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sweetteaandfiction 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Holy epic fantasy, Batman.
5 Billion out of 5
To Infinity and Beyond
Obsessed
PROS:
π₯ The whole ass book
π‘οΈ World building
π₯ Characters
π‘οΈ Politics
π₯ Intricate battle plots
π‘οΈ The gods
π₯ Opium Epidemic
π‘οΈ Found Family
π₯ Following your heart instead of your mind
CONS:
π‘οΈ For me? None
π₯ For some people? The descriptions of what the invading army did to the people are very graphic and very disturbing. Did I almost throw up? Yes. Was I crying? 100 Billion Percent. Did it detract from the story? The opposite.
π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯ out of five Phoenix gods cackling in the dark corners of your mind
5 Billion out of 5
To Infinity and Beyond
Obsessed
PROS:
π₯ The whole ass book
π‘οΈ World building
π₯ Characters
π‘οΈ Politics
π₯ Intricate battle plots
π‘οΈ The gods
π₯ Opium Epidemic
π‘οΈ Found Family
π₯ Following your heart instead of your mind
CONS:
π‘οΈ For me? None
π₯ For some people? The descriptions of what the invading army did to the people are very graphic and very disturbing. Did I almost throw up? Yes. Was I crying? 100 Billion Percent. Did it detract from the story? The opposite.
π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯ out of five Phoenix gods cackling in the dark corners of your mind
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Abandonment