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

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense medium-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

5.0

Incredible second book to the duology. All the stories are wrapped so well, the threads from the beginning all fully coming to their place. Queer murderous imperial China that I didn’t know I needed. Ended 2023 perfectly

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Homophobia, Murder, Gore, Sexism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, War, Blood, Violence, Grief, and Sexual assault

This is a book mostly about war and colonialism so, while well done and worth it in most cases, it’s not an easy read