Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, WarModerate
Child death, Sexual content, MisogynyMinor
Animal deathCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5569 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
emotional 46%
tense 44%
challenging 38%
reflective 20%
inspiring 17%
sad 14%
mysterious 12%
hopeful 8%
informative 4%
funny 3%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 34% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating
414 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9781250621801
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication date: 20 July 2021
Description
She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor. To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything “I refuse to be nothing…” In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow pl...
414 pages | first published 2021
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ISBN/UID: 9781250621801
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication date: 20 July 2021
Description
She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor. To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything “I refuse to be nothing…” In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow pl...Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, WarModerate
Child death, Sexual content, MisogynyMinor
Animal deathCommunity Reviews
Summary of 5569 reviews
Moods
dark 56%
emotional 46%
tense 44%
challenging 38%
reflective 20%
inspiring 17%
sad 14%
mysterious 12%
hopeful 8%
informative 4%
funny 3%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 34% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 33% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 5%Average rating