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The Burning God

The Burning God

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  • Create Date：2021-09-08 00:16:01
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  • Author：R.F. Kuang
  • ISBN：000833918X
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Summary

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy， R。F。 Kuang's acclaimed， award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of 20th-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters， to devastating， enthralling effect。

After 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。

Despite 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。 Returning to her roots， Rin meets difficult challenges – and unexpected opportunities。 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。

Backed 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。

As her power and influence grows， will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix's voice， urging her to burn the world and everything in it？

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Reviews

Gaby Habchy ，

I first started this trilogy on the sole， and often repeated， review of it being taken by its author to such unexpected height in realism， and moral depth。 Throughout that saga about Nikan， I felt the power of the book shift towards the realistic portrayal of Asiatic struggles and I can't recount how many times I felt histrionic because， in that "imagined universe" someone died or something went wrong， and I found myself asking where the hell was that moral。But towards the end the realization st I first started this trilogy on the sole， and often repeated， review of it being taken by its author to such unexpected height in realism， and moral depth。 Throughout that saga about Nikan， I felt the power of the book shift towards the realistic portrayal of Asiatic struggles and I can't recount how many times I felt histrionic because， in that "imagined universe" someone died or something went wrong， and I found myself asking where the hell was that moral。But towards the end the realization struck and I found that hope was to no avail in this narrative。 Neither of the opposing parties can be defined as the black or white soldier。 Characters in this book are gray and ambiguous。 I can't even imagine what it must have felt like for the author to take her characters， people she brought to life， to that extent of suffering。 Turns out that， in order for us to reach the moral pinnacle Kuang wants us to understand， those characters can never win。 Our intuitive desire for victory could never be quenched because no matter how much we convince ourselves and the generations to follow， WAR IS DEVASTATION。 No one ever wins。 Kuang has been crystal clear since day one， this is not an epic。 In this story no one ends up on the throne， because war cannot and MUST NOT be beneficial; Collateral damage is real， mass human loss is real， sweeping nationwide damage is real， PTSD is real， POWs are real， revengeful bloodlust is real。。。 We've been taught about the advantages of war on every occasion the winning side has found opportunity to unwarrantably explain the defeat of problematic governments， correction of injustices and so forth， yet even when based on liberating causes， it was always damaging， damnable and defiling。 I have a couple of literary complaints （trump card？） but chooses to only mention the above。It is so rare to find people taking such approach on war and I respect you author so much; thank god you're young， I cannot wait to read your future release！ 。。。more

Ayesha Rahman ，

IM SO MAD。 I AM SO FRWAKING MAD。 THIS IS THE WORST UGHHHH IDEK。 Like what？ What？ Rin is literally the most infuriating mc ever I hate her。 The novel and the trilogy overall was so well written and captivating that I had to finish it but I also hated it？？ Not satisfying at all throughout the series but also it has the leasttttt fulfilling ending - so even if the build up was great the delivery was horrible？？？ The relationships DONt make sense the plot is so wildly unpredictable and all over the p IM SO MAD。 I AM SO FRWAKING MAD。 THIS IS THE WORST UGHHHH IDEK。 Like what？ What？ Rin is literally the most infuriating mc ever I hate her。 The novel and the trilogy overall was so well written and captivating that I had to finish it but I also hated it？？ Not satisfying at all throughout the series but also it has the leasttttt fulfilling ending - so even if the build up was great the delivery was horrible？？？ The relationships DONt make sense the plot is so wildly unpredictable and all over the place and although it was def unique I just read 3 books about a war and characters that just had no purpose except to make my expectations seriously high only to seriously disappoint。 I didn’t love the characters but the ones I liked all died。 I could write so much more but I’m so tired and mad I invested so much time into this series only for this outcome。 。。。more

Kayla Paterson ，

This book is devastating， violent， and soul crushing in the best way possible。 It finalises the answers you've been asking and doesn't leave a stone unturned。 I didn't like or enjoy reading the ending but it was a realistic and necessary ending to a great trilogy and I cannot fault the author for providing that。 This book is devastating， violent， and soul crushing in the best way possible。 It finalises the answers you've been asking and doesn't leave a stone unturned。 I didn't like or enjoy reading the ending but it was a realistic and necessary ending to a great trilogy and I cannot fault the author for providing that。 。。。more

Katie ，

A masterpiece。 A brutal beautifully devastating masterpiece。 The swan song of the best new fantasy trilogy I’ve read in a longtime。 Thank you R。F。 Kuang。

Sparrow ，

（view spoiler）[ George R。 R。 Martin got nothing on Kuang。 （hide spoiler）] （view spoiler）[ George R。 R。 Martin got nothing on Kuang。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Sara Martínez Pérez-Tomé ，

What a book。 What a finale。 It feels overwhelming to review this last book， even if it's just for me， even if I'm not part of any media。 It's a bit overwhelming because the amount of details， strategy， the research the author must have gone through is simply astounding。 War has been present all throughout the whole series and it still amazes me the amount of different researches she must have done。 For example， something as simple yet distuinguishable such as the salt thing。 The fact that there What a book。 What a finale。 It feels overwhelming to review this last book， even if it's just for me， even if I'm not part of any media。 It's a bit overwhelming because the amount of details， strategy， the research the author must have gone through is simply astounding。 War has been present all throughout the whole series and it still amazes me the amount of different researches she must have done。 For example， something as simple yet distuinguishable such as the salt thing。 The fact that there is no salt because ain't nobody got time for that and how that affects them。 Kuang has never romaticized war。 And she doesn't stop here。 The problems won't end just because （view spoiler）[they've won the last battle。 And indeed， they haven't won or else， Kitay and Rin wouldn't have to go to Nezha for food （hide spoiler）]。 It's true I missed magic a bit more。 War is the main character but I had hoped to see more magic although I'm happy with the book as a whole。 Also， I love the fact that Rin is so imperfect and that she has so many flaws。 Oh and how them being young doesn't make them indestructibles but rather， they're described as unexperienced and honestly， like they act as they know what they're doing but they don't。 （Which is how I feel 80% of my adult life）。 Like， they're us with out moral dilemmas， with our imperfections， but with these huge power fighting a war we don't know how to handle。 I find that incredibly well done and relevant。 I love smart characters or maximun-honorable characters but life is not always about black or white and here we can see that maybe， in another time， some characters would have lived， or would have been good for the country， but sometimes you need the gray ones to serve as the heroes or not-so-heroes。I can only applaud the author and this masterpiece she has created。PS with spoilers: （view spoiler）[Something I didn't love was that the Trifecta looked so interesting and there was this kind of build up towards them and Tianchan， and then， they were so wiped out of existence that it feelt relieving （because who wanted to mess with Riga） but also a bit anticlimatic。 I had really hoped for an awakening of Jiang more epic or more durable？ That ending of the Trifecta felt a bit rushed。 That's my only problem with the book （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Matthew Stewart ，

Loved the first two books， but this one just wasn't doing it for me。 I held out through to the end hoping it would get better， but the ending was the worst of all。 It just didn't feel right。 Loved the first two books， but this one just wasn't doing it for me。 I held out through to the end hoping it would get better， but the ending was the worst of all。 It just didn't feel right。 。。。more

Peter ，

A somewhat disappointing end to what began as an incredible story。 The Poppy War was one of the best books I had read in a long time。 It kicked off what promised to be an unforgettable journey。 However each book was progressively less and less engrossing。 I'm disheartened because I loved the first book， and I wanted this series to end well。 I was rooting for it and I had high hopes。 Unfortunately， the final installment just didn't live up to what the first book promised。 It became too complex， a A somewhat disappointing end to what began as an incredible story。 The Poppy War was one of the best books I had read in a long time。 It kicked off what promised to be an unforgettable journey。 However each book was progressively less and less engrossing。 I'm disheartened because I loved the first book， and I wanted this series to end well。 I was rooting for it and I had high hopes。 Unfortunately， the final installment just didn't live up to what the first book promised。 It became too complex， and jumped all over too quickly。 It built up hype for legendary characters， going on and on about their strength and power and awesomeness and then killed them off or resolved the conflicts in a few pages。 It was just a bit of a let down because the writing just wasn't as good， and it seemed as though things were very hastily concluded just to get them wrapped up and out of the way of the plot。 I would say it's worth reading if you've read the first two， but I wouldn't read the series just for this book。 。。。more

Urja ，

10000000/10- this trilogy is no doubt one of the best things I’ve ever read like。。 ever and the ending was terrible in that I can’t think of a single other way it couldve ended and it was perfect but devastating- the entire book was a masterpiece

vanna ，

She was a goddess。 She was a monster。 I am the joker。

π ，

DAAAAAAAMN MAAAAAAN 😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔😔😔😔😔😔😔😩😩😫😫😫😫😫😩😩

Ola ，

Genialna książka jak i cała trylogia❤️ Piekielnie inteligentna i nieprzewidywalna。 Kuang， you broke my heart into pieces but it was so damn worth it。

Heizer Diana ，

This book is the best political， war and character arc novel， what I ever read！ R。 F。 Kuang is my personal hero， and the most badass。 What she does in this book， in this series is just pure genius！

Mitchell Smith ，

I was really looking forward to the conclusion of this series but I just did not enjoy how the author wrapped it up。 It felt like half of the plot lines were just dropped or had a very unsatisfying conclusion。 It seemed like some of the characters entire arcs and personalities were changed just to fit a role that didn’t work for them。 The last few pages actually made me dislike the first two books because it’s almost as if nothing changed， the world only got worse。 That may be the authors point， I was really looking forward to the conclusion of this series but I just did not enjoy how the author wrapped it up。 It felt like half of the plot lines were just dropped or had a very unsatisfying conclusion。 It seemed like some of the characters entire arcs and personalities were changed just to fit a role that didn’t work for them。 The last few pages actually made me dislike the first two books because it’s almost as if nothing changed， the world only got worse。 That may be the authors point， but it was just not a satisfying ending to a fantasy trilogy。 I wish I would’ve stopped reading at the end of book two so that I could keep that same enjoyment that I had from the first two books。 。。。more

Ava ☕️ ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 What。 The。 Fuck。 I’m sobbing。 I’m heartbroken。 I’m confused。 I’m in disbelief。 This whole book was pretty much over my head。 70% of the time I had no clue what was going on。 I felt like this book was a fever dream。 It’s not my fault I don’t understand war or strategy。 So starting at the end since i finished it 0。5 seconds ago。。。 So Rin sacrificed herself。 Why？ I’m not completely sure because as I said I had no clue what was happening。 I think she sacrificed herself to give the country grain but What。 The。 Fuck。 I’m sobbing。 I’m heartbroken。 I’m confused。 I’m in disbelief。 This whole book was pretty much over my head。 70% of the time I had no clue what was going on。 I felt like this book was a fever dream。 It’s not my fault I don’t understand war or strategy。 So starting at the end since i finished it 0。5 seconds ago。。。 So Rin sacrificed herself。 Why？ I’m not completely sure because as I said I had no clue what was happening。 I think she sacrificed herself to give the country grain but I could be wrong。 Rin was a bitch all the way through。 Rin was suppose to be a villain so you know， I’m not too pissed about that。 She was a raging bitch who acted like a child。 Because， surprise！ She was a child。。。 She annoyed me and I hated her because of how damn selfish she was。I’m also pissed because it was never clarified if Chaghan and Altan were lovers。。。。 If you’ve read my other reviews you’ll know I was a sucker for the pair。 It was never clarified。。。。 But it was certain in my mind。 Chaghan was one of my favourite characters so I was kind of underwhelmed at his exit。 If I had written it I would’ve done something like “Chaghan，” he turns around， “goodbye。” But then again I’m no writer。 Also healthy reminder that Chaghan is the only Cike member left。。。。 can we cry now？ Jiang。 Jiang。 Jiang。 Beloved Jiang。 I loved him。 All the way through I thought he was fascinating。 One line in particular destroyed me in this book and it was “I couldn’t save Altan。” The truth finally setting in was so raw and real。 It was one of Jiang’s only serious moments so it made me think that he had been thinking this for a while now。 And then when Rin replied with， “but you could’ve saved me。” Damn。 Honestly it was probably the saddest moment in all the books。 We pretend the ‘why and ruin all your fun，’ didnt happen。 What was the trifecta？ What was the point of them？ They were the main focus for half of the book and then they just。。。。 died？ Hell no。 It seemed so pointless， Kuang， what was the reason？ Cause I see none。 I’ll admit I expected a lot more of Speer。 We didn’t know anything about Rin’s family or how she survived。 It seemed like such a huge opportunity to do something so exciting。 When she went to Speer for the first time I was expecting something bigger than what happened。 In the first book Rin said she didn’t feel like a Speerly， so I was expecting a plot-twist in that department。 But can we talk about the imagery of Rin dying on Speer？ Poetic beauty 😍What was going on with Nezha？ One minute he was trying to kill Rin the next he was all “I’ve never wanted to kill you？” What the frick？ I’ll admit though that Nezha and Rin’s ‘romance’， if you can even call it that， was god tier。 Like enemies to I kinda love you to enemies to I don’t love you but I think your beautiful to imma let you kill me to save the country but also because I’m bored of this war。 Yup。 It was beautiful。 They had about 5 scenes in all 3 books but damn it was beautiful。 If Kuang would write a romance novel。。。。 holy moly it would be the best thing ever。 I rated this book 3 stars。 Minus a star because I had no clue what was going on， this is my own fault since I have never been to war and do not plan on， my apologies。 Minus another star since a lot of the storyline seemed meaningless and rushed。 I’d like to say I had loads more to rant about but my review got deleted and I can’t be bothered to write out the rest。 :） 。。。more

Martyna ，

Jezu。 Cudowne。

Julka ，

Wspaniałe zakończenie trylogii。 Bohaterka przeszła ogromną przemianę， ale w całkiem naturalny sposób。 Uczyła się na błędach， podnosiła z dna i parła wciąż naprzód pomimo licznych przeszkód。Cudowna historia zemsty， straty， zatracania się w walce o wolność， zagubienia w dorosłym i okrutnym świecie。。。Nie jestem w stanie wybrać ulubionego bohatera， nie jestem w stanie wybrać najgorszego， bo każdy z nich był zarazem dobry i zły。 Każdy miał coś za uszami， miał swoje grzeszki， które starał się stłumić， Wspaniałe zakończenie trylogii。 Bohaterka przeszła ogromną przemianę， ale w całkiem naturalny sposób。 Uczyła się na błędach， podnosiła z dna i parła wciąż naprzód pomimo licznych przeszkód。Cudowna historia zemsty， straty， zatracania się w walce o wolność， zagubienia w dorosłym i okrutnym świecie。。。Nie jestem w stanie wybrać ulubionego bohatera， nie jestem w stanie wybrać najgorszego， bo każdy z nich był zarazem dobry i zły。 Każdy miał coś za uszami， miał swoje grzeszki， które starał się stłumić， wynagrodzić bądź udawał， że nie istnieją。Akcja to nabierała tempa， to na chwilę zwalniała jak po spaleniu fajki z opium。 Raz była prosta i łatwa do zrozumienia， a za chwilę obracała się o 180 stopni i znów zmieniały się fronty walki， wrogowie stawali się sprzymierzencami i na odwrót。 Nie można było przewidzieć co wydarzy się za chwilę， jak to się wszystko potoczy i przede wszystkim jak epicko się zakończy。Jestem usatysfakcjonowana i zadowolona， że udało mi się to przeczytać i że tak mnie to wciągnęło。 Totalnie moja seria。 。。。more

Alex ，

I wish I could have enjoyed this read more than I did。 Unfortunately， the whole series just felt like I was watching a young girl failing to cope with her depression。I understand that this whole mental issue thing is a major trend right now in fantasy writing and that is something I usually enjoy reading， but the author really overdid it here for my taste。 Give her a goddamn break for a second！ How about some positivity， some fun？ Is that forbidden in your world？ Depression has only weight if yo I wish I could have enjoyed this read more than I did。 Unfortunately， the whole series just felt like I was watching a young girl failing to cope with her depression。I understand that this whole mental issue thing is a major trend right now in fantasy writing and that is something I usually enjoy reading， but the author really overdid it here for my taste。 Give her a goddamn break for a second！ How about some positivity， some fun？ Is that forbidden in your world？ Depression has only weight if you feel its contrast against happiness。 Rin doesn't get any of that - She just feels depressed all the time。 Brandon Sanderson is a great example of how to utilize mental health struggles without overdoing it。 His characters struggle and their struggles feel real。 His characters find a way to overcome their problems。 Rins mental health issues， however， are drawn out far too long。 Therefore， after a while you start to feel annoyed by it。 Like， could you stop dwelling so much in your own misery？ I want know how what happens next and you as a character don't seem to be growing at all。。。so could you please just get over it？ To be honest， I had to skip these parts after a while because it felt like I was reading the diary of a 13 year old girl close to suicide。Also， at some point it became obvious that the only thing Rin was really good at is failing and getting betrayed。。。I get it。 The world is a harsh and cruel place and people are going to betray you。 But in this world literally every single powerful character Rin encounters will try to use her or betray her in some way。 The real world doesn't work that way。 Not all powerful people are bad。 Some are and some are good。 Trying to paint all rulers as bad guys just waiting to betray her felt so one-dimensional。 The betrayals stopped having any emotional impact because they were happening so frequently throughout the book that it became predictable。 。。。more

Caahpinotti ✬ ✧ ✪ ，

« 月下獨酌花間一壺酒，獨酌無相親；舉杯邀明月，對影成三人。月既不解飲，影徒隨我身；暫伴月將影，行樂須及春。我歌月徘徊，我舞影零亂；醒時同交歡，醉後各分散。永結無情遊，相期邈雲漢。»🌄（ T_T）＼（^-^ ） 𝘼𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖 𝙟𝙪𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚。𝙄 𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠， 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧。𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙪𝙥， 𝙄 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬。 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚。𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜，𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙚。𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨，𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜。𝙄 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙮;𝙄 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 « 月下獨酌花間一壺酒，獨酌無相親；舉杯邀明月，對影成三人。月既不解飲，影徒隨我身；暫伴月將影，行樂須及春。我歌月徘徊，我舞影零亂；醒時同交歡，醉後各分散。永結無情遊，相期邈雲漢。»🌄（ T_T）＼（^-^ ） 𝘼𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖 𝙟𝙪𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚。𝙄 𝙥𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠， 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧。𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙪𝙥， 𝙄 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬。 𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚。𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜，𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙚。𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨，𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜。𝙄 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙮;𝙄 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙。𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡， 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧！𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙠， 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚。𝘽𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧， 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙢:𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨。 ♾ — Li Bai， “Decanting Alone， Under the Moon”《月下獨酌》， trans。 David Bowles 。。。more

Matou ，

Now that I read the entire series， I can officially say that book 1 was my favorite of them all。My main criticism about The Burning God was the inconsistency of minor details— which probably wouldn’t have bugged me so much if I hadn’t read the three volumes back to back。 The way some things were resolved also ended up being underwhelming because executed in quite a hurry， with a lack of more “solid” explanations。 I was expecting more details after 2。5 books so I was a bit disappointed by the way Now that I read the entire series， I can officially say that book 1 was my favorite of them all。My main criticism about The Burning God was the inconsistency of minor details— which probably wouldn’t have bugged me so much if I hadn’t read the three volumes back to back。 The way some things were resolved also ended up being underwhelming because executed in quite a hurry， with a lack of more “solid” explanations。 I was expecting more details after 2。5 books so I was a bit disappointed by the way information that should have been massively important was suddenly thrown in and dismissed just as quickly。 Now that this has been said。 I still really loved this book。 Once again this volume hurt me。 The Hesperian occupation， depicting forced westernization， hit me in the guts。 The damages of war suffered by soldiers and civilians alike got me nauseous。 Jiang was confirmed as one of my favorite characters of the entire series— for some obscure reason considering he’s barely there and also a mass murderer but… we move。Nezha was barely there too and yet every single time he WAS there， it hurt me beyond words。 Don’t get me started on the epilogue。Kitay… Kitay。And Rin… what the fuck girl？A solid 4 stars。 Might change later but I need a good week to process this。 。。。more

Aleksandra ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wszystkie trzy tomy to napewno 5 🌟Na początku tego tomu się męczyłam。 Myślałam， że z większym bum się rozpocznie。 Później proza wojny。 Kilka dobrych momentów。 Śmierć szamanki， aż ciarki przeszły。 Irytujący hepstyrianie。 I zakończenie， które zaskakuje。 Myślałam， że skończy się bardziej stereotypowo。 Przeżyje， będzie rządzić， żyć miło i kolorowo。 Trochę przykre， tyle stron walki， cierpienia， a nie zobaczy co się stanie z krajem。 Cała seria razem do kupy， to naprawdę dobra fantastyka。 Gdzie jak się Wszystkie trzy tomy to napewno 5 🌟Na początku tego tomu się męczyłam。 Myślałam， że z większym bum się rozpocznie。 Później proza wojny。 Kilka dobrych momentów。 Śmierć szamanki， aż ciarki przeszły。 Irytujący hepstyrianie。 I zakończenie， które zaskakuje。 Myślałam， że skończy się bardziej stereotypowo。 Przeżyje， będzie rządzić， żyć miło i kolorowo。 Trochę przykre， tyle stron walki， cierpienia， a nie zobaczy co się stanie z krajem。 Cała seria razem do kupy， to naprawdę dobra fantastyka。 Gdzie jak się dobrze przyjrzeć widzi się odzwierciedlenie w życiu。 。。。more

Lexi Minnick ，

DNF

kyla ☺︎ ，

pain。 pure pain。also definitely my favorite fantasy read of the year！ i don't read military fantasy a lot but this series makes it very easy to comprehend！ pain。 pure pain。also definitely my favorite fantasy read of the year！ i don't read military fantasy a lot but this series makes it very easy to comprehend！ 。。。more

Angela Joyce ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This third book was not the strongest of the 3 in the series。 It was disappointing for me how it all turn out， how Rin was so annoying and insufferable and how some of the good plots were just tossed away。 It had so many potential reading from the second book but this book threw it all away。 I was devastated what they did to Venka， I was disappointed that Kitay was a background in this story。 On the other hand， RF Kuang wrote a book that depicts the devastation of war， colonialism and just multi This third book was not the strongest of the 3 in the series。 It was disappointing for me how it all turn out， how Rin was so annoying and insufferable and how some of the good plots were just tossed away。 It had so many potential reading from the second book but this book threw it all away。 I was devastated what they did to Venka， I was disappointed that Kitay was a background in this story。 On the other hand， RF Kuang wrote a book that depicts the devastation of war， colonialism and just multiple horrors of normal people affected by the war。 I would definitely read again from RF Kuang。 。。。more

Sam Glasbrenner （Sassyowlreads） ，

The journey from The Poppy War to The Burning God is intense to say the least and it's difficult to remember the Rin who arrived at Sinegard Academy。 I liked Rin way back then but as the series progresses， she becomes more and more unlikeable which would ordinarily ruin the book for me but Rin is the anti-heroine I couldn't stop reading about。 And maybe that's because I think if I were in the same position， I'd have been just as ruthless but I would hope less foolish。It was so interesting to fol The journey from The Poppy War to The Burning God is intense to say the least and it's difficult to remember the Rin who arrived at Sinegard Academy。 I liked Rin way back then but as the series progresses， she becomes more and more unlikeable which would ordinarily ruin the book for me but Rin is the anti-heroine I couldn't stop reading about。 And maybe that's because I think if I were in the same position， I'd have been just as ruthless but I would hope less foolish。It was so interesting to follow all of the military tactics throughout the story and explore how traumas can shape us and the strength required to heal from them。 Rin's relationships with Kitay and Nezha somehow become even more complex and I couldn't get enough of her interactions with either of them。 The ending though 。 。 。 I haven't been that surprised in a long time but now that I have read it， it couldn't have ended any other way。 。。。more

Rhea Sharma ，

what the hell。

mai ，

i will never recover from thisdo NOT listen to my tear ricochet while reading the last chapter DONT DO IT I CANT STOP CRYINGrfk u will not get away with this😵‍💫

KasiaMencfel ，

，， Płonący Bóg " to kolejne zmagania niezwykle ambitnej Rin w dążeniu do władzy ， które zaczynają zmierzać na bardzo grząski i niebezpieczny grunt。 Bardzo łatwo można przekroczyć granicę między dobrem， a złem ， a bohaterkę od każdej ze stron dzieli malutki krok。Uwielbiam wątek Nezhy ， a w tej części na szczęście mamy go bardzo dużo， a do tego został oryginalnie i ciekawie moim zdaniem poprowadzony。，，Płonący Bóg " to najlepszy z możliwych finałów dla trylogii wojen makowych。 Kompletnie nieprzewid ，， Płonący Bóg " to kolejne zmagania niezwykle ambitnej Rin w dążeniu do władzy ， które zaczynają zmierzać na bardzo grząski i niebezpieczny grunt。 Bardzo łatwo można przekroczyć granicę między dobrem， a złem ， a bohaterkę od każdej ze stron dzieli malutki krok。Uwielbiam wątek Nezhy ， a w tej części na szczęście mamy go bardzo dużo， a do tego został oryginalnie i ciekawie moim zdaniem poprowadzony。，，Płonący Bóg " to najlepszy z możliwych finałów dla trylogii wojen makowych。 Kompletnie nieprzewidywalny ， a także niepozwalający się od siebie oderwać。 Seria jest absolutnie genialna。 Jedna z najlepszych fantasy jakie czytałam。Pani Kuang stworzyła coś niepowtarzalnego i absolutnie wybitnego。Zakończenie trylogii zostawiło mnie z wielką dziurą w sercu ， której na pewno prędko nie wypełnię。Podsumowując te seria posiada wszystko ， czego ja potrzebowałam i pragnęłam od tej serii fantastycznej ， a moje oczekiwania były naprawdę wysokie。 。。。more

Weronika ，

Koniec rozerwał mi serce na jeszcze mniejsze kawałeczki niż już było i tak rozerwane。 Cudowna książka， cała trylogia jest świetna i bardzo się cieszę， że ją przeczytałam。

Yantl Lepage ，

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Ruin me， ruin us， and I’ll let you。” If I thought book 1 and 2 were a little violent（just like I like them） this one was bloodthirsty。 It described war， and believe me there’s no softening it in this book。 We saw it all， and it often made me a little teary（and even a little nauseous）。I knew this series wasn’t going to be all rainbows and unicorns the second I start reading it， but I never imagined it would be that intense。 I swear I spent at least an hour staring at my ceili ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Ruin me， ruin us， and I’ll let you。” If I thought book 1 and 2 were a little violent（just like I like them） this one was bloodthirsty。 It described war， and believe me there’s no softening it in this book。 We saw it all， and it often made me a little teary（and even a little nauseous）。I knew this series wasn’t going to be all rainbows and unicorns the second I start reading it， but I never imagined it would be that intense。 I swear I spent at least an hour staring at my ceiling the night after finishing this book just thinking about everything that happened。 And it took me a couple of days before picking up a new book just because I was still mentally stuck with this one。 It is a very VERY good book。 The whole series is truly a masterpiece。 But don’t read it if you need your happy endings， this one is bittersweet（but like really bitter）。 You’re going to cry and scream in frustration more than you’re going to laugh， but well that’s how war is。 **One a lighter note， the Trifecta in this book gave me hard 3 Legendary Sannins from Naruto vibe。 😂 。。。more

Reference

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