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Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, War
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Colonisation
Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts
I really enjoyed watching Zheng's rule and how Zetian not only learned from it, but created her own group within it. Book 3 will likely still have some remnants of these factions and I'm curious to see how they're put to use.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy
Lives up to the excellence of the book before.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, War, Classism
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Pregnancy
Graphic: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Colonisation
Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, War
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Sexual content, Pregnancy
Minor: Miscarriage, Gaslighting
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, War
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual assault
It is set up to be at least a trilogy by the ending. I hope that the third book can regain the drive of Iron Widow while carrying any loose strings from Heavenly Tyrant. This IS a political intrigue novel- with exactly zero characters being wholly innocent. This is something some readers will find tiring.
I wish we had been able to spend more time with The Iron Widows, because the men were so ugh, ya know? But in a realistic 'yeah this is how a man grabbing for power is' way.
I read this a chapter at a time over a long span and I recommend that or perhaps an audiobook edition.
Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, War
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, War
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault