A review by hello_lovely13
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

For most of this, it was a 4 star read, but the fact they had teh sheer audacity to be as brutal as they were bumped it up. I honestly liked both main characters' perspectives and storylines. I kept expecting them to team up because their connection kept being mentioned (maybe next book?), but it makes sense and makes things more interesting to read a multiple POV book where people are on opposite sides of a war. This is heartbreaking, brutal, and purposeful. Everyone is a terrible person, but I love them because they are so interesting to be inside the head of. The intricate and complex relationships just hit, and the characters themselves are fleshed out so well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Death of parent, War

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Cannibalism