Reviews tagging 'War'

She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

506 reviews

pikalibri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Death

danielleafsordeh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

The perfect historical fantasy for a reader like me. Complicated enough plot and character arcs without being overwhelming. Such a beautiful book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Ableism

lis4so's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Violence, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Slavery, War, Blood, Dysphoria, Sexism, Body horror, Gore, Classism, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Grief, Misogyny, and Murder

solskxn's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Child death

danielnski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

3.75

A bit long, but more rich than dense. If you are into sprawling fantasy tales, this is an excellent one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

river23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Slavery and Torture

valkyri_anna's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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’m so excited to start book 2!!! I feel like it will emotionally destroy me and I am soooo ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Misogyny

4m0r's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I would have liked this book better would have been fast paced, for my the problem was on the second part, it was too heavy full with nothing most of the time. 

I read this book because people recommend it for the ones who were still grieving the poppy war, so I couldn't help but compare the two all the time. Surprisingly, this book stood as its own, but Zhu and Rin really were the same but different at the same time. Their determination was the same but it felt like Zhu's greed was trying to be excused whereas Rin 's was just embraced.

I believe it would have been better had it been a duel pov: Ouyang and Zhu 1st person each. Because the way povs are writing in this books are really weird, you won't know who pov you're reading until like the character is addressed, and there were so many unnecessary povs, like esen, baoxiamg and even ma (Although I know people might disagree I feel like if Zhu comprehend her so well her body language would have told the same through Zhu's eyes). It was kind of confusing. 

I don't remember a lot of this book, only the big points like the monastery or the confrontations but if you ask me about any other thing I won't be able to answer because there was too many useless information around. If it had been more plot driven I think it would have been better because trying to depict so many characters didn't work at all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Body shaming, War, Violence, Dysphoria, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Confinement, Grief, and Homophobia

alysha714's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and War