A review by kaylamoran
The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I found the first book of these series to be extremely predictable at times. I did not have that problem at all with this book. It's a rare example of a second book that's better than the first, and the first was excellent in its own right. I think this one was slightly less violent and bloody, but the plot was so much more gripping. I loved this, and I can't wait to see where the next book goes.
R.F. Kuang has a unique ability to get me to worry and care about awful people. Rin and her friends have done some really terrible things, and yet I still care so much about what happens to them.
R.F. Kuang has a unique ability to get me to worry and care about awful people. Rin and her friends have done some really terrible things, and yet I still care so much about what happens to them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Vomit