A review by libraryalissa
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Epic, harrowing, Shakespearean, bleak af. Way darker than the first and trigger warnings abound but the scale is also much grander and the stakes higher. It definitely dragged at points but in the end I think even the dragging served a purpose.