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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Holy shit I did it! 620+ pages finally done lol
Okay After page 300 it takes off There’s a LOT that happens and also I’m confused a bit on who they’re fighting ?.. like who is the sage.. but overall so good and the ending!?!? Jeesh
Okay After page 300 it takes off There’s a LOT that happens and also I’m confused a bit on who they’re fighting ?.. like who is the sage.. but overall so good and the ending!?!? Jeesh
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I went into Iron Flame already warned it wasn’t as good as Fourth Wing and I’m here to confirm that, sadly, it’s true. This one was a much tougher read for me.
Let’s start with the romance between Xaden and Violet. There are rhree sex scenes, fine by me. But the relationship building was awful. It was a mess of constant miscommunication, and neither of them seemed to actually put in the work. This is where their young ages really start to show. Xaden will only answer questions if Violet asks? What kind of nonsense is that? Meanwhile, Violet spends most of the book angry, and Xaden starts drifting into Dain-like territory from book one.
The plot itself lacked excitement. The world building barely moved forward since most of the settings and concepts were already established, and nothing felt fresh.
This book is over 100 pages longer than Fourth Wing, but it easily could’ve been trimmed down. It dragged in so many places that I found myself rereading sections just because my mind wandered.
Also a lot of phrases were repeated and it was just getting repetitive and stale.
Overall, this is disappointing. I wanted to love it, but it left me feeling more exhausted than excited.
Let’s start with the romance between Xaden and Violet. There are rhree sex scenes, fine by me. But the relationship building was awful. It was a mess of constant miscommunication, and neither of them seemed to actually put in the work. This is where their young ages really start to show. Xaden will only answer questions if Violet asks? What kind of nonsense is that? Meanwhile, Violet spends most of the book angry, and Xaden starts drifting into Dain-like territory from book one.
The plot itself lacked excitement. The world building barely moved forward since most of the settings and concepts were already established, and nothing felt fresh.
This book is over 100 pages longer than Fourth Wing, but it easily could’ve been trimmed down. It dragged in so many places that I found myself rereading sections just because my mind wandered.
Also a lot of phrases were repeated and it was just getting repetitive and stale.
Overall, this is disappointing. I wanted to love it, but it left me feeling more exhausted than excited.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
im not continuing to read this series. the writing is somehow getting worse and i dont think i can bare to read another cheesy romance situation with violet and xaden.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i'm devastated. i can't wait to see where onyx storm takes me, although i doubt i'll ever be ready🖤🧡
I wish I could do half stars, but really this book is about 200 pages too long. I knew there was a "twist" ending, so I wanted to finish it, but was also really ready to be DONE with this book. I am dragon-ed out. I enjoyed the story overall, but struggled to get to the end.
3.5 I'm sorry!!!
plz hear me out:
1) I will 100% read the third installment of this book. This series is straight entertainment.
2) The endings of these books are batshit crazy. I am a little bit traumatized from Iron Flame and I shed a tear (but no spoilers LOL).
3) I am likely being too harsh with this rating, because this book WAS entertaining.
4) My rating is likely influenced by the fact that after 75% I stopped reading this book for like a month lol.
Okay, now to my ishes:
1) I think I am just not an epic fantasy girly. I have been loving my little fantasy duologies that are ooky spooky and medium stakes.
1b) I really loved Fourth Wing bc it was like Harry Potter vibes but with dragons. The somewhat immature dialogue didn't bother me because I was just having so much FUN! Let's pretend I'm 18 again baby! Also Xaden (Xaddy) LOL.
1c) As soon as Iron Flame scope crept to war/ full-continental battle, I really struggled to enjoy the plot. I am just not a fan of constantly raised stakes!
2) I think if I could binge this whole series in one go (like I did with Throne of Glass) I would be more into the war plotlines.
3) The f-bombs were definitely getting to me this time around haha. We would be in a super high-stakes situash, and all of the characters are like "ah fuck I hope I don't shit my pants!" LOL. After reading Emily Wilde/ One Dark Window literally RIGHT before this, I definitely noticed how bro-y the writing is in Iron Flame. Again, I wish I could binge this series in one-go.
Why are my goodreads reviews becoming as long as the books that I read? My memory is turning to crap and I'm trying to keep a record of my thoughts lmao. I have no hate for this series - I literally watched a youtube video discussing theories for the next book haha.
plz hear me out:
1) I will 100% read the third installment of this book. This series is straight entertainment.
2) The endings of these books are batshit crazy. I am a little bit traumatized from Iron Flame and I shed a tear (but no spoilers LOL).
3) I am likely being too harsh with this rating, because this book WAS entertaining.
4) My rating is likely influenced by the fact that after 75% I stopped reading this book for like a month lol.
Okay, now to my ishes:
1) I think I am just not an epic fantasy girly. I have been loving my little fantasy duologies that are ooky spooky and medium stakes.
1b) I really loved Fourth Wing bc it was like Harry Potter vibes but with dragons. The somewhat immature dialogue didn't bother me because I was just having so much FUN! Let's pretend I'm 18 again baby! Also Xaden (Xaddy) LOL.
1c) As soon as Iron Flame scope crept to war/ full-continental battle, I really struggled to enjoy the plot. I am just not a fan of constantly raised stakes!
2) I think if I could binge this whole series in one go (like I did with Throne of Glass) I would be more into the war plotlines.
3) The f-bombs were definitely getting to me this time around haha. We would be in a super high-stakes situash, and all of the characters are like "ah fuck I hope I don't shit my pants!" LOL. After reading Emily Wilde/ One Dark Window literally RIGHT before this, I definitely noticed how bro-y the writing is in Iron Flame. Again, I wish I could binge this series in one-go.
Why are my goodreads reviews becoming as long as the books that I read? My memory is turning to crap and I'm trying to keep a record of my thoughts lmao. I have no hate for this series - I literally watched a youtube video discussing theories for the next book haha.