In this week’s bonus episode, Lucia is joined by a very special guest — Tatyana, host of The Bookish Banter Podcast — to discuss Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao.

We dig into this bold sci-fi dystopia, chat about Hunger Games comparisons, and question the decision-making skills of some very short-sighted YA protagonists.

Episode Timepoints:

00:00 - Intro

00:10 - Introduction to Tatyana

07:50 - Introduction to the author

10:35 - The blurb

Spoilers for the entire book from this point

11:30 - Our discussion of Iron Widow

01:20:25 - Outro

Other Books Mentioned:

Exes and O's by Amy Lea

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Best Men by Sidney Karger

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Links:

Xiran Jay Zhao on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Goodreads

Lucia on Goodreads

Corrie on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Instagram