A review by grapestakes
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Reflecting on this series as a whole, The Dragon Republic was definitely my favorite of the three. The politics there were just so entertaining. That said, this felt like an inevitable ending. I’m still processing and will be thinking about Rin and Kitay for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Animal death, War, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Genocide, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug use, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry