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Republika smoka by R.F. Kuang

47 reviews

taylah13's review against another edition

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

This book chewed me up and spat me back out and stomped on my heart. It was incredible. A great sequel to the first book. Probably my new favourite series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

fiveredhens's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.25

favorite quote:

"Our dead don't leave us," said the Sorqan Sira. "They'll haunt you as long as you let them. That boy is a disease on your mind. Forget him."

"I can't." She pressed her face into her hands. "He was brilliant. He was different. You'd have never met anyone like him."

"You would be stunned." The Sorqan Sira looked very sad. "You have no idea how many men are like Altan Trengsin."

better than the first in the most brutal way possible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy

mweis's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Self harm, Torture, and Cannibalism

tinana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

fearsparks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the sequel to The Poppy War. It was just as dark, if not darker, than the first book in this trilogy. And I love it. This section includes spoilers to the first book in the series, The Poppy War.

This book is unpredictable and raw. Many things chocked me and was hard to accept. 

We continue to follow Rin, as she deals with the loss of Altan and adjusts to her new role as commander over the Cike. This book is also filled with war, death and destruction, just as the first. But since we’re already familiar with the world, the world building doesn’t take as big a part in this sequel. We see Rin meeting new people, forming new alliances and forging new friendships. The relationships in this book are so dynamic, and really illustrate who is the “dominant” one or who’s in charge. The writing was also intriguing, and kept dragging me along, making the book impossible to put down. However, I found the middle of the book to be a bit slower and harder to get through. But both before and after, it was a page turner!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Murder

m_________'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Excrement

radreadswithrachel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma