Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

730 reviews

nestasbff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

2.75 ⭐️ | 
i <u>really</u> wanted to love this like everyone else, and give it 5 stars, yet i’m just unable to.

it stared out extremely promising and i actually really liked the first 100-ish pages, but after she left the Academy it just completely lost me.
the last 150 pages were interesting <i>enough</i> that i didn’t feel like i was going to either fall asleep or DNF (also because of the way too long 30-50 page chapters), however, that’s when i really started to get irritated with Rin (the MC) and started not liking her.

my favorite character (or more like the only character i actually liked in the end) was Kitay.

on top of that, i also feel like i didn’t really fully understand the gods and the magic system. it was kind of confusing to me ngl.

the ending… well. iykyk.

overall, i don’t  know how to feel, but i do want to continue with the series, as everyone seems to love it and cry by the end (and because i, as usual, bought all the books before reading the first one).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Death, Torture, Body horror, and War

Moderate: Addiction

samanthamohun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

oh my god. wow. i support women’s rights and especially women’s wrongs. like yeah, obviously revenge is never the answer, but why not follow Rin down to the pits of hell. as a treat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Torture, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Genocide, and Body horror

thehannahclaire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Please read about the Nanjing Massacre/ the Rape of Nanjing before reading this book. I’m so glad this book introduced me to a portion of history I was not taught, even though it is gruesome. Nevertheless, this book has one chapter that included the most horrific scenes I’ve ever read or heard of. It’s not just about checking trigger warnings because this book isn’t just triggering— it’s traumatic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gore, Child death, Grief, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, War, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Body horror, and Addiction

Moderate: Self harm, Cursing, Vomit, and Classism

that_bookish_gayal's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Blood, Rape, War, Addiction, Torture, Body horror, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, and Violence

tchtokyo's review

adventurous sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

beanformation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug use, Cursing, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Genocide, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Trafficking, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, and Body horror

arguhlincozzi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Classism, Racism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Torture, Violence, War, Gore, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, and Emotional abuse

julee_melii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, War, Death, Sexism, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Child death, Addiction, Body horror, Genocide, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Torture, Animal death, Colonisation, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Kidnapping, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

_christinadevin's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I am in pain. What was that? Who am I? I was in utter shock for the last 100 pages and I’m not sure what to think anymore. Overall I thought it was very good, but I will say that a LOT happened and part of me wonders if it was too much. 
I'm going to read the next book because I am hooked now, idk if I’ll survive. IF YOU HAVE ANY TRIGGERS DO NOT READ THIS - LITERALLY ANY

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Death, Colonisation, Rape, Self harm, Genocide, Child death, and War

bbleoji's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, and War

Moderate: Classism and Xenophobia