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===Additional Trigger Warnings===
 
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*Acephobia/Arophobia
 
*Acephobia/Arophobia
 
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*Cultural appropriation
 
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*Death of parent
 
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*Domestic abuse
 
*Domestic abuse
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*Drowning (mentioned)
 
*Drug abuse
 
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*Drug use
 
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*Emesis
 
*Emesis
 
*Emotional abuse
 
*Emotional abuse
*Fatphobia
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*Fatphobia/fat-shaming
 
*Fire/Fire injury
 
*Fire/Fire injury
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*Foot binding
 
*Forced institutionalization
 
*Forced institutionalization
 
*Gaslighting
 
*Gaslighting
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*Gun violence
 
*Gun violence
 
*Hate crime
 
*Hate crime
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*Homophobia (some challenged)
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*Infection
 
*Infidelity
 
*Infidelity
 
*Injury/injury detail
 
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*Medical trauma
 
*Medical trauma
 
*Mental illness
 
*Mental illness
*Misogyny
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*Misogyny (some internalized, most systemic)
 
*Murder
 
*Murder
 
*Panic attacks/disorders
 
*Panic attacks/disorders
 
*Physical abuse
 
*Physical abuse
 
*Police brutality
 
*Police brutality
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*Poverty
 
*Pregnancy
 
*Pregnancy
 
*Racial slurs
 
*Racial slurs
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*Self harm
 
*Self harm
 
*Sexism
 
*Sexism
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*Sexual harassment
 
*Sexual harassment
 
*Sexual violence
 
*Sexual violence
 
*Slavery
 
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==Representation==
 
==Representation==
 
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*Asian Main Character*
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*Disabled Main Character (uses cane and wheelchair)
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*Hard of Sight/Vision side character
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*Bisexual main characters and side characters/love interests*
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*Polyamorous main characters and side characters/love interests
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*Intersex characters (mentioned, off-page)
 
*POC characters
 
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*Bisexual main characters*
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*Polyamorous relationship
 
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Revision as of 20:36, 6 August 2022

This article is about the novel. For the series, see Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (series).


Iron Widow
Cover of Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Author(s) Xiran Jay Zhao
Published September 21, 2021
Publisher Penguin Teen
Genre(s) Fantasy
Age group Young Adult


Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on September 21, 2021. It is the first book in the Iron Widow series.

Trigger Warnings

Author-Provided Warnings

The following warning is given at the beginning of the book:

Please be aware that this book contains scenes of violence and abuse, suicide ideation, discussion and references to sexual assault (though no on-page depictions), alcohol addition, and torture.

Additional Trigger Warnings

  • Abandonment
  • Ableism (some internalized)
  • Acephobia/Arophobia
  • Addiction
  • Adult/minor relationship
  • Alcohol
  • Animal death
  • Biphobia
  • Blood
  • Body horror
  • Body shaming
  • Bullying
  • Cannibalism (mentioned)
  • Child abuse
  • Child death
  • Chronic illness
  • Classism
  • Colonisation
  • Colorism
  • Confinement
  • Corporal punishment of a child
  • Cultural appropriation
  • Cursing
  • Death
  • Death of parent
  • Domestic abuse
  • Drowning (mentioned)
  • Drug abuse
  • Drug use
  • Dysphoria
  • Emesis
  • Emotional abuse
  • Fatphobia/fat-shaming
  • Fire/Fire injury
  • Foot binding
  • Forced institutionalization
  • Gaslighting
  • Genocide
  • Gore
  • Grief
  • Gun violence
  • Hate crime
  • Homophobia (some challenged)
  • Infection
  • Infidelity
  • Injury/injury detail
  • Kidnapping
  • Medical content
  • Medical trauma
  • Mental illness
  • Misogyny (some internalized, most systemic)
  • Murder
  • Panic attacks/disorders
  • Physical abuse
  • Police brutality
  • Poverty
  • Pregnancy
  • Racial slurs
  • Racism
  • Rape
  • Self harm
  • Sexism
  • Sexual content (fade to black)
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexual violence
  • Slavery
  • Smoking
  • Suicide
  • Suicide attempt
  • Terminal illness
  • Toxic relationship
  • Trafficking
  • War
  • Xenophobia

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Asian Main Character*
  • Disabled Main Character (uses cane and wheelchair)
  • Hard of Sight/Vision side character
  • Bisexual main characters and side characters/love interests*
  • Polyamorous main characters and side characters/love interests
  • Intersex characters (mentioned, off-page)
  • POC characters
  • Asian Cast
  • Polyamorous relationship

Tropes