Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Lei che divenne il sole by Shelley Parker-Chan

208 reviews

auroramw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

2.75

I really enjoyed the first 1/3 of the book - after that it wasn't really for me anymore. I loved the conversations on gender though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, and Murder

_forestofpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and War

Moderate: Sexism, Violence, Child abuse, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Child death

qteabeans's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a good read. I both appreciated and struggled with the ongoing emphasis on fate. Sometimes it made the plot feel a bit scripted, as is the nature of fate. But I loved Zhu Chongba coming into her own, claiming her own fate and her own self. I also loved the foil of Zhu Chongba and Ouyang. A book about desire and finding your path in a world that has a destiny planned for you. Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Transphobia, Body shaming, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content and War

viktorsboy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This story was tense, scrappy, poetic, and luscious all at the same time. Incredible queer rep as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, and War

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

heckin_hello's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Blood

bashsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

Sometimes when I hear a bunch of hype for a book, I find that it makes my expectations so high that I can be nothing but disappointed when I read it. Thankfully, She Who Became the Sun well-earned its praise. I was blown away by how immersed in the time and setting it was, as well as the carefully-considered jumps between character perspectives. All of the characters were undeniably bad people... but they were also so easy to understand and sympathize with. And don't even get me started about all the deliciously complicated gender stuff happening for Zhu and Ouyang. I Love This Book, and I can't wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Xenophobia, Ableism, Violence, War, Homophobia, Transphobia, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Classism, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Alcohol, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

o_mcg318's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Body horror, War, Dysphoria, Murder, Colonisation, and Death

doucha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, and Death

teriodvarkova88's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

forget the whole song of achilles crossover with mulan its more like the poppy war - she will do whaever it takes to get what she wants
there is a little bit of romance tho 

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 zhu and ma have my heart<33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Torture, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Grief, and War

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

I really do love books that explore the complexity of human emotions. This book picks at the hangnail of your soul and then pulls. It blurs the line between who you were and who you are and who you will become. It features ghosts, monks, fate, revenge, pining, and there’s gender fuckery afoot; what more could you ask for? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Ableism, Death, War, Violence, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death of parent, Child death, Classism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol and Animal death