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

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Overall this was a good conclusion to the trilogy!  I really liked seeing Rin's development and seeing the moment when she realizes what she's become.  There were some parts in the middle and towards the end that dragged a bit, and I would have liked to have seen some loose ends tied up a bit more neatly.  But in general it was still a satisfying end to Rin's story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Child death, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, and Genocide

Minor: Suicide attempt, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Abortion, and Alcohol

Frequent mentions of atrocities committed in the first two books (Golyn Niis, what happened to the Speerlies, what Rin did to the Federation), but they are not described in explicit detail. Frequent mention of human experimentation on the Speerlies by the Gray Company. Some moderately graphic description of starvation and mutilation of corpses.