![]() ![]() The Poppy War begins with Rin, a feisty young woman who chooses to enter a military school instead of face life married to a creep. I’m saddened that I waited so long to read these books but I did burn through them – pun intended! The Poppy War trilogy recently concluded with the third and final book, The Burning God, and so I wanted to go over my thoughts and feelings of this world and its characters that hooked me from page one and wouldn’t let go. It is a fantasy, after all, and there is magic aplenty! ![]() It’s not a story for the faint of heart, but it is a story which deserves to be heard – and is wonderfully told – as it explores the themes of war, poverty, inequality, colonialization, culture clashes between the west and the east, and also the wonder of the gods. It’s a deeply disturbing grimdark story of war and suffering that takes inspiration from real life atrocities during the wars of 20th century China. Despite being constantly mislabelled as a Young Adult Fantasy, The Poppy War is most definitely NOT a YA novel. ![]() Part of my hesitation was the subject matter. Kuang had been sat on my TBR pile for a while. ![]() I have to admit, my copy of The Poppy War by the brilliant R. ![]()
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