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ashwoodbooks 's review for:
Heavenly Tyrant
by Xiran Jay Zhao
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I found Zheng and Zetian's relationship and the class war to be the most stable portions of the book. Anything that involved the Court of Heaven felt like it was either unsteady or falling apart at the seams at the end.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Sexual content