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A review by obliviousdream
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang
4.0
I'm conflicted. Maybe 3.5/5 ⭐
“Ruin me, ruin us, and I’ll let you.”
While the book was in no way bad, it felt rather anticlimactic. There was a lot of trekking from point A to point B, which, while it definitely helped to build up the sense of dread, got real boring real fast. Some of the conclusions to certain character arcs felt too sudden, with not enough bang, if you will.
Rin's PoV also got a bit annoying as time went on. Her internal struggle is something we are very accustomed to from the previous two books and I don't think it needed that much *establishing* at the end of the trilogy. We know. She is struggling. She wants all the power yet she doesn't want to destroy everything. She's a true anti-hero.
We. Get. It.
I think by this point I would've loved a chapter or two from Kitay's PoV. I feel like the bond between him and Rin was never truly explored, as we only got Rin's glimpses of "I-don't-want-to-hurt-him-but-give-me-all-the-power".
Then there was the ending itself, which, for me, missed the mark. The symbolism was there, but the emotions were lacking. And that's my gripe with most of this book. It was too plot-driven and showed very few emotions, if any, apart from Rin's continuous struggle.
“You can’t do this for me,” he said. “I won’t let you.”
“It’s not for you. It’s not a favor. It’s the cruelest thing I could do.”
I did enjoy the trilogy, but I think, for me, [b:The Dragon Republic|41118857|The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)|R.F. Kuang|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539963703l/41118857._SY75_.jpg|64240081] was its peak.
“Ruin me, ruin us, and I’ll let you.”
While the book was in no way bad, it felt rather anticlimactic. There was a lot of trekking from point A to point B, which, while it definitely helped to build up the sense of dread, got real boring real fast. Some of the conclusions to certain character arcs felt too sudden, with not enough bang, if you will.
Rin's PoV also got a bit annoying as time went on. Her internal struggle is something we are very accustomed to from the previous two books and I don't think it needed that much *establishing* at the end of the trilogy. We know. She is struggling. She wants all the power yet she doesn't want to destroy everything. She's a true anti-hero.
We. Get. It.
I think by this point I would've loved a chapter or two from Kitay's PoV. I feel like the bond between him and Rin was never truly explored, as we only got Rin's glimpses of "I-don't-want-to-hurt-him-but-give-me-all-the-power".
Then there was the ending itself, which, for me, missed the mark. The symbolism was there, but the emotions were lacking. And that's my gripe with most of this book. It was too plot-driven and showed very few emotions, if any, apart from Rin's continuous struggle.
“You can’t do this for me,” he said. “I won’t let you.”
“It’s not for you. It’s not a favor. It’s the cruelest thing I could do.”
I did enjoy the trilogy, but I think, for me, [b:The Dragon Republic|41118857|The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2)|R.F. Kuang|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539963703l/41118857._SY75_.jpg|64240081] was its peak.