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General non-spoilery stuff:
I think I got the first book via a Bookbub out of mild curiosity, and as soon as I finished it, I bought the second. The third is supposed to come out this year, and I hope I don't have to wait long. They are definitely grimdark (trigger warning for pretty much everything you can think of) and there's a focus on political machinations that brings ASOIAF to mind, although the Poppy books are definitely their own thing (for one thing, focusing more closely on a smaller cast and a single identifiable main character, although there's still the sense of a giant world out there). They're also funny books. The books are a fantasy version of 20th-century Chinese history, and the third book will put us squarely in the fantasy Communist revolution, so I'm looking forward to that.
( Spoilery details )
Unfortunately, I finished reading them JUST after nominations for several exchanges closed, alas.
I think I got the first book via a Bookbub out of mild curiosity, and as soon as I finished it, I bought the second. The third is supposed to come out this year, and I hope I don't have to wait long. They are definitely grimdark (trigger warning for pretty much everything you can think of) and there's a focus on political machinations that brings ASOIAF to mind, although the Poppy books are definitely their own thing (for one thing, focusing more closely on a smaller cast and a single identifiable main character, although there's still the sense of a giant world out there). They're also funny books. The books are a fantasy version of 20th-century Chinese history, and the third book will put us squarely in the fantasy Communist revolution, so I'm looking forward to that.
( Spoilery details )
Unfortunately, I finished reading them JUST after nominations for several exchanges closed, alas.