gaael rated Iron Widow: 5 stars

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow #1)
Science fiction and East Asian myth combine in this dazzling retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female …
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Science fiction and East Asian myth combine in this dazzling retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female …
Small warning: some stuff (in the book) can be hard to read if you have toxic relationship related trauma.
This was recommanded to me by my favorite bookseller, and once again I'm happy I trusted them!
The setting is very lively, and I dove in it wholehearedly! When I was done reading, I felt myself craving for more stories in this strange, poetic and marvellous universe that F. Hardinge crafted for us.
This was my first F. Hardinge book and will definitely not be my last.
THEY SAY THAT THERE IS A DARK REALM OF NIGHTMARES THAT LIES BENEATH THE TRUE SEA. WHEN THE UNDERSEA ARCHES …