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Daphne always loved the way her fiancé

Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects

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But even within this melting pot of colorful lives

Iron Widow Rebecca Yarros Daphne always loved the wayPacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18 year old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot