A review by jmitchell20
She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

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

2.0

I so wanted to love this book but honestly, I really had to push myself through the last 50%. Zhu's character just felt so two-dimentional in her single-mindedness to get her "fate". And I felt like I couldn't follow who most of the side characters were on both sides, it was all just a bit messy. 
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