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A review by burs
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I really liked the setting and I think that the author did a good job with the plot and world building. Its a easy and entertaining book.
But I believe that while the book is nice it would have been great with more time for the characters and plot to develop, perhaps if the first book was split in two.
I love Zethian and the male protagonists but I feel that they needed more character development. The relationships between characters need more pages and time, I missed more conversations between them, more time for them to develop a bond. Zetian at times is too much a edgy "not like other girls" type. I feel that her views on gender and women while correct sound as if a modern woman was pushed into that world instead of one that was born in it.
But I believe that while the book is nice it would have been great with more time for the characters and plot to develop, perhaps if the first book was split in two.
I love Zethian and the male protagonists but I feel that they needed more character development. The relationships between characters need more pages and time, I missed more conversations between them, more time for them to develop a bond. Zetian at times is too much a edgy "not like other girls" type. I feel that her views on gender and women while correct sound as if a modern woman was pushed into that world instead of one that was born in it.