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

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A stellar and heartbreaking end to the Poppy War series. The ending was tragic and felt inevitable, both for Nikan at the end of years of bloodshed and for Rin's character arc and the trauma she's been through. I cried at least once every 100 pages, and I can't wait for everyone else who loves this series to join me in the suffering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Religious bigotry