Name: The Drowning Faith
Rating: 4.490196078431373 (153 reviews)

R. F. Kuang

A collection of scenes from Nezha's point of view throughout the first two novels in the trilogy, and in an opening scene of the final novel in the trilogy.

The Poppy War, #2.5

The Drowning Faith

A fabulous little novella to provide the story from Nerhas perspective. An interesting and valuable insight to explain some of the actions he chooses throughout this trilogy so far. 

Aims

“She’s the only divine thing he’s ever belived in.”

Lili V Guba

“She’s the only divine thing he’s ever belived in.”

absolute pain.

i’m honestly quite biased because i’ve been waiting to get to this quote for ages. however, i liked this even as someone who doesn’t think rin and nezha’s relationship (in the non-platonic sense) is nor should be a focal point of the story; always the enjoyer of alternative POVs, after all. kuang had some hitting lines in this, but the writing felt less polished for some reason.

rini

real ✰: 4.25 ⟶ i’m honestly quite biased because i’ve been waiting to get to this quote for ages. however, i liked this even as someone who doesn’t think rin and nezha’s relationship (in the non-platonic sense) is nor should be a focal point of the story; always the enjoyer of alternative POVs, after all. kuang had some hitting lines in this, but the writing felt less polished for some reason.

shouldve been titled it "the drowning pain" or something bc WHAT THE FUCK REBECCA

turtle

oh, but history moves in such cruel circles.

raia – inactive

catalina

Why would you write this

She's the only divine thing he's ever believed in. The only creature in this vast, cruel land who could kill him. And sometimes, in his loveliest dreams, he imagines she does.

I made the mistake to read this directly after The Burning God. I wept for hours. I would devor an entire book written from Nezha's point of view, it would be so interesting. Enemies to lovers back to enemies is the most cruel thing I've ever read😭 I loved them together 🥺

Yenale

Katelyn B

3.5 🌟

It was refreshing to see Nezha's POV. I wish there was more of his side if the story.

Short (maybe 15 pages) work about some of the events of the series through Nezha's eyes. The way he talks about Rin? Someone sedate me. Seeing things through Nezha's POV makes me want a sad cig and a good cry session. 

Nezha’s pov hurt even more 💔💔💔

꒰⋆ 𓏲 dells ! ✦ ꒱

nina 

2023 edit: i’m recording this as only another read even though i could recite these 15 pages in my sleep because i’m counting this as part of an official tpw series reread. 

 “They’ve been going back and forth, he and Rin, for what feels like a lifetime. But it’s got to come to an end.” 

tdf completely reframes the rinezha dynamic and i still haven’t moved on, so for that i’m pushing the rating up to the 5 stars it deserves. stream mtr by taylor swift ok bye

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not me understanding and sympathising with nezha *sigh*

kei hiroto

so no one told me i was gonna be sobbing over breakfast over this book. i just finished the burning god yesterday, this is too much 😭

Amelia Lang 

this woman is going to pay for my therapy 

The Drowning Faith The Poppy War, #2.5

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