Reviews tagging 'Death'

Die Kaiserin by R.F. Kuang

576 reviews

ivana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

anthos_kyanos's review against another edition

adventurous 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

думала, что после первого тома меня тяжело удивить жестью, но, нет, еще есть от чего содрогаться. надеюсь, третья часть не разочарует

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

kdegroote905's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Torture, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

Minor: Genocide and Xenophobia

queermothman'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My feelings are hurt but in the best way possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Abortion

ello_345's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

isabelrve's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Torture

luise04's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Its a great read but it feels a bit like the connection book of the trio. It isnt really working towards a climax but more like constant war with a plottwist at the end, leading to book 3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sab7800's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

wow. i gobbled this up. 
i somehow came to love rin even more.
another war plot felt realistic and not cheap.
all the characters were fleshed out in amazing depth. special shout out to venka and qara thank god they got some more time in the spotlight.
the plot twists were gut wrenching, and the explanations of death made me want to eat the book out of sadness.
this was a perfect progression of rin's story, and i cant wait to see how she progresses.
ok now spoilers:

nezha can go get fucked. i get now why people ship him with rin and also why people cant fucking stand him.
i was almost about to cry over qara. and then they FUCKING KILL BAJI AND SUNI. AND THEN RIGHT AFTER FUCKING RAMSA. evil evil EVIL!!!
also i was GAGGED by jinzha's death. actually had to close the book and ponder about cooking someone into dumplings. insane.
kitay and rin being anchored is so real and cute. thank god kitay got his well deserved time in the limelight.
wish the book had more of the cike featured, and went a bit further into daji as a character cuz she seemed super interesting! but i mean theres another 600 page book so hopefully i get some of that next book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Torture, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

moranwehrli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Never have a seen more intricate world building. Somehow completely unique and yet based enough in the real world to hit deep in every sore spot of colonialism. RFK has a great understanding of what motivates a person through truama and distress that all comes together to show how we end up in these horribly unending wars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War