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Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War
Rin’s journey—from poverty to military school to the horrors of war—was gripping and raw. I kept hoping for a fairytale moment for her, but Kuang did not shy away from the brutal realities of power, ambition, and sacrifice. And that ending—my jaw dropped! I did not see it coming at all. I can’t wait to dive into the next book in the series.
Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Torture, Violence, Murder, War
Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction
Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War
Excuse me as I move on to The Dragon Republic (Book 2) to avoid a SERIOUS book hangover. I went into this not expecting anything - in fact, I think I was kind of dreading it? It's a long book, and fantasy can be hit or miss, maybe even intimidating at times. And even though this book was slow at first, when it took off... IT TOOK OFF. I already knew it was going to be 5 stars before I even finished. I think I mentioned this in a status update while reading, but it's kind of like Fourth Wing meets The Umbrella Academy, with just a twinge of Teen Titans. This just rang all the literary bells for me, and I am SO excited for the second book in this trilogy. I had it borrowed from Libby before I even finished this one, which I did a combo of audio & paperback for.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Excrement
Minor: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Genocide, Violence, Murder, War
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail