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A review by madmadmaddymad
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It’s really good. It reminds me of Mulan, but she’s a lesbian.
I love the themes and the storytelling, and how fate takes such a big impact on the story. Most of all I loved the characters. Especially Zhu and Ma. I love how they understood each other and how their whole relationship played out. It’s really hard to be a woman in the early 14th century in China, and they really made each other’s lives to the fullest, I’m so glad they found each other.
Not to boil this book down to the lesbian fisting scene, but…. That was such a beautifully depicted sequence!!!!! I want to find a love like theirs, so powerful and so emotional.
I love the themes and the storytelling, and how fate takes such a big impact on the story. Most of all I loved the characters. Especially Zhu and Ma. I love how they understood each other and how their whole relationship played out. It’s really hard to be a woman in the early 14th century in China, and they really made each other’s lives to the fullest, I’m so glad they found each other.
Not to boil this book down to the lesbian fisting scene, but…. That was such a beautifully depicted sequence!!!!! I want to find a love like theirs, so powerful and so emotional.