The Burning God

I made it. I'm not sure I picked the best time in my life to finish this series, but I made it through. Essentially, my review is that if you liked the first two, you'll need to read this one, and if you didn't like the first two, don't expect it to change. Kuang concludes her historically grounded, raw and unfiltered look at war and the corruption of power without any concessions to the reader's love or dislike of any given character. Punches are not only pulled but given brass knuckles and a couple of keys between fingers. Rin is particularly stressful as she spirals out making even a reader who has been sympathetic to her up until now want to shake her. It's an ugly, heart-breaking, mesmerizing book, and while I doubt I will ever have the oomph to read it again, I'm glad that I did. My advice before you start this last chapter is to make sure you're emotionally balanced enough for the ride.