Review by fuchs_galaxis - Iron Widow

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fuchs_galaxis 's review for:

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked it, but wasn't sure I was going to up through the first half. Fits very firmly within its genre, with some interesting innovations. I enjoy the focus on Chinese culture and how that flavors a lot of the decisions made.

The ending

is definitely a fun shock in-universe but isn't super surprising if youre genre savvy.

Also

I find it a little too bury your gays, but I have hope that arc gets redeemed. </spoilers>

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