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The world building is exquisitely done, it was so thorough and complete. You don't have to question why things are happening or how things got to where they are. R. F. Kuang did a fantastic job.
Rin is such a complex, strong and nuanced character. I could feel their pain, moral conflicts, fear and urge for justice as if I was Rin.
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility, Rape
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, War
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Vomit, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Death of parent
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Excrement, Vomit
I am in awe again of wonderfully written fantasy. This was my first intro to RF Kuang, and it did not disappoint; I am henceforth a HUGE fan of hers and her writing.
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So The Poopy Wars.. a little bit based on history, a little added flavor of The Art of War, and a lot of fantastical sprinkles to give it a huge punch to the face!
Run is a war orphan who had a beautiful mind and harder work ethic. She convinces the town tutor to teach her for the test so she can leave her adoptive family’s abuse and become something more.
But to her surprise, and everyone else’s she aces the test and is shipped off Sinegard, the most elite military school in Nikan. She’s met with sneers and dislike being a simple girl and war orphan. Most of the students here are from prominent families and war god legacy’s. She’s got a lot to prove and little time to do it. There is a war festering and Rin needs to figure out how to obtain her power before the Federation invades.
This tale is full of twists and turns, things you’d never see coming and betrayals abundance. It leaves on a cliffhanger so had the second book handy to keep reading!
Graphic: Genocide, Murder, War
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Abandonment
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Classism