The Poppy War

This had so many things that I like - and it was such a page turner I finished it the same day I started it - but I'm not sure I believed why Rin was motivated to do what she did.

edit to add this book probably deserves a content warning for all the terrible stuff that happens. The author wrote a good blog post about why she “went there” that helps set some context stuff for me: https://rfkuang.com/2018/05/13/on-the-necessity-of-brutality-why-i-went-there
and also as she notes “Take care of yourself, readers. If you can't finish the book–don't. If you know you shouldn't pick it up, I'm warning you now.”

I wasn't sure I'd want to read any more in this series but now I really really do. WHEN IS NEXT BOOK COMING OUT?