Iron Widow (Iron Widow #1)
Xiran Jay Zhao
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 182 ratings · Published: 21 Sep 2021
When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected—she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead.
To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way—and stop more girls from being sacrificed.
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- science fiction 11
- enemies to lovers 10
- poly (3+ people) 10
- young adult 9
- dystopian 9
- war 8
- friends to lovers 8
- military 7
- aliens 6
- futuristic 6
- mfm 5
- historical 4
- new adult 4
- love triangle 4
- magic 4
- m-f romance 4
- east asian mc 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- competent heroine 4
- bisexuality 4
- vengeance 4
- class difference 3
- high fantasy 3
- mmf 3
- dark romance 2
- fantasy 2
- found family 2
- independent heroine 2
- forced proximity 2
- survival 2
- sweet/gentle hero 2
- rich hero 2
- queer romance 2
- secret relationship 2
- tortured heroine 2
- height difference 1
- dangerous heroine 1
- tortured hero 1
- angst 1
- queer awakening 1
- multicultural 1
- arranged/forced marriage 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- disabilities & scars 1
- political/court intrigue 1
- slavery 1
- grumpy/ice queen 1
- gifted/super-heroine 1
- working class heroine 1
- himbo 1
- fighter hero 1
- working class hero 1
- fake relationship 1
- marriage of convenience 1
- childfree 1
- slow burn 1
- sassy heroine 1
- curvy heroine 1
- bad boys 1
- warlord/commander hero 1
- cliffhanger 1
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- content warnings
- misogyny 6
- alcoholism 5
- past child abuse 4
- slut shaming 3
- suicide / ideation 3
- racism 3
- past child neglect 3
- ableism 2
- death / grief 2
- nontraditional hea 2
- torture of side characters 2
- torture of mcs 2
- mental trauma 2
- fatphobia 2
- victim blaming 1
- queerphobia 1
- past abuse 1
- substance abuse 1
- human trafficking 1
- Format
- audiobook
- first person pov 3
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The 'Iron Widow' series
4.09 · 204 ratings
new adult · marriage of convenience · gifted heroine · from hate to love · lgbtqia hate · science fiction · bisexual · torture-scs · queer · young adult · political-intrigue · east-asia · cold heroine · fake relationship · competent heroine · commander · slut-shaming · audiobook · m-f · futuristic
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