Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

371 reviews

ashreads2beats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault

plantsnbooks_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

maggieraemarrinan's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

5.0

It’s a lot to digest but the politics were so well done! I’m fully invested in this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

monstermash's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

After finishing The Poppy Wars in 2 days, this book felt slower and harder to get through. It wasn’t as new or exciting and I struggled to find the same energy I had about the first in the series. Still, it was a good book and I’m looking forward to moving on to the final book in the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Xenophobia

annieschenk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

A little gory at points but very good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mncbby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

danicakvcs's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

haydenn'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahjanehayes's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

slower than the first, more devastation and more bleak, definitely a war book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

furiousbookeater's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It’s very frustrating for me that Rin is so easily manipulated and spends most of her time in this book and the first being willingly tossed around by the whims of all the men who enter her life. I hope, in the third book, she sticks to her power and finally gets some agency. 

Still, my distaste for the way the author has guided Rin thus far aside, these books keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish and teach maybe the lesson that all humans need to learn: war is useless and never ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts