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

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This is one of those books that feels like it should be a 4/5 star rating, but just fails to connect emotionally to tie it all together. I don't feel like the political/war strategy side of things and the self-discovery/romance side were very balanced. There's too much romance for this just to be a fantasy political/war novel, but entirely too much political drama and complicated war maneuvering for it to really be considered anything else. 

I just didn't connect with it. I stuck with it in hope it would all click, but I guess it just wasn't for me. 
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