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

adventurous dark 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 truly think RFK is a wizard she writes the most amazing books. This story is dark, tense, morally grey and kept me guessing the whole time. I can’t wait to continue the series. This book is not for the faint of heart, there are very dark war scenes so if that’s not your thing i’d avoid this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Blood