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The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara
5.0
dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book will haunt me for awhile. It’s a dystopian future that feels frighteningly tangible. I don’t really have words. I’m a little shook tbh. 

Technical things: the writing is great. The pov and time jumps made it a little hard to get into IMO but it wasn’t prohibitive. The characters felt a little emotionless, but it served the story well. Overall I definitely recommend reading this.