A review by cr1na
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

Whenever I'm in a reading slump, I can come to this book and be emotionally destroyed but it breaks me out of my rut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Addiction, Colonisation, Rape, Torture, Drug use, and Genocide

Basically think of any war crime and it is in this book or series so tread lightly.