My rating: 5 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wow, what an amazing ride this book was.
Working on the rest of this review.
9/16 update: I don't even know where to start with this review. This story sucked me right in and did not let go until the very end. This story is simple and complex all at the same time. We meet a young woman willing to sacrifice herself in order to avenge her sister's death but I think it' was also a way for her to show the other young women a way to rebel. To throw the patriarchy for a loop.
Zetian also has two love interests in this book. Which some people may not be comfortable with but wasn't a problem for me. I actually loved that having a third partner in their relationship gave the pilots a way to bridge their bond and strengthen it.
Check out the author's website for artwork inspired by the characters. My favorite is Shimin with his wings cupping Zetian's face.
Eighteen-year-old Zetian has a plan. She plans to volunteer to be a concubine-pilot to the very man responsible for her sister's death. She's chosen by him and almost immediately she gets her vengeance. She killed him through the psychic link they share through the Chrysalis. and somehow emerges unscathed. Now she is known as the Iron Widow.
Her strength leaves the army strategists and sages unnerved. So she is paired with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot. She has no plans to cower to her new pilot or the men in charge. In fact, she wants to find a way to stop more girls from being sacrificed.
Thank you so much to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC to review.
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