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Viuda de hierro by Xiran Jay Zhao

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im_basil's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

Darling and The Franxx meets The Hunger Games meets Ender’s Game meets historical Chinese Empress Wu, this story is Feminine Rage and Cultural Complications and ROBOT ALIENS, there is so much to unpack

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pandact's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

There's a song called FEMININE RAGE by PEGGY that is especially fitting because Iron Widow alludes to the historical

Wu Zetian

(hidden because it was more fun for me to realize it at the end). It's darker and less predictable than most YA, but you should read it just because it spawned more memes than r/cremposting 😂

I hope the butterfly with gynanrdromorphism is a hint that we'll see lots more alien biology!

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mantnam's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The main character is relateably imperfect, headstrong, and angry about the horrendous injustices of her society. Anyone who likes Evangelion or Gundam should give this a try. I never got into wither show but I thought this book was great.

The book was inspired by a lot of real Chinese history and I loved feeling like I was learning while I read this amazing story. It inspired me to learn some more about real history in that region.

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quotingmachine's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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ducky_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wowza. That was interesting.

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a1mello's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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tinysierra's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

“For eighteen years, my unibrow has saved me from being sold into a painful, terrifying death.
Today is the day I'm releasing it from its gracious service.”

Two words: Female Rage

Fast paced, short chapters, captivating.

I need more love triangles that are actual love triangles in media!!! Pleassssse! The loved they shared was beautiful.

"Where does jealousy come from, if not an insecurity that I'll lose you because of him? But that's not how it works, no matter how many people believe it so. You're not something to be kept or taken, and love isn't some scarce resource to battle over. Love can be infinite, as much as your heart can open. I mean, when you think about it, love is fueled mostly by compatibility. Whether two people make each other happy by being close. So it'd be pointless of me to resent Shimin. However compatible you are with him, it doesn't have anything to do with how compatible you are with me."

The epilogue had me shook!

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