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i feel queerbaited and confused but it was a decent book. 3.5
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I am not a romance reader, and I think I’ve made this very well known. However, I adored this story, and the characters, so much. McQuiston does an amazing job of weaving humor and representation into a heartwarming and beautiful tale. As with the previous book, the writing strength here is in the characters. They are tangible and messy, and real. Everything about that is appealing to me. The side characters are fully fleshed out, and their stories are unique and interesting. There is an amazing amount of representation in this story, and it feels well written.
As always with Netgalley audiobooks, I have to comment on the audio player. It is still quite terrible. The reader was amazing, that aside, and it was fun to hear this story in audio format.
Full review will be published on July 16th, 2021.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I am not a romance reader, and I think I’ve made this very well known. However, I adored this story, and the characters, so much. McQuiston does an amazing job of weaving humor and representation into a heartwarming and beautiful tale. As with the previous book, the writing strength here is in the characters. They are tangible and messy, and real. Everything about that is appealing to me. The side characters are fully fleshed out, and their stories are unique and interesting. There is an amazing amount of representation in this story, and it feels well written.
As always with Netgalley audiobooks, I have to comment on the audio player. It is still quite terrible. The reader was amazing, that aside, and it was fun to hear this story in audio format.
Full review will be published on July 16th, 2021.
BLOG|INSTAGRAM|TWITTER|YOUTUBE
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
“Be their nightmare, Wu Zeitan.”
Iron Widow is one of the most fantastic sci-fi fantasies I’ve read in a long time. Our main character, Zeitan, is not just morally grey- she’s out for vengeance. This book tackles the patriarchy head-on with teeth bared and claws out. The pacing of this story is fast, without a moment of lull between plot points.
Considering this book is a debut, I was floored by the merging of culture, sci-fi, and fantasy aspects. It was all incredibly well done.
Generally, I am the first one to hate a cliff-hanger of an ending. However, Zhao cleverly wrapped up the plot and set us up well for the next book. This has me highly anticipating it, while still feeling satisfied with what I got. This was hands down one of the best books I’ve read in 2021, and I can’t wait to see more from this author.
Full review July 19th, 2021.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
“Be their nightmare, Wu Zeitan.”
Iron Widow is one of the most fantastic sci-fi fantasies I’ve read in a long time. Our main character, Zeitan, is not just morally grey- she’s out for vengeance. This book tackles the patriarchy head-on with teeth bared and claws out. The pacing of this story is fast, without a moment of lull between plot points.
Considering this book is a debut, I was floored by the merging of culture, sci-fi, and fantasy aspects. It was all incredibly well done.
Generally, I am the first one to hate a cliff-hanger of an ending. However, Zhao cleverly wrapped up the plot and set us up well for the next book. This has me highly anticipating it, while still feeling satisfied with what I got. This was hands down one of the best books I’ve read in 2021, and I can’t wait to see more from this author.
Full review July 19th, 2021.