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Lei che divenne il sole by Shelley Parker-Chan

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gogglor's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Good book, but not my kind of book. Very Game of Thrones-y in the ambition and backstabbing and political maneuvering, which is fine but not my cup of tea. Still glad I read it, it was a dope super queer fantasy novel.

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sundayfever's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I went back and forth on this book. At times it really engaged me, at other times it bored me. It was easier to love and empathize with Zhu as a main character than Ouyang. A stellar world of historical fiction, with queer romance, very well written. Lots of themes of fate, desire and identity. Maybe details of military campaigns just aren't my thing.

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inkysplodge's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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njthk's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Had some juicy bits but didn't blow me away.
The pacing wasn't great for me. Important events that could have fleshed out the world or pushed character development literally got skipped/glossed over. (Battles,

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MONASTERY WHEN OUYANG AMBUSHED IT

)
I understand that action and battle weren't the focus of the story, but with a world that felt so empty it took away SO much.
I also didn't like the timeskips during Zhus youth in the Monastery. We got some key moments that fleshed out her character but there could have been so much more.
(Daily life, struggles with her gender)
Now to the juicy bits, which was mostly the relationship between Esen and Ouyang.
The mixture of envy, guilt, resentment, love(?) and attraction Ouyang felt for Esen?
The underlying need and duty for revenge that propelled Ouyang through life, the endless circles of violence.
And Esen not being able to see Ouyang for who he is, what makes him *him* after years of companionship?
BANGER
Ma's and Chu's relationship was interesting too but not as much.

Ma choosing to want something (Zhu) at the end and it being something that will ultimately cause her suffering, by her own choice was great.

It just could have been a longer thing with the strife and battle and suffering that's constantly talked about but I couldnt *feel* it, so I wasn't invested.

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