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gnasteb0i 's review for:
The Dragon Republic
by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The struggle Rin faces to be her own reason to live is excruciating in the wake of Alton's death and her new ascension to Commander of the Cike. The loses throughout this book are gut wrenching but the rabbit hole goes further and further with each installation and I was left worried and unsettled for Rin and her companions as they truly are among enemies everywhere they go. Who can they trust and what will it take to win back their country and make it united?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism