romeo 's review for:

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I don't know what to say, I am speechless. I did not expect it to end like this because I don't know what I was expecting. The book always kept me guessing and surprised

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, War

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War