bekahzabel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The Poppy War was on a completely different plane than most books I’ve read this year, in a good way. This was a heart wrenching literary masterpiece to me. A 6 star book. Military fantasy meets magic & the spiritual realm. Not sure I can put into words how much I loved this entire storyline, but I am BROKEN.
Imma have to give myself a break in between to heal before I start Dragon Republic because my world just got ROCKED. If you heard this was good they lied, it’s great.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Drug use, Abandonment, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Genocide, and Grief
Moderate: Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, War, and Rape
kikalox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Grief, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Slavery, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape
mpbookreviews's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Torture, Self harm, Racism, Child death, Violence, Grief, Gore, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Murder, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, War, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Drug use
icepoppy's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Medical content, War, and Violence
ibroughtyouknives's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Classism, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, War, and Cursing
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual violence
Minor: Ableism
georgia_lou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Genocide, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Addiction, Confinement, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and War
ienbdri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Drug use, Death, Violence, Genocide, Rape, Gore, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Addiction
peggy_racham's review against another edition
4.75
(Check the tws theres a lot)
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Misogyny, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Torture, Rape, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Addiction, Suicide, and War
Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Medical content
rebelscum's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Rape, War, and Genocide
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Colonisation, and Medical content
There is an extended sequence depicting the sacking of a town, where we get gruesome details of what happened from survivors, as well as descriptions of the aftermath. This includes graphic depictions of rape, murder of people of all ages, and torture. I believe much of this was deliberately drawing from accounts of the Rape of Nanking by Japanese forces in WW2, and other details from that war and occupation in China. There are also depictions of drug use throughout the book