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

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

This might actually be a 5 stars reading but a couple of things threw me off, i can't wait to read the second one though.
So yup this book was everything, my favorite series is the hunger games and this first book had similar vibes, i love my girl Rin, went from adoring Altan to hating him, and i'm now rooting for Nezha (surprinsingly enough)

Lots of TW so beware of this, especially the war times, very very very explicit, and the fact that it's all inspired by true events is truly disturbing, shows how violent men can be and how quickly we forget 
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