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

Moderate: Gun violence

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

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.