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lizshayne 's review for:
She Who Became the Sun
by Shelley Parker-Chan
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Watching people try to describe this book in attempting to pitch it is a bit wild to me because it isn’t like the things people keep describing it as, but the things it is like are things that are not as widely known.
What makes it so compelling is that Chan weaves fate, desire, nothingness, and self-abnegation into a story that makes meaningful the struggle for power in a way that just people fighting over a throne wouldn’t be. And, naturally, the gender stuff is a delight in the way that it complicates the story of rising to power.
What makes it so compelling is that Chan weaves fate, desire, nothingness, and self-abnegation into a story that makes meaningful the struggle for power in a way that just people fighting over a throne wouldn’t be. And, naturally, the gender stuff is a delight in the way that it complicates the story of rising to power.