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A review by manonswife
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
SPOIlERS
THIS BOOK, MY GOD.
this book and its violence and the deaths and the trauma. RF Kuang sure is not afraid to let her main characters like like ants, and characters die in general. I cannot even contain how this book made me feel. sad, angry, happy, remorseful. so many emotions.
Runin is THE ANTI HERO OF THIS DECADE.
Chapter 21 made my gut hurt.
Atlan dies, my god. I was spoiled for the ending but it still hurt like a bitch, how he sacrificed himself. Also the part 3 of this book is no joke, it has some terrible, very descriptive and violent scenes. traumatic. The part 1 and part 3 are SO SO different, I cannot even fantom that they are a part of the same story.
I know this book is not romance at all, and im so proud to read a book wit 0% romance after literally reading smut book ( made #2), but I still will be fucking mad if nezha is dead because I need enemies to lovers arc between Rin and Nezha.
Now, lets talk about Rin, my girl, my morally ambitious and grey girl did not hesitate to fucking burn an entire country and I dont have any words. I mean I dont even hate her, I LOVE HER, and I will justify what she did beach women committing violence is not really violence, bye, I said what I said.
The Cike, they are so unique with their cool ass powers and what not and Rin is their commander now, cool shit. The names of the characters in this book is very difficult but that is totally on me. Everything about the pantheon, the gods, the shamans, the speerly, I cannot wash to know more bayou this word and what the like do with the empress. also, the federation soldiers that are left must be angry as fuck. And, what happened to Venda ( that girl ) I dont remember her name made ma want to puke and everything, chapter 21 is just so traumatic, I cannot even begin to explain. The freaking Phoenix , whattt, need to know more about it.
Even tho it took me literal ages to finish this book, holy fuck I liked this book way too much. Bitch empress.
The wind god that escaped, THE GATEKEEPER IS JIYANG , like what . I knew he was sth powerful but the gatekeeper itself? holy hells. Also, Ramsa's shit bombs >>> hahaha.
The way Rin studied to pass her Keju is the way I was to start studying, literally. Goddess Rin , give me power.
If Nezha is really dead, RF Kuang is going to receive a very harsh email from me.
that is it, byeee.
THIS BOOK, MY GOD.
this book and its violence and the deaths and the trauma. RF Kuang sure is not afraid to let her main characters like like ants, and characters die in general. I cannot even contain how this book made me feel. sad, angry, happy, remorseful. so many emotions.
Runin is THE ANTI HERO OF THIS DECADE.
Chapter 21 made my gut hurt.
Atlan dies, my god. I was spoiled for the ending but it still hurt like a bitch, how he sacrificed himself. Also the part 3 of this book is no joke, it has some terrible, very descriptive and violent scenes. traumatic. The part 1 and part 3 are SO SO different, I cannot even fantom that they are a part of the same story.
I know this book is not romance at all, and im so proud to read a book wit 0% romance after literally reading smut book ( made #2), but I still will be fucking mad if nezha is dead because I need enemies to lovers arc between Rin and Nezha.
Now, lets talk about Rin, my girl, my morally ambitious and grey girl did not hesitate to fucking burn an entire country and I dont have any words. I mean I dont even hate her, I LOVE HER, and I will justify what she did beach women committing violence is not really violence, bye, I said what I said.
The Cike, they are so unique with their cool ass powers and what not and Rin is their commander now, cool shit. The names of the characters in this book is very difficult but that is totally on me. Everything about the pantheon, the gods, the shamans, the speerly, I cannot wash to know more bayou this word and what the like do with the empress. also, the federation soldiers that are left must be angry as fuck. And, what happened to Venda ( that girl ) I dont remember her name made ma want to puke and everything, chapter 21 is just so traumatic, I cannot even begin to explain. The freaking Phoenix , whattt, need to know more about it.
Even tho it took me literal ages to finish this book, holy fuck I liked this book way too much. Bitch empress.
The wind god that escaped, THE GATEKEEPER IS JIYANG , like what . I knew he was sth powerful but the gatekeeper itself? holy hells. Also, Ramsa's shit bombs >>> hahaha.
The way Rin studied to pass her Keju is the way I was to start studying, literally. Goddess Rin , give me power.
If Nezha is really dead, RF Kuang is going to receive a very harsh email from me.
that is it, byeee.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia