A huge mixed bag of thoughts for a series I was initially in love with.The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R.F. And it didn’t feel like it actually ended either? I don’t know. The longer I sit on it, I can see the intention of the decision, but I still think things could have worked out a bit differently. There was one aspect to it that made me want to throw a book. This series is harsh in nature and an emotional read at times.

It’s very nuanced and intricate in regards to some aspects. I liked seeing Nezha and what he was up to and the twisted way this story played out. I listened to it on audio and that was a great medium for this series. Something to see that Rin had another side to her (maybe that was the point? These are just my thoughts).Īnyways, it was fine. I do think (at least in this books case) it needed ONE soft thing. I don’t think every book needs a romance.

It’s very violent, which I was fine with, but wanted something more. It was travel here, destroy some of the villains, travel here, repeat. I thought she spent too much of this book hell bent on revenge that the warm themes became very one note. I know I’m the unpopular opinion here, buuuut I didn’t love this conclusion.

As her power and influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix’s intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it? While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.īacked by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges-and unexpected opportunities.

Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.Īfter saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.ĭespite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much-the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. The exciting end to the Poppy War trilogy, R.

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