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

fast-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

3.5

It was a pretty fun read in a pretty rare setting. The exploration of its various themes (fate, desire, gender etc) was surprisingly mature. The characters were well written and stood out.

Towards the end it became a bit too melodramatic for my tastes.

Also I didn't understand the point
fisting
scene, felt completely out of tone with rest of the book and didn't add anything, especially because after that
Ma & Zhu barely interact
.
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