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A review by latoyadawson13
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I am having a hard time figuring out the rating for this book. It was definitely the best in the trilogy.
What I liked:
- I loved Kitay so much he is really what keep me interested in engaged he was definitely Rin's conscious throughout. He was also like the only logical person, but he had his faults.
- I really enjoyed a lot of the "villains" or morally grey characters in this series. I felt like their motivations were so clear and understand their actions. I didn't agree with them but understood them.
- I did find the main plot generic and unique lol. I did foreshadow the ending from the very beginning.
- I loved the Chinese history and shamanism. I learned so many things.
- I think the writing was strong. I did think it was much clearer writing
- I did enjoy the ruthlessness in this series. Its very realistic representation of war.
What I didn't like:
- I did see Rin's growth in this series, not as much as I would like but a realistic amount. She is by far for me the most unlikeable characters, it made it difficult for me to connect with the books overall. I also understand she is meant to be the way so Kuang's writing and story telling was done perfectly. I didn't enjoy her or like her like most generals in war they are unlikable and make bad decisions. She was cocky and insecure. just frustrating the whole way
- Really I had the hardest time with the maturity of characters. I really don't want to relate maturity to age. because even though thats a traditional correlation i find that there are so many young people mature and old people that are not. The constant temper tantrums and whining throughout drove me crazy! The demands for respect without earning it. The idea that you know everything when you haven't had this experiences before. It drove me crazy down to the very end.
I had to be the only person that didn't shed a single tear reading this series. I feel like this is representation of good storytelling and writing. Hating and loving aspects of a novel.
What I liked:
- I loved Kitay so much he is really what keep me interested in engaged he was definitely Rin's conscious throughout. He was also like the only logical person, but he had his faults.
- I really enjoyed a lot of the "villains" or morally grey characters in this series. I felt like their motivations were so clear and understand their actions. I didn't agree with them but understood them.
- I did find the main plot generic and unique lol. I did foreshadow the ending from the very beginning.
- I loved the Chinese history and shamanism. I learned so many things.
- I think the writing was strong. I did think it was much clearer writing
- I did enjoy the ruthlessness in this series. Its very realistic representation of war.
What I didn't like:
- I did see Rin's growth in this series, not as much as I would like but a realistic amount. She is by far for me the most unlikeable characters, it made it difficult for me to connect with the books overall. I also understand she is meant to be the way so Kuang's writing and story telling was done perfectly. I didn't enjoy her or like her like most generals in war they are unlikable and make bad decisions. She was cocky and insecure. just frustrating the whole way
- Really I had the hardest time with the maturity of characters. I really don't want to relate maturity to age. because even though thats a traditional correlation i find that there are so many young people mature and old people that are not. The constant temper tantrums and whining throughout drove me crazy! The demands for respect without earning it. The idea that you know everything when you haven't had this experiences before. It drove me crazy down to the very end.
I had to be the only person that didn't shed a single tear reading this series. I feel like this is representation of good storytelling and writing. Hating and loving aspects of a novel.