Reviews with content warning for Panic attacks/disorders - Iron Flame

While I liked the book, it was definitely a slower burn than the first book until the last few hundred pages. I felt that Violet and Xaden’s relationship was rocky the entirety of the book as they fought over the same thing repeatedly and I felt like even though they made up, the conflict itself, the entire reason they fought the entire book, wasn’t resolved in a way that made sense.

I also didn’t love the weird love triangle with Cat. I felt like she was just a really angry character with not a lot of depth besides “I want power and Xaden will get me that” because she was never really a threat to their relationship even though Violet and her had a rivalry over him???? I don’t love when strong women fight over a man.

Ridoc and Sawyer were my favorite characters throughout this book and were really fun to read more about them and Rhi. Their relationships were my favorite dynamic in the book and I liked that they were finally included in the plans about halfway through.

Tairn dealing with a teen Andarna was also really fun and kept up a little bit of the lightheartedness the novel needed.

I get trying to give Dain a redemption arc, but it was kinda annoying to me bc I don’t think he deserved to be forgiven just because he saved Violet from being tortured???

I didn’t expect Xaden’s second signet at all, but I’m wondering if Violet has one from Andarna because she has 2 dragons? Alo I’m shook about her being a 7th dragon breed.

Also, why the hell would Violet and Xaden both almost die at the end to save the other when their lives are tied together??? Like did Violet not think about the fact imbuing the stone to save him would kill her, which would then kill Jim because they’re connected??? That made no sense to me then as well why Xaden became a venin? Like I don’t get his mind in terms of how that would help either of them.

Lastly, Brennan was super annoying during this book. I get he was hurt by his mom but the moment she sacrificed herself to save them all he’s all crying?? What was that about? I get he was salty, but the entire book was him not believing in his sisters or mom.

I did really enjoy the history of the cities in this book, along with the political aspects as well. It really helped with the world building and pushed the plot along really well.

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challenging emotional tense slow-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

4.5

What.The.F*ck.
Kept me on edge (like fourth wing) but it got more confusing as pages went by. Filled with the info and world-building we missed in tbe first one.

Usually the second book in a series is a bit heavy and hard to read, setting the plot is difficult and sometiems slow, it is slow but filled with action and most of the chaoters end in a cliffhanger (which personally I loved it). The pace was sometimes weird but not necessarily in a bad way.

As always, the dragons and their internactions is the best part and I loved how knit close they all are by the end, how the friendship in the squad gets better and better and I LOVE Jersinia (hoping to see more of her in the next books).

Overall, I think it's best than the first one, with more drama and politics, setting the plot for the next books but that ending... Rebecca we need to talk. Seriously. It affected me greatly (but I'm a bit disappointed though, not the first time reading something like that).

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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tiana_king's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Screaming. Crying. Throwing up. Why did I finish this in 3 days? The first third of the book is slow but then it takes off from there. This book doesn’t cover a whole school year like last time so I’m curious how much time the next three books will cover. Prepare to be thrilled, heartbroken, baffled, and more.

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adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

HOLY SHIT

Iron Flame took the world that was established in Fourth Wing and fucking ran with it. I didn’t see this story coming, and I can’t wait to see what comes next.

This is going to be plot spoiler free, but if you don’t like emotional spoilers you should stop reading here.

The character development not just of Violet, but if so many other characters was great. Second Squad, Flame Section, Fourth Wing is some good ass found family. I love them with my whole heart. And there were some other surprise characters that really stood out in this book for reasons I wasn’t expecting! Especially around the end of part one.

Speaking of, the transition from part one to part two was NOT on my bingo card. I had no clue that was coming! Definitely a good development for the series.

There were one or two twists that I saw coming, but in a good way! I felt like I was learning things as Violet did, which means that the information was laid out in a way that was realistic and didn’t feel like it came out of nowhere. I love learning with the characters!

The end of this book hurt me so much, but it left me excited to see what comes next! 5 stars

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