Reviews

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

ropey's review against another edition

4.0

Im about to digest this series like a man thrown into a desert only to find this for sustenance

em022's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lyn_reads_fantasy's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 rounded up

littleclerk's review against another edition

To violent

novelheartbeat's review against another edition

4.0

It actually took me two tries to get into this book. *hides* The first time I just wasn't in the mood. I didn't make it very far before I moved on. The second time went a lot better! It does start a little slow, but once it picks up it's a pretty good read. It gets super intense in a few points! I really enjoyed it while I was reading it, even though it didn't really stick with me like I'd hoped. I appreciated that Kuang didn't pull punches - bad shit happens to her characters and in general within the story. War is dark and ugly and this book does not shy away from that fact.

I loved the idea of the gods and the powers! Very cool concept. Oh and Jiang was awesome - he was hilarious and by far my favorite character! The other characters were just okay for me. I didn't connect to Rin like I hoped I would. She was kind of rash and petulant sometimes, but I did understand where she was coming from. I also wish I had more of an emotional connection to the book overall - I mean, some really bad shit happened and I barely batted an eyelash. Oops.


This review was originally posted on Novel Heartbeat. To see a breakdown of my assessment, please visit the full review here.

dalynina's review against another edition

5.0

Ripped my heart out. That’s all you need to know

jocelyn_twt's review against another edition

dark

4.5

la_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

vbrennan110's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.75

fahanx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

5.0