Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

237 reviews

itsredandread's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, War, Sexism, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Child death, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Alcohol

cheye13's review

adventurous tense fast-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? No

5.0

I think this would make a great book club selection, and I don't think it needs a sequel. There's so much to discuss, both throughout the story and at the end, with some open-ended philosophy questions. I worry that a sequel will cut off further ruminations rather than encourage them or pose new ones.

I also don't think this book was pitched to me correctly. "A fantasy Mulan retelling" is very far from what this actually is. There's very little fantasy (more in the realm of magical realism) and the story is much more in the spirit of intricate political historical fiction. The book itself has a broader scope than just Zhu Chongba's perspective, and I found it riveting.

The nuanced depiction of gender identities as well as cultural identity in a period of colonization was expertly done. The physical proof of the Mandate of Heaven was an excellent choice and offered a significant thought exercise. The various sympathetic perspectives in war time made the story feel full and rounded. An expertly crafted piece of fiction. I plan to read the sequel in hopes that it lives up to its predecessor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Genocide

Minor: Alcohol, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Slavery

numerous instances of amputation, including genitals

readbyella_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Misogyny, Homophobia, Death, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Slavery, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Animal death

hellichipmunk's review

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

savvypotions's review

adventurous emotional 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

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

nmakoosh's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture, Death, Violence, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

helecturas's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

Un poco muy the chosen one trope pero me ha encantado

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, War, Dysphoria, and Gore

eegekay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Violence, War, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Murder

marleywrites's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

3.75

Ouyang is the star of this book. He is my favorite character and I love him and his internal thoughts and was rooting for him the whole time. Team Ouyang 😂

Zhu was a great character. She’s smart and can hold her own. I also love her and Ma together. Their final scene in this book made me want to cry! I also love Xu Da. He’s just a very fun character who is loyal to the end. 

I must say, when I read the content warning for sexual content, I wasn’t expecting what we got on page. If you know, you know. Good for them!

I’m looking forward to the conclusion of this series! I can’t wait to see who comes out on top.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Animal death

hawaiianabyss's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

I loved this book a lot more than I expected considering I only read like half the blurb

Kept me hooked the entirety of the book and that's not common for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Injury/Injury detail