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

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

She who Became the Sun is a beautiful historical epic. It follows the journey of a girl determined to survive poverty and famine. Her decisions lead her into a world controlled by power hungry men, and she realizes what it will mean to claim a fate not her own. If she is to be anything more than what her father saw, a girl fated for nothingness, she will have to believe and become someone else. 

I give this book 4/5 for an amazing cast of characters, tense scenes, powerful females, masters of manipulation, and characters who portray deep layers of emotion.