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The Poppy War
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
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Start date
February 11, 2020
Finish date
March 13, 2020

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Rincey
May 27, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: poc-author
3.5 stars

This book went from a magical school story (which I love) to a war story (which I don't love) to a story about PTSD and the impact of wars on these small towns (which piqued my interest again). ...more
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Melissa
May 01, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: to-review, strange-worlds
Uh, so this book is bananas. About halfway through I realized I couldn’t quite figure out where Kuang was taking the plot - I could see myriad ways Rin could go, like the many different moves of a chess game, but I couldn’t predict the path (I had sort-of guessed part of the end, but definitely wasn’t prepared for it). This is a fantasy novel grounded in the shamanism and politics of the Asian continent and the world-building is astounding. Trigger warning for extreme wartime violence (think Khm ...more
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gremlinkitten
Apr 27, 2018 marked it as maybe-not  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Nancy Weyer
May 23, 2018 marked it as to-read
Sandy
Jun 18, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Emily
Jun 24, 2018 marked it as to-read
Slynne
Sep 14, 2018 marked it as to-read
Allie
Sep 18, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fiction, audience-adults, genre-sff
Cindy
Nov 01, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: library, series
Teresa
Jul 15, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, inclusive-2019
Jocelyn
Dec 16, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: kindle
Cas
Dec 24, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kelly Gagne
Jan 28, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2021-reading-challenge
Slynne
Mar 30, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kelly Gagne
Mar 30, 2019 marked it as owned-tbr  ·  review of another edition
Courtru
Apr 06, 2019 rated it really liked it
Rudy
Jun 27, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: on-device-to-read
Michele Campbell
Jul 29, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Kit
Apr 15, 2020 marked it as to-read
Kelly Gagne
Aug 04, 2020 marked it as owned-tbr  ·  review of another edition
Lucinda
Aug 11, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jocelyn
Jan 18, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: books-for-2021
Cas
Jan 23, 2021 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 2021-tbr
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