A review by claire_reardon
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WOW. This was PERFECTION. 10/10 characters, 10/10 storytelling, 10/10 everything. Excuse me while I become a hermit and read the rest of this series immediately.

Me 🤝 angry female protagonists who are allowed to go absolutely feral 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail