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“Shame and humiliation are self-imposed emotions, and from here on out, I choose not to feel them.”
“What I have learned through this madness is that you can absolutely solve your problems by throwing money at them. If you can't, you probably don't have enough money for that particular problem”
Good for her.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
I'm not usually interested in giant mech battles, but the battle scenes were clear and compelling, and the book deals with so much more: Zetian takes on a deeply misogynistic culture and fights for vengeance, justice, and the freedom to live the life of her choosing. While she pushes on with brute force where she can, she also must learn to navigate the necessary evils of military and media politics. She's also stuck with a couple young men as her closest allies: Yizhi, the son of a rich media magnate, and Li Shimin, a powerful pilot and dangerous criminal.
The feel of the book is very minimally YA, so there's a lot of appeal still for adult readers. And though there's a love triangle, it plays out in what I feel is the best possible way. I don't want to spoil it here (though I feel it is pretty obvious where it may go early on).
I had a great time with this and loved Zetian so much. Looking forward to the second book!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Murder
Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence
Minor: Rape, Torture
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical trauma
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Colonisation
Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Rape, Sexual content
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia