A review by mitzee
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Incredible story, amazing SFF elements woven into a East Asian based alternate society. I didn’t give it five because I did feel like the story started to lag a bit towards the end, it began to feel like a slog and I had to “put it down” and come back again later. Seems set up for a next book and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens in it!