Buckle up listeners: this week we're diving into Xiran Jay Zhao's Iron Widow, a sci-fi reimagining of China's only female emperor... with giant mechas! Hell yeah. Featuring the feminine urge to commit murder, psychic hellscape battles, and arguably the BEST trope subversion in YA history. Plus, what sex can do for your couples skating routine! (Apparently, so much?)

TW: Violence, death, murder, references to suicidal ideation, misogyny, body mutilation, sexual assault.

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