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

Did not finish book. Stopped at 87%.

amazing world building but I couldn’t deal with the characters and their motivations. the plot is mostly character driven, and our main characters are contradictory and messy thus the story follows the lead and lacks some logic and any sort of justification. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Child abuse, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

definitely 18+ read, might not seem like that at first but it gets graphic the further the story progresses. this is absolutely ADULT fiction, not young adult and not for the faint of heart. be certain to check trigger warnings.