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foxblood 's review for:
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely check CWs before reading this book.
I have complex feelings about this book, but I’m itching to read the sequel so that means I really liked it. The ending was a bit of a WTF moment for me, but we’ll see how the sequel handles that. It may be great, or it may make me cry over how this series develops. Who knows, lol?
Either way, this is a very fun book. If you’re into an unapologetically vengeful and violent main heroine, you’ll love this book. I really appreciated that the author let Zetian fully lean into her rage and murderous tendencies instead of back-tracking by being all “oooh no she’s still a good guy! She doesn’t kill, she’s too *good* for that” to try and make her more palatable. Also really loved how the romance was handled in this book. And all the big mecha stuff, of course. Super fun book that got pretty dark (in a good way imo, nothing that felt like it was dark for the sake of darkness) and I’d recommend giving it a chance if it interests you.
I have complex feelings about this book, but I’m itching to read the sequel so that means I really liked it. The ending was a bit of a WTF moment for me, but we’ll see how the sequel handles that. It may be great, or it may make me cry over how this series develops. Who knows, lol?
Either way, this is a very fun book. If you’re into an unapologetically vengeful and violent main heroine, you’ll love this book. I really appreciated that the author let Zetian fully lean into her rage and murderous tendencies instead of back-tracking by being all “oooh no she’s still a good guy! She doesn’t kill, she’s too *good* for that” to try and make her more palatable. Also really loved how the romance was handled in this book. And all the big mecha stuff, of course. Super fun book that got pretty dark (in a good way imo, nothing that felt like it was dark for the sake of darkness) and I’d recommend giving it a chance if it interests you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder
Minor: Rape