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adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review! I requested this solely based on the description and comparison to The Handmaid's Tale. This is not a genre I typically read a lot, but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed. Zetian is a bada** female character that you root for from the beginning. Her need for answers and to break down the mysogynist world she is living in tie in to some of today's events in which women are still being controlled and expected to act a certain way. Hence why the comparison to Handmaids Tale came about. Although the fighting/mecha parts and some of the Chinese history that was brought in lost me a little bit, the real meaning behind this was what shined the most for me. I really enjoyed this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
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