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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
4.25
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

— 4.25 stars —

What an intriguing, dark, compelling read. Even though I’m left with many unanswered questions, I loved this book. It was really hard to read at times, the consequences of war and the cruelty of human described vividly, but it was also a page-turner, following Rin in this world that only wants to put her down, because of her social status, and afterwards because of who she is. I wanted to see how she was going to evolve, who she was going to become, and how everything that is happening was going to shape her. 

What an incredible debut, the world being this wide, with a vast history and many forces playing this game, the writing being incredibly compelling, and the characters, so well thought out.

It is a very heavy and dark read, there is no doubt about that. But I would definitely recommend it.


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