adearen 's review for:

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

3.75

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Overall the book was really good, but the line from part one to part 3 of the book isn't quite straight. It felt more like as a reader I was dumped into part 2 from part 1 and then we gradually got to part 3.

Also definitely check the content warnings!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization