Didn't so much smash the patriarchy than slit it's throat and stand over it whilst it bled out!

I couldn't put this down and chomped it down in a matter of days. Great engaging and graphic writing.

The book description of a cross between Pacific Rim and Handmaid's Tale is fairly close, though in some ways I can see how this system came to be (women being treated as objects) based on our reality moreso. I suspect this is helped by the author using real Chinese history to inform characters and features of the story.

There's some pretty bleak stuff in there, and some refreshing views on relationships and status quo.

Really good stuff. Definitely reads like it would relate to the YA audience, but still very engaging for old dudes like me!

5 Highlight(s)

Location 111

If they don't respect me just because I'm from the "wrong" half of the population, I'm not respecting them back.

Location 476

Maybe, if things were different, I could get used to this. Being cradled in his warmth and light. Being cherished. Being loved. But I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me. I choose vengeance.

Location 1707

Oh, no. I am also absolutely fucking bonkers.

Location 2743

"Why cover any of that up? The men who do these things should be judged and killed, not endured!" Her mouth parts in surprise, then closes into a weak smile. "I can see why they call you the Iron Widow now."

Location 3520

It's impossible to tell how many conversations are legitimate, and how many are wolves herding the sheep in secret.