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

adventurous dark 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

5.0

this book was so engaging i flew through it and couldn’t put it down. i loved the ending, this book was beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts