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A review by spinesinaline
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Just sitting here fully confused by what just happened. Also can't believe I read this in two days.
While this book is young adult, it’s incredibly violent. The MC is angry at the world (understandably) and she turns the violence that the world has enacted upon her back on itself. If you’re not in the mood for descriptions of war and torture and exasperating systemic issues, this may not be the book for you. It is fantastic and is truly a “down with the patriarchy” story at its angriest, but that violence may not be for all.
While this book is young adult, it’s incredibly violent. The MC is angry at the world (understandably) and she turns the violence that the world has enacted upon her back on itself. If you’re not in the mood for descriptions of war and torture and exasperating systemic issues, this may not be the book for you. It is fantastic and is truly a “down with the patriarchy” story at its angriest, but that violence may not be for all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Grief