A review by bean_7088
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.25

Who knew this was generally based on the founding of the Ming dynasty! Wasn't me, I didn't know... 

This one felt a lot darker and less hopeful. Mostly sad and a lot of realizing that getting what you want is sometimes bad. The betrayals hit super deep. 

Best parts are obviously Zhu and her relationships. I love Ma and all her gentleness, and Ouyang, and his everything. 

A lot of things in this books could be summed up as "wow, turns out patriarchy really fucks people up!"

I really loved this series but I'm glad it's over 😅 
Honestly loved it enough I'd read it again. 
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