A review by patlo
Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Super fun, and more denise (especially politically) followup to The Iron Widow. The author has grown . Some really interesting Chinese culture and history wrapped up in this, some of which I understood, some would make more sense to people more familiar with Chinese history.  The overall story is interesting, the characters are complex. There are a few clunker moments, but at least two HOLY CRAP moments. 

For some reason I thought this concluded the series. It wasn't until 6 or 8 chapters left when I realized there's more story to come. That's great news.