Morally-grey is certainly an understatement – Rin is just evil at times, but when you know her so deeply after reading the first two books, they don’t always feel like evil actions. You have absolutely no idea what Rin is going to do next or why she might do it, but when she takes action we find ourselves understanding perfectly. She is a fantastic, powerful, deeply flawed individual and following the story from her point of view is an incredible experience. The first that comes to mind is the character of Rin. The world is a painting and I hold the brush. I have heard many positive reviews for this third book in Kuang’s debut trilogy and agree with many of the points. My general feeling, though, is that the series peaked with The Dragon Republic and The Burning God is not quite as good as The Poppy War. It’s not that it was a bad book because it wasn’t – it was a great book, in fact. I was a huge fan of the first two books in Kuang’s The Poppy War trilogy, as can be seen from my reviews:īecause of this, I expected to love the final entry too, but I didn’t. A Review of The Burning God – Spoiler Free
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