A review by tabbed_reads2much
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

If 'The Mysterious Benedict Society' went to war.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Classism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Drug use, Violence, War, Pregnancy, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Abandonment, Death, Excrement, Blood, Sexism, Slavery, Child abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Body horror, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Genocide, Medical trauma, and Racial slurs

Minor: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail