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The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

455 reviews

glowing_trilobite's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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All of this FOR WHATTTTTT???

SHE’S RIGHT BACK WHERE SHE STARTED BUT NOW WITH MOST OF HER FRIENDS DEAD!!!!

but fr this book was so well written I LOVED reading about

Kitay’s and Rin’s friendship and how they were not only able to mend what was broken but also become bonded??? tears in my friendship loving eyes I love that they were only thinking of each other in the moment that they each said yes and no.

FUCK NEZHAAAAAA literally fuck that guy i KNEW he was evil but like frrrr??? I hope to soon watch his mother get tortured in front of him or something like literally the white people gotta goooooo.

anyways I was shocked by every plot twist and every new character added as well as every old character that passed

(jaw on the floor at poor little Ramsa may he rest in peace)

ALSO my fav Venka being the absolute BADASS that she is I literally love her sm she’s such good rep for women who have been thru enough shit to not give a single fuck anymore and I just love her for it. Finally it wouldn’t be a review if I didn’t talk about the main character a bit…. girl.

Like I’m so sorry Rin but it’s one thing to get bamboozled once but AGAIN??? She seriously needs to figure out her need to please the authority in her life bc bruhhhh she was pissing me off only listening to the closest man in her vicinity and having absolutely no backbone of her own like i get being a 20 year old woman feeling like a lost little girl and needing guidance but she had so many people around her that were willing and able to give her actually good advice and not just telling her to fight to her death all the time. I think she’s learned her lesson by now but she was really getting on my nerves before lol.

Overall this was such a good book with all of the character flaws and development and twists and turns it really made me feel all the emotions which I always count as a win. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic

cryptidwaterloo's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

shannonscotteditorauthor's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Medical content, Alcohol

a_m_c's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, Classism

jcquick69's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was an amazing series, and the final book was a true testament to the rest of the story. I loved the writing style and it was a sheer shock to see how historicaly accurate much of the brutality really was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, War

Wish the ending was better!

sleepyaquarius's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional 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

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I liked the first book better I think, but this one was still fantastic. The sense of impending doom stays with you throughout the whole book, and there are plenty of emotional punches to the gut. Almost cried at work reading the last few chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

woahnellie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this book was amazing and definitely still a 5 star read for me, though i will say that i struggled with this book more than i did the first. my biggest struggle was with rin’s arc this book and her inconsistency. this was 100% purposeful on kuang’s part and a result of rin’s trauma and the high levels of stress she’s under though, and i really appreciate that it challenged and frustrated me. too often, i think fantasy authors can brush over the consequences of war, violence, and trauma. and, ultimately, rin is only 19/20!!! of course she’s not always going to make the best or most logical decision! all in all, i thought it was a great sequel that really succeeded in building on the events and themes in the first book, and showing the consequences of actions previously taken. excited to read the final book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Racism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

anauribe's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Fuck. 


I already have book 3 ready to finish this fucking series off. I couldn’t wait!

I had some critiques of the first book in the series, the main one being how extremely complex and heavy it felt. So much blood, violence, war, and genocide. However, the way the story, friendships, and enemies developed in the second book have truly changed my opinion of this series. The second book truly drew you in for the ride, attaching to Rin and everything she does. I devoured the last half of the book like a delicious supper after a long day of work: joyfully and immediately. 

Nezha's betrayal hurt like a motherfucker. I genuinely could not believe it, along with Rin, that he quite LITERALLY backstabbed her.

Additionally, Kitay's and Rin's friendship growth was such a relief. It was hard to read how he wanted nothing to do with her after the first book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

cornyylynn's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

Minor: Abortion

meerkhat's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, War, Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Rape, Colonisation