Moonstorm by Yoon Ha LeeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Yoon Ha Lee brings his signature style of gender diverse Korean space opera to YA, and it surprises me greatly that this book doesn't have a higher Goodreads average, because it deserves one. Well, maybe my review will help bring it up a couple points or so. Sure, it's a bit predictable in its story beats, being a mecha story with a protagonist infiltrating the ranks to take down the empire that subjugated her people. And a lot of other reviews inevitably compare it to the popular YA mecha drama Iron Widow, albeit steeped in Korean culture as opposed to Chinese. But there's definitely one thing that Lee does right that Xiran Jay Zhao does wrong - Lee writes a gripping story with characters you can actually root for. Which is why I was able to read this book in one sitting, and will happily come back for more in the planned second and third books of this trilogy. And for a film adaptation if ever we're lucky enough to get one.
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