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A review by apollo0325
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
THIS BOOK. THIS FUCKING BOOK!!!!!!! Talk about a goddamn rollercoaster of emotions!!!!!!
Listen. The main trio??? The main trio??????? ATLA levels of I love these kids and if anyone hurts them, I will k-word everyone. E v e r y o n e. I felt the same for the Poppy War kids as I do with the Iron Widow kids. God, I love them. Zetian? An Icon. Yizhi? An Icon. Shimin? Sweet, lovable bear. Also an Icon. While I wish there had been more moments with the three of them, I’m looking forward to the second book now that their triangle has been established. I love throuples and I hope Iron Widow has a snowball effect of more GOOD throuples that don’t involve a tedious jealousy plot (thank you for excluding that, my liege Xiran Jay Zhao). Also, Zetian’s inner dialogue of “Yizhi is bi, probably” and “Shimin is also bi??? Probably.”
THAT ENDING THOUGH. I need the next book. Please 🥺 I need them to all hug again,,,
Lastly, I’m a huge fan of Pacific Rim. Literally, this is what I was hoping for if you’re pitching me a Pacific Rim-esque mecha scifi. I want Big Robots and lots of Big Robots Fighting and I got that AND a poly-trio. I could talk endless love about Iron Widow, so please, go read it.
Listen. The main trio??? The main trio??????? ATLA levels of I love these kids and if anyone hurts them, I will k-word everyone. E v e r y o n e. I felt the same for the Poppy War kids as I do with the Iron Widow kids. God, I love them. Zetian? An Icon. Yizhi? An Icon. Shimin? Sweet, lovable bear. Also an Icon. While I wish there had been more moments with the three of them, I’m looking forward to the second book now that their triangle has been established. I love throuples and I hope Iron Widow has a snowball effect of more GOOD throuples that don’t involve a tedious jealousy plot (thank you for excluding that, my liege Xiran Jay Zhao). Also, Zetian’s inner dialogue of “Yizhi is bi, probably” and “Shimin is also bi??? Probably.”
THAT ENDING THOUGH. I need the next book. Please 🥺 I need them to all hug again,,,
Lastly, I’m a huge fan of Pacific Rim. Literally, this is what I was hoping for if you’re pitching me a Pacific Rim-esque mecha scifi. I want Big Robots and lots of Big Robots Fighting and I got that AND a poly-trio. I could talk endless love about Iron Widow, so please, go read it.