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

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i'm really struggling to gather my thoughts on this book. when this book is good its good, but when its bad its bad. shelley parker-chan writes so well, the improvement between swbts and this is amazing. i really felt the emotional scenes of the book because SPC writes them so well. however, on the same token, i spent large parts of the book feeling disengaged and bored -- me taking two weeks to read the sequel of one of my favourite releases of 2022 says a lot i think 😔 i'm not sure i'm happy with the end of a lot of character's stories. baoxiang was a fantastic pov character. ma needed more screen time. esen's role in this story was immaculate. i wasn't a fan of how sex was used for certain characters. i could go on. ultimately i'm not disappointed, but i'm not as in love as i hoped i'd be. i think i'll reread this one day.
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