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

5.0

Epic end. Simply awesome.
The end of the story and we definitely got a finale. War doesn’t just truly end and neither does this story.

Amazed at how Kuang simply just keeps writing better and better. Every battle gets more intense, more unique, and more legendary.
A remarkable story with magic and mystical shamanistic battles that will leave you in awe. A refreshing use of characters to show how people are multidimensional through the use of war. You both root for and against certain actions the characters take throughout every single book and it’s an innovative and realistic approach to people in general who are faced with hard choices.
Book 3 definitely plays with this concept more and flips everything Rin thought she knew. Each book introduces more and more atrocities and unspeakable acts that exist in war.
I love how it showcases and demonstrates what war is actually like; the humanity and inhumanity that both sides are capable of in the pursuit of what they desire and deem right that Kuang refines to a higher quality each time.
I feel proud of Kuang and what she accomplished through this journey. She grew as a writer through this series and it was evident through her getting more and more comfortable with storytelling and finding the healthy balance of pairing it with her expertise on history and martial arts with each book.