The Burning God
by R.F. Kuang
Our rating
Spice: barely any. Darkness: extremely dark.
Rin goes home to the south and starts winning, which is somehow worse. Bleak from start to finish and the ending is one people argue about.
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Is The Burning God spicy?
Barely. The Burning God has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.
How dark is The Burning God?
We rate The Burning God 5 out of 5 for darkness (extremely dark). The big content warnings are genocide, war, graphic violence, gore. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read The Poppy War in order?
Yes. The Burning God is book 3 of The Poppy War, so start with The Poppy War.
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Content warnings
Show 6 content warnings for The Burning God
- Genocide
- War
- Graphic violence
- Gore
- Drug or alcohol abuse
- Death of a loved one
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Details
- Series
- The Poppy War, book 3
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 520
- First published
- 2020
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
