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, War, Suicide, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Genocide, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, and Miscarriage

Minor: Cannibalism

middumullu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

still really enjoyed it but i think by this point i had gotten a bit tired of all of the same circles that have been happening over the past few books. still really enjoyed the characters

but i missed them all being together all the time,

and i felt like some of the newer characters were a lot less fleshed out. i think i liked the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Death, Medical content, Sexism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Violence, Colonisation, Cursing, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cannibalism, Torture, Ableism, and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion and Miscarriage

again there was so much goin on in here that it is hard to remember in totality if something should be graphic/moderate/mild. for instance - there isn't as much medical content/trauma in this book as there were in others but it was mentioned several times and (to me) clearly informs character's actions (as do many of these tags). theres a scene where the characters visit a town that has been taken over by the west/Hesperians .

doodeedoda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Addiction, Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Suicide, Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Genocide, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

violaceae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Blood, Drug use, Murder, Child death, Genocide, Torture, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Racism, Grief, Animal death, Body horror, Addiction, Rape, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Cursing, Self harm, Confinement, Animal cruelty, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

andromeda_1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The burning god is the third installment of the amazing poppy war trilogy. It isn’t easy to review a series so raw and honest as this one. The poppy war has some amazing story, world and character building. Feats that I’ve already explained in my earlier reviews. 

The trilogy as a whole is really strong and it’s a big rollercoaster ride that I would recommend to everyone. In some ways these books still have some points of criticism that in my opinion could have made the books better. But the critics are really minor and not even really worth mentioning. It’s just that I would have enjoyed some more character interaction between the fighting. For me it would have explained more the love the characters feel for eachother. 

My favorite quote from the trilogy: 
“They believe in a singular and all-powerful deity, which means they cannot accept the truth of other gods. And when nations start to believe that other beliefs lead to damnation, violence becomes inevitable.” 

I would recommend these books to every fantasy and history fan but make sure to read the trigger warnings. These books describe a lot of gruesome things in a lot of detail so make sure these books are the right fit for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

fiveredhens's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

favorite quotes:

"Jinzha?" Jiang frowned, digging his little finger into his ear. "The older Yin brat?"

"Yes," Daji said.

"I think taught him at Sinegard. Utter asshole. Whatever happened to him?"

"He got plucky," Daji said. "I turned him to mincemeat and sent him back to Vaisra in a dumpling basket."

Jiang arched an eyebrow. "Darling, fucking what?"

"It's a bad guest that shows up
unannounced," Daji said.

"Not if a third guest is holding a knife to the host's throat," Rin said.

"This analogy has lost me," Jiang said.

How many chances, asked Altan, are you going to throw away?

At least one more, she thought, and ignored his jeering laughter.

Their eyes met. She felt a shock of horror. She recognized the way he was looking at her. It was how she'd once looked at Altan. It was the way she'd seen Daji look at Riga—that look of wretched, desperate, and reproachful loyalty. It said, Do it. Take what you want, it said. I'll hate you for it. But I'll love you forever. I can't help but love you. Ruin me, ruin us, and I'll let you.

good pacing, good exposition, and an end i can't tell if i loved or hated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Racism, Rape, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

plumpaperbacks's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An immersive, clever, and heartbreaking conclusion to a brilliant series. I love Rin and Kitay. I can’t wait to see what Kuang does next.

Representation

• amputee protagonist of color
• side characters of color

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Trafficking