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The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Incredible, immersive world-building with characters you grow to adore. This is a book about war, and there is a particular part that is very hard to read, so check the trigger warnings. R.F. Kuang drew from the Nanjing Massacre for that part, so if you look that up and you find you can't read about that, just know it's graphically described in the book.
There is truly nothing like this book, in my opinion. One of my top fantasy picks, it has you hooked the whole way through.
Seeing Rin grow into the strong, powerful, brave woman that she is from the scared, determined girl we first met is one of my favorite parts of this book.
"She was no victim of destiny. She was the last Speerly, commander of the Cike, and a shaman who called the gods to do her bidding. And she would call the gods to do such terrible things"
There is truly nothing like this book, in my opinion. One of my top fantasy picks, it has you hooked the whole way through.
Seeing Rin grow into the strong, powerful, brave woman that she is from the scared, determined girl we first met is one of my favorite parts of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, War