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A review by veronikav
Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang Vol. 1 by priest
4.5
Reading Sha Po Lang right after the first volume of Guardian I found out it didn't live up to my expectations - not yet at least.
As much as I enjoyed the premise and even the worldbuilding, I had a few issues with this book. First of all, despite being historically accurate and typical, the racism is quite glaring - as it's only the first volume I have no idea if there will be an attempt to subvert the racist tropes and narratives that this plays with.
At times I felt that the story was a bit too rushed and I wished it would have more lyrical parts: like this it felt slightly chaotic.
On the other hand I feel like the steampunk setting is interesting and fun and I like the dynamic between the two main characters.
As much as I enjoyed the premise and even the worldbuilding, I had a few issues with this book. First of all, despite being historically accurate and typical, the racism is quite glaring - as it's only the first volume I have no idea if there will be an attempt to subvert the racist tropes and narratives that this plays with.
At times I felt that the story was a bit too rushed and I wished it would have more lyrical parts: like this it felt slightly chaotic.
On the other hand I feel like the steampunk setting is interesting and fun and I like the dynamic between the two main characters.