Iron Widow: Iron Widow (Series #1) (Hardcover)

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Described as Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale blended with Chinese history and magic-mecha science fiction, Iron Widow, is a dark and emotionally devastating debut fantasy novel from local Chinese-Canadian author Xiran Jay Zhao. The story features 18-year-old Zetian, who offers herself to co...

from greeniezona

This book was absolutely sold to me by social media. I first heard about it on twitter when Zhao was pushing back against a rush a pre-publication one-star reviews on goodreads when certain people found out that this YA book contained a polyamorous triad. It sounded intriguing enough to put it on...

from majkia

Wow. Girls tired of being sacrifices. Look out world. Great characters, empowering, lots of action.

from Adlanji

love love love this. as a female asian, i 100% related with the frustrations of Zetian. The healthy poly relationship is also a plus, since love triangles never made sense to me, an aroace. Like, why not just all be together?? This book is like Hunger Games meets Pacific Rim meets Darling in the...

from life2reinvent

Wow. Iron Widow is the best book I've read this year by far. After finishing this book, I felt exhilarated. After reading about the battles between the Humans and the Hunduns, I felt like I had been in a chaotic battle myself. The book pulled me in and fully immersed me in the human's part of t...