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The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

45 reviews

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

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Torture, Child death, 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, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

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

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

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

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