A review by roseofmay
The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang

3.0

I felt kinda meh about this. I really liked the first half but the second one was kind of boring. I’m not that much into wars, military and near constant battles. To me it always feels like the pacing is off. I especially felt this way when one character said that they’ve been at war for 18 months. It felt like three to four at most for me.
I think it would’ve greatly benefitted by changing POVs. They would’ve opened the pacing, we could’ve learned more about the world, the war and the characters.