Reviews - She Who Became the Sun

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She Who Became the Sun

Shelley Parker-Chan

3.98 AVERAGE

ctrlpaste's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bhagestedt's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fluxyhuxy's review against another edition

4.0

I think 3.5 rounded up. I really was intrigued by the characters in this and I think the writing was strong, but this really dragged in the middle. The end really upped the rating for me though, as well as the passages that explored dysphoria. I know the author is also trans, and I thought the way this book explored embodiment and gender play was very interesting. It reminded me a lot in tone of the first Poppy War book. So, if you like military fantasy like that you’ll probably enjoy this. Interested to see where this series goes, as often the first books in fantasy series are not my favorite. But take all this with a grain of salt because I am but a silly little himbo and often feel like fantasy is too big brained for me. So, there were a lot of parts where I didn’t know what the dang heck was going on.