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gennysreadingroom 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
challenging
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:
Complicated
This has to be one of the darkest fantasy books I have ever read. Just when you think it can’t get darker it does. This book defies normal fantasy tropes and the stakes are so high. So happy to have read it but definitely need to be in the right headspace for this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail