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

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I know the content warnings are a lot, but this book is based on the Nanjing massacre so they're very valid lol. If you can stomach detailed war crimes you'll be able to read the book, but there were some parts that were explicitly detailed and were hard to read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Genocide, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, War, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship