A review by frankahilde
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

They didn’t lie when they said it was gonna be even better than the first one. I had this book for a while now and I knew it was going to take me a bit to finish it, so I put it off for like 6 months but I’m so happy I finally read it. It is truly a masterpiece. It is impossible to guess what happens next, everything is so intricately planned out, even the last detail is perfect. The characters are so unique and interesting, I especially enjoyed Lady Zhang. The book is definitely for the faint of heart though. All in all it was a great experience 10/10 would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Classism