A review by a_picara
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

2.25

This book was really annoying and overly long. The main character is whiney and impulsive and judgemental. Several interesting things are set up but not fully realized-- the loss of her hand, her linked soul. These should be integral to her as a character, but instead only appear when convenient. Her anger and bloodlust make her irrational (which makes sense, as she's linked with a God that feeds on this), but she's so self important that it's just frustrating to read. At critical moments in the book, so doesn't actually do anything but takes credit as if she has. The writing itself is very repetitive.