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

2.5

Now I thought i was gonna eat up she who became the sun and I didn’t. Icl the first part where it was about Zhu’s beginnings and her time in the monastery that was soooooo good!! I was invested! I cared about the characters. When it became political in the middle it became harder to follow and sooooo sooo boring!! There was less focus on the characters and more on the ongoing of war! I felt myself skimming and scanning! The book did pick up again after Zhu and Ouyang’s duel but I was just desperate to finish it! The ending aswell like poor Ma and Esen too! I ended the book not caring about what happens ! Do love Ma and Xu dang tho and wish there was more focus on their relationship with Zhu!