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

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I should’ve read this years ago!!! This was truly a wild ride with very complex characters. 

Definitely not gonna cry… yet. I’m just gonna be delusional as hell; pretend like what happened didn’t and all is well. 😀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism