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She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

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lydia_hennessy's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring 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

thefantasticalworldofsara's review against another edition

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4.0

MY THOUGHTS:

- both the main characters are gender non-conforming and queer and it made me so ! dang! happy!!
- this is a story of fate and identity and how following your fate can be both great and terrible. Would I go about my life like either of the main characters? no. Did I understand why they did what they did? hell yes
- Ouyang and Zhu made fascinating foils and this is one of the rare occasions where I loved reading both perspectives equally!
-Ouyang's storyline broke my heart
- Zhu's storyline of eventual acceptance was dope but their pursuit of greatness at all costs makes me nervous for what comes next
- Xu Da can have my whole soul

Overall, I totally understand the hype of this book and I'm hopeful there's a second book because I wanna know what happens next!

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rosi2892's review against another edition

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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

4.0

paperbutsingular's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring 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

4.0

I loved the characters and thought that plot was exciting. The writing was exquisite. But for some reason, it took me a long time to read. I definitely couldn’t binge it and just took it chapter by chapter. I cannot put my finger on why.

sarah_fodots's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.0

lolarama's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative medium-paced

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

2.0

Do not undestand the hype on this one. The plays on gender felt oversimplyfied, and while they seemed to be trying to blur the binary, they really only ciment it. None of the character motivations had any emotional anchor and so felt hollow.