Not to mention the events of the series are inspired by mid-20th-century Chinese history (and culture), particularly the Second-Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, periods of history that I’m not very knowledgeable about. These are huge things to try and address well in a review (there are some reviewers who do an amazing job, though). However, these books deal with some extremely heavy themes and ideas at various points during the story – genocide, racism and colonisation, addiction, rape, human experimentation, war violence, PTSD, and so on. The characters are complex, the narrative is engaging and the world-building is rich. I’m almost certain that those who frequent my blog are already aware of how much I love this military fantasy series, and I do.
Who knows, maybe a future re-read will offer me a chance to change things? The Poppy War Series – R. So, for this week’s TTT topic freebie, here are ten books that were great but simply beyond my abilities to properly review in the way I would have wanted to. To put it bluntly, there are books for which I am simply not a good enough writer to accurately capture the magic they created in a thousand-ish word review. Putting into words why something was so enjoyable or resonated so deeply with me can be difficult, especially if I’m having trouble narrowing down the exact reasoning. Let’s be honest, having a whinge about something is always going to be simpler – it’s why angry customers are more likely to review businesses. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I find it especially hard to review books I really enjoyed or absolutely loved. Unfortunately, the perfectionist in me often means it takes a good while to write something that I’m happy to publish. I’m not exactly the most consistent blogger when it comes to writing reviews for the bulk of the books I read.
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