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rainbowsandsunshinebookblog 's review for:
She Who Became the Sun
by Shelley Parker-Chan
She Who Became the Sun is the first book in the Radiant Emperor duology and it was absolutely mind blowing. It's one of my most anticipated reads and was way beyond my expectations.
The writing drew me in from the beginning and then I was so engrossed by Zhu and her determination to not be nothing and strength to make her own fate. Zhu is a very complex character, her ambitions, drive and shrewness makes her one of the highlights of the book. Ma Xiuying is so different compared Zhu but I liked her a lot.
“Becoming nothing was the most terrifying thing she could think of—worse even than the fear of hunger, or pain, or any other suffering that could possibly arise from life.”
Ouyang, the eunuch general and our other main POV character is on the opposite side of the battle and is another brilliant character. I loved him so much. One second he'd make you angry and frustrated and in the next he'd break your heart into a million pieces.
He had done what he had to do, and in doing so he had destroyed the world.
A queer epic fantasy that is hard to forget, with elements of revenge, fate, destiny, gender and identity against the backdrop of Ming Dynasty and a retelling of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension. Highly recommend and I cannot wait for the sequel!!!!
*ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review
The writing drew me in from the beginning and then I was so engrossed by Zhu and her determination to not be nothing and strength to make her own fate. Zhu is a very complex character, her ambitions, drive and shrewness makes her one of the highlights of the book. Ma Xiuying is so different compared Zhu but I liked her a lot.
“Becoming nothing was the most terrifying thing she could think of—worse even than the fear of hunger, or pain, or any other suffering that could possibly arise from life.”
Ouyang, the eunuch general and our other main POV character is on the opposite side of the battle and is another brilliant character. I loved him so much. One second he'd make you angry and frustrated and in the next he'd break your heart into a million pieces.
He had done what he had to do, and in doing so he had destroyed the world.
A queer epic fantasy that is hard to forget, with elements of revenge, fate, destiny, gender and identity against the backdrop of Ming Dynasty and a retelling of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's ascension. Highly recommend and I cannot wait for the sequel!!!!
*ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review