A review by lavenderwarlock
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

4.0

I really liked this book. Zetian is such a fun protagonist to follow and Li Shimin and Yizhi are also very fun characters. I loved the moment when Yizhi stood and charged Li Shimin and Zetian's Chrysalise. The world is very interesting and there's a lot of great imagery in the book. It's pretty epic and enjoyable. I wasn't wild about the ending but it's not enough to put me off reading the sequel and I hope the relationship between Shimin and Yizhi is developed more in the next book cus the polyam was big reason I picked up the book. The polyam aspect was very good but it'd be better if the boys relationship was developed. I would recommend this book.