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

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wow. wow wow wow!! I haven't been this obsessed with a book in a while. i finished it in two days, really. i'm so upset i procrastinated starting it for so long. i love everything about this. i love the attention given to the psychology of all the characters, the history parallels to real life, the fantasy elements, i love every part of this. it makes me want to learn more about the real life history that inspired this story, and i cannot wait to begin the next books. i strongly recommend this, but be wary of triggers, cause the author really didn't hold back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts