A review by amandaplease50
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was such a quick and fun (sort of devastating) read. The main characters all have these layers that the reader keeps discovering as you go on. Makes for very interesting small twists. And there are two big sort of reveals in the last 1/4th of the book. One sort of expected the second was wild (to me) really gets the reader exceptionally for a sequel though! 

Zetian I personally enjoyed as a MC. A lot of people called her cringy and a “man hater” but for one she’s 18 there’s bound to be some cringe at that age. And I don’t see the man hater part. She’s a character with a lot of generational trauma. Which may not make her a perfect “hero” but she’s amazing anti hero to me. 

This book wasn’t perfect but it’s a really great story and I know the author can only get better as their career progresses! 
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