atthealcott 's review for:

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

5.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Fire and water looked so lovely together. It was a pity they destroyed each other by nature.

the cike dying???? nezha betraying her and literally stabbing her??? rin ending up back in the south as a powerful shaman??? the constant grief & pain this girl goes through is unreal…

in love with this series and i’m sure the last book won’t disappoint. i’m  terrified to see what happens next 😁

this story continues to be emotionally damaging. r.f. kuang, you will be getting a therapy bill in the mail very soon

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Self harm

Minor: Vomit, Abortion