ephemeralzen 's review for:

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was actually so sad. At the beginning, I had thought ‘oh why did everyone warn be about this book?’ And now I know.

altan my beloved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit