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

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I felt like the world building was strong but struggled with lack of character development. I won't be finishing the series. It was a reminder why I don't do war books, even in fantasy genre, and I felt too much of what the main character knew or didn't know, was surprised by or wasn't was for the convenience of the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content