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A review by silverdawn02
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Worldbuilding was cool, but I didn’t really care much for the characters. They weren’t bad, I just found I didn’t care enough about them to keep reading. The main narrator is very blunt with how she descibes what’s happening and it throws me off sometimes. Though I suppose that’s part of her character, so I can’t fault her there.
There was something introduced the last few pages that was a coolplot twist but I don’t care about the story or characters enough to continue the series.
There was something introduced the last few pages that was a cool
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and War
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual assault