Iron Widow

Welcome To Your Nightmare!

Tbh i'm a sucker for alternate history/historical fiction type of story because of it's way to retell or bring up brand new story that would've happen and Iron Widow fits the criteria by having the only woman emperor in China, Emperor Wu Zetian, as the main protagonist in this futuristic nation called Huaxia with lots of intrigue and politics that happen in it.

I love how Xiran brought up the gender issues that happened in old China like misogynistic views about woman, beauty standards that make woman suffer (esp. binded legs) and concubines that are basically tools for men to succeed in a very realistic way and even though it maybe a bit controversial but some of it are still exist today whether you like it or not.

The characters are also written in a very solid way especially Shimin with it's background completely changed yet still manage to make me invested in the series and also MECHAS!!! THE MECHAS ARE AWESOME AND ALSO FROM THE FOUR SYMBOLS!!!

My inner Chinese History Geek side fills with joy 😹

In the end, Iron Widow is a book filled with potential and i hope i can read the sequel very soon!

p.s : So.... Zetian is basically Lelouch?