A review by mcoffey1998
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

i wanted to like this so much more than i did. i didn’t necessarily dislike i just felt like the world building was pretty lacking and the characters fell a little flat for me. i feel like after the first third of the book the author just fully stopped developing the characters and they remained stagnant and kind of bland. i see what this book was trying to do and i appreciate the themes but i don’t know if i will be picking up book 2 when it comes out (i might give it a try, we will see though)