Today, we are joined by fellow Pine Reads Review intern, Melia Gemrose, to discuss The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang in-depth! We have a fantastic discussion about our love for angry women, how friendships are arguably more important than romance, and the horrors of colonialism.

Please note the trigger warnings for The Poppy War: war themes, drug abuse, substance addiction, self-harm, racism, misogyny, genocide, bullying, abandonment, abuse, animal death, animal cruelty, torture, murder of children and adults, rape, sexual assault, sexual harrasment, mutilation, human experimentation, graphic depictions of violence, colorism. We do not thoroughly discuss all of these topics, though most are mentioned.

Please also heed the SPOLER WARNING; not a page in this series is spared! We talk about it all! Please DO NOT LISTEN if you haven't read the books yet and want to remain spoiler-free.

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Intro and outro music:

⁠⁠Nighthush under a starlit sky⁠⁠ by ⁠⁠Dirk Dehler⁠⁠.

From the ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠, ⁠⁠CC BY-NC⁠⁠.

Thank you for listening!