Iron Widow

I'd put off reading this book for months because I didn't realize it was YA and was expecting a much harder read but when I finally got to it, I blasted right through because I was SO into it. This book moves fast and hits hard & heavy--Xiran didn't come to fuck around. They balance the tone & rating of YA with some very heavy topics phenomenally. It doesn't shy away from the horrors it discusses, but simultaneously never felt like it was crossing a boundary into Adult Fantasy. It completely impressed me all the way through, reading Mecha fights I could imagine like straight out of an anime, all the way to the polyamory which I knew about going in, but was still delighted by how it was portrayed and talked about by the characters. Absolutely cannot wait for the next book!