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

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I am writing this review with tears in my eyes. While the main hero(ine) gets her happy ending, she does so after a great amount of suffering, and others only seem to know pain throughout the entire story. Ouyang and Esen’s relationship in particular left me feeling hollow, which is equal parts ironic and fantastic, when thinking in terms of Parker-Chan’s motives when writing.

The plot is gripping, the characters beautifully well-rounded, and for once I don’t mind switches in perspective. I’ll be thinking a lot about this story for a long, long time.