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imaginary_space 's review for:
Iron Widow. Rache im Herzen
by Xiran Jay Zhao
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked:
- The protagonist's unapologetic anger and rage and that she didn't allow herself to get sidetracked from her plan.
- The heavy cultural and historical influence.
- The disability representation.
I didn't like:
- It does not really contain a love triangle, no matter how much they want to market it.
- I've seen the video where the author talks about how the book ended up in the YA category and how the second book is much more 'them' (they didn't cut any violence to still make YA). To me, it still felt YA because of the writing, which reminds me of fanfiction, with a lot of monologuing - inner monologue and in dialogue - and everything being thoroughly explained. We get a monologue about every action, decision, interpretation, which tells us how the book got there and what to think about it. That is more YA to me than any cut or tamed violence.