![]() For Zhu, failure to achieve her stolen fate of 'greatness' equals death, and her utter refusal to accept defeat makes the book flare with power. There are close, intimate scenes and climactic battle sequences that made me feel like I was watching a movie. There's so much to like about She Who Became the Sun: the exploration of gender and sexuality, the sensuous romance, the vivid world-building, the flashes of tongue-in-cheek humor and human emotion set up against the epic plot. The contrast between fierce, gritty Zhu and cold, self-hating Ouyang couldn't be more stark, but Parker-Chan flits between their two perspectives (and a few others) in a way that propels the jam-packed plot forward. that's just the barest outline of a plot that includes ruthless political maneuvering, heart-rending betrayals, and brushes with a ghost-ridden spirit world that haunts Zhu throughout her travels. A genre in which anything is possible should be a genre in which every story is told, and fantasy is finally starting to live up to that billin. makes it official: it's a very, very good time to be a fantasy fan. ![]()
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