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

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

  • Definitely a page-turner, I finished fast wanting to know what was coming next
  • An epic historical fiction & drama with some fantasy & spiritual elements. Set in ancient China during Mongol rule & budding Han Chinese resistance against foreign rule & occupation
  • All the deliciously dramatic elements of futile war, being haunted by ancestral ghosts, backstabbing your sworn brothers, corruption in Buddhism, and power struggles
  • Such interesting representation of gender, transness and sexuality in ancient times, with a language and understanding so different from our time. Absolute gender fuckery
  • Lesbian fisting scene A+
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