A review by otherworlds
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is an absolutely beautiful, show-stopping, heart-wrenching ending to an amazing series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Genocide, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Explicit, detailed depictions of violent Western colonialism. Moderately-detailed depictions of

missionaries coercing/forcing people to convert to fantasy!Christianity.

Moderately-detailed mentions of human experimentation.