Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

1889 reviews

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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

oh my gosh. i can’t even think right now this was so good. r f kaung has never let me down

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

After a re-read still a 5 star rating ✌🏼

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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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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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DID NOT FINISH: 25%

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dark tense
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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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challenging dark emotional tense 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

The military strategy and fighting scenes were so well written.. so why did the characters suck? 

Rin is insufferable. I’m all for strong women who seek power, but there’s a lot of martyrdom for someone who so willingly and consciously made the wrong choices. Is that supposed to be her character flaw?
And all the other characters seemed to only exist to serve her purpose. I wish they were more fleshed out so I cared more when they died. 

Plus I felt the ending was weak in comparison to the build up before, especially with Golyn Niis and what happened as a result of that. 

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adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

This book is INTENSE!!! It spoke to me as a Chinese American educated on the massacres between China and Japan during and before WW2, but it was an intense read that left me feeling empty. But it grips you to the point you can’t not read the sequels. I am curious to see how the characters handle the future. 

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