A review by bekahzabel
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

It was action packed from start to finish, and the ending was a wild ride. I did feel the descriptive language was a bit all over the place, which made it hard for me to get completely immersed into the world building.

Premise & representation was there… but execution felt off? For some reason this one just wasn’t holding my attention.  Really beautiful artwork of the chrysalis’s in the printed book, and for a young adult fantasy it was considerably good, just not my favorite :/