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chantellimus 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy
Minor: Excrement
a very dark book, i felt it was done tastefully and there wasn’t much horrific content just for the sake of horrifying, it was always relevant to the movement of the plot or for the characters developmental arcs but it was still very dark and i can imagine some people struggling with it