A review by aplanetarymind
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

Easily one of my favourite books I've read for a while, certainly up there in the favourites ever list. The concept was intriguing, and exceptionally well executed with a truly immersing attention to detail, and the characters... they were really something. Complex, undoubtedly, but they felt so alive, particularly emotionally and in their relationships with other characters (for me probably the most important parts). This book not only got me out of my reading slump, it had me gasping, groaning, laughing, commenting aloud and having to pause in tension before diving back in. It is no exaggeration to say that I need the next installment immediately.
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