A review by middumullu
The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.75
Read this in literally two days (thank you for the snow day!!) because it drew me in so deeply. I think it continued the story set up in the first book well, and the first half especially engaged with repercussions of some of the events that happened towards the end of the first book. I want to shake a lot of the characters and chat with them about how to handle big feelings. There continued to be a lot of war and politics involved in this story, I loved seeing the relationships between characters develop. A new group comes into play so that was interesting to see, I'm very curious about how all of these elements will tie together in the last book. Also extremely graphic.
Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, War, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, and Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage