A review by pennyforyourthoughts
He Who Drowned the World 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book continued the dense and detailed world of its prequel. The story went forward to the end that has been just out of sight since the start of the first book. One hard thing about it was the number of different POVs(more than before), that became a bit overwhelming. All of the characters had their own reasons for what they did, but some of the choices felt petty. The characters sat in their own emotional pain a lot which got repetitive, but they were in a war so it was sometimes warranted. Also the ending twisted quickly in a new direction that felt odd to appear in an instant, it wasn’t super satisfying to have a sudden change. Overall, amazing writing and plot direction with bits that just didn’t really work well for me.