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

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

I don’t know why I waited so long to read this book because I absolutely loved it! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Toward the end of the book, there’s some extremely graphic depictions of a village of people that were murdered/tortured. Including children. This scene was disturbing and may be upsetting to some.