A review by siannn
Babel: An Arcane History by R.F. Kuang

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I'm still sobbing - this book gave me my favourite trope and then ripped my heart in half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Torture, Toxic friendship, War, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug use, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping