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**𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬? And/or your favourite R.F. Kuang book?

Honestly, I thought I was ready for this book, but I was clearly not.
The pace was a bit slow in the beginning and there was a lot of information, but I was quickly immersed in this world.
The story is so original and so close to reality at the same time, it was truly an ambitious idea that must've required a ton of research. R.F. Kuang is an incredible writer and I can't wait to read her other works!

Anyway, after finishing this book, I think I was a little angry. Not regarding the book of course, but how true its concept is. It was a painful window to what happened in the past and keeps happening.
Robin Swift's tale was a hard truth, an upsetting and brilliant story, completely heartbreaking.

It has dark academia (the setting is in Oxford), historical fiction, racism, sexism, colonialism and everything in between. And found family!

This is a must read! And buddy reading it with @abookwormreads_ made it even better!

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