The Burning God by R.F. Kuang Series: The Poppy War #3Published November 17th 2020 by Harper VoyagerAge Range: AdultGenre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, War, GrimdarkRep: author of color, POC cast (chinese & japanese-inspired) Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil… Continue reading the burning god – r.f. kuang | arc review + spoiler section (i am crying)
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang Series: The Poppy War #2Published August 8th 2019 by Harper VoyagerAge Range: AdultGenre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, War, GrimdarkRep: author of color, POC cast (chinese & japanese-inspired) Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: In the aftermath of the Third Poppy War, shaman and warrior Rin is on the run: haunted by the atrocity… Continue reading the dragon republic – r. f. kuang | review + spoiler section
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang Series: The Poppy War #1Published May 1st 2018 by Harper VoyagerAge Range: AdultGenre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, War, GrimdarkRep: author of color, POC cast (chinese & japanese-inspired) Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis: When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a… Continue reading the poppy war – r. f. kuang | review
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys StandalonePublished February 2nd 2016 by Philomel BooksGenre: historical fiction, young adult, war, WWII links: Goodreads | Book Depository rating: ★★★★★ summary: While the Titanic and Lusitania are both well-documented disasters, the single greatest tragedy in maritime history is the little-known January 30, 1945 sinking in the Baltic Sea by a Soviet submarine… Continue reading salt to the sea – ruta sepetys | review + discussion
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