A review by sanguinepengwyn
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I adored this book. The ending itself felt a bit anticlimactic, or i would've given it 5 stars. Trying to avoid spoilers here, but it would've been nice to have an "aftermath" scene at the end. Instead we're just left after the climactic event, which made things feel....unfinished to me. There's also a major plot point that isn't tied up and bodes badly for the future of our MCs. But overall this was a wonderful book filled with complex, morally grey (yet still somehow sympathetic) characters, and I LOVED it.
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