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

adventurous dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book had a really interesting premise and I really liked the political intrigue aspects and not quite knowing which character was one step ahead of the other. I thought it was a masterclass in writing morally grey, motive-focused characters who are so determined to fulfil their goals that it doesn’t matter who or what stands in their way. However, the pacing was kind of all over the place and the author spent so long hiding the significance of the supernatural elements of the story that the final reveal felt a little anticlimactic. Overall it was a very well-written book, it just wasn’t quite for me. 
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