toxshox 's review for:

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Dang! Do you ever read a book and were like "this hit hard. Like really hard"?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Grief, Murder, Classism

I added content warnings because of how intense this book is.