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

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“And she would call the gods to do such terrible things.”

Amazing. Rin is definitely a true dark and twisted heroine. Every chance for redemption she ignores making for a gripping read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Alcoholism

Specific warning for detailed descriptions of corpse mutilation and horrific war crimes.