Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Republika smoka by R.F. Kuang

494 reviews

opinkb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Genocide, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Vomit, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Drug use, and Child death

epointer44's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Death, Violence, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Classism, Drug abuse, Cursing, Child death, Colonisation, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

sarahl13's review against another edition

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, War, Rape, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Abortion

hunterkat's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

The Dragon Republic: 4.25 stars. This one is tricky to rate. On one hand, the first half of the book felt quite stagnant, like we weren’t really going anywhere. But on the other hand, the second half of the book is fantastic. I was certainly frustrated with Rin throughout most of the book, but part of what makes this series so enjoyable is the complexity of the characters. Overall I feel that perhaps it could’ve been shortened some and I would’ve had an amazing time. Still a good read though, with lots of themes and ideas being introduced. Same trigger warnings as the first book, but it’s not quite as graphic and intense as that one. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Drug use, Addiction, Rape, War, Colonisation, Violence, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

hexillith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Racism, Self harm, and Sexual assault

bookishedi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Self harm

Moderate: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Rape, Physical abuse, Abortion, Slavery, and Miscarriage

Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

laurametired's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Gore, Drug use, Addiction, Genocide, Violence, and War

acepiary's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Drug use, Xenophobia, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, War, Death, Classism, and Grief

timtalkinbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, War, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Racism, Murder, and Drug use

While not concluding on an act of MASS GENOCIDE like The Poppy War does, this is still an upsetting and pretty violent read for most of it. Dealing with addiction, trauma and how ugly war really is. I'd recommend it but not for some people.

annie_annieuwu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, Drug use, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Rape, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Racism, and Sexual harassment