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A review by nickysbookcorner
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
dark
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book embodies female rage. This is a great sci-fi book with robot mechas and their evolutions (!!). The world building and the storytelling was really great. Xiran did a great job helping me visualize the magnitude of the mechas. The book didn’t feel too rushed and had a good balance between storylines and the progressions. I read through this book rather quickly. The romantic relationships in this book surpassed my expectations and made me really giddy besides the fact that there was a war happening.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Foot binding is still ongoing culturally in the setting of the book.