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

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i’m just shattered and stunned by this. the beauty, the depth, the anger of it all. i can’t believe i hadn’t read this sooner

I am afraid of what he might do in his quest for vengeance. And I am afraid that he is right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse