TalesFromTheEV reviewed She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Loved it
4 stars
Queer rep, smart characters, epic destinies and tragedies. Well worth a read
Hardcover, 416 pages
She Who Became the Sun
4 stars
(1 review)
In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. For a family’s eighth-born son, there’s greatness. For the second daughter, nothing.
In 1345, China lies restless under harsh Mongol rule. And when a bandit raid wipes out their home, the two children must somehow survive. Zhu Chongba despairs and gives in. But the girl resolves to overcome her destiny. So she takes on her dead brother’s identity – and begins her journey.
Can Zhu escape what is written in the stars, as rebellion sweeps the land? Can she claim her brother’s greatness – and rise, ruthlessly, to take the dragon throne?