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Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
2.75
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: Complicated

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 :/