A review by john_hassey68
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

5.0

What an incredible read. This book was definitely a page turner. The world building was awesome! The Asian inspiration (mythology) makes me want to read more Asian inspired fantasy. Although this is only the 1st book in a trilogy, I am hoping that R.F. Kuang expands it to a sequel trilogy delving more into the background of her world. Highly, highly recommend this one. The only downside is (and I am NOT a prude) the swearing. When I read fantasy its really distracting (at least to me) when a character swears. For some odd-ball reason I just can't see (read) a fantasy character cursing. That is just me. Please don't let my idiocy sway you from indulging in this unique, fun, grim dark debut. I can't recommend this one enough. Shame that I was late on the party in reading this!