A review by thebookworm777
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Once again Kuang does not shy away from the horrors of war in the second installment of this trilogy. Kuang does an excellent job creating characters you hate but can't stop reading about because of how invested in their lives you become. At times this book is a bit more repetitive than I felt it needed to be and Rin felt like she stagnated as a character a bit. I enjoyed though seeing how all the characters around her developed and the unflinching examination of the brutalities of trading one oppressor for another. 


CW: ptsd, sexual assualt, blood, graphic violence, war, torture, self harm, racism, religious trauma
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