sophiamoonlight 's review for:

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Okay one thing I had to look up because I didn't know this part of mythology, but otherwise an amazing piece of literature. I love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol