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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

96 reviews

insanebookperson's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lisa_m's review against another edition

4.0

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

I think my thoughts about this book can be summarized as:
I hated the beginning - loved the middle - hated the ending.

As someone who likes reading Fantasy with all the things that come with it the one thing I hate reading about is isolated characters. As long as our protagonist has a support network, friends/family and people they can trust around them I can handle most things. But I HATE it when friends can't trust each other and have to lie / go through things on their own.

Besides that I also just thought the beginning was very slow. I dragged out reading Iron Flame for the longest time and that didn't exactly helped when I finally decided to continue the series.

Once things picked up again and Violet started trusting Rhi, Sawyer and Ridoc with her secrets things started to get better and better. I enjoyed them leaving Basgiath and everything happening at Aretia. I also really enjoyed them opening up to the Fliers and learning together. As much as I despise Cat and her power that was genuinely very interesting. Also her working together with Jesinia and trying to build a ward and the whole heist of the journals was a lot of fun. Them basically splitting Basgiath in half and building a new college in Aretia was unexpected but I liked it.

At that point I was really invested again and then the whole end of the book happened.

I didn't like that the leaders in Aretia refused to help Navarre. I get the reasoning but also aren't you supposed to be better than them? Aren't you supposed to be the ones that don't want civilians dying?
The whole battle was fine. I was sad when Violet's mum died but it made sense for her character. I'm more scared about who will take her place next because I feel like it can only get worse. What I absolutely hate is Xadens end though. It doesn't make any sense to me. Why would he EVER turn venin?? Violet wasn't even in any immediate particular danger so that's not a good enough reason! I absolutely hate that that happened and I truly don't think it makes sense for his character. I understood his reasoning for hiding the rebellion, I even understood him hiding the second signet but THIS is really bad. And I love Xaden but that was such a stupid thing to do and I hate that it happened.

Will I read book 3? Obviously because I have to but I'm already mad at it and I haven't even started which is not ideal.

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mariahmmm's review against another edition

3.0

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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

"I won't die today. I can't say the same about tomorrow." - Violet

Review: Joining the revolution brings a whole new list of enemies for Violet, including allies and family, as she turns her back on all she knows.

Synopsis: It's so hard to give this book a rating when some chapters had me gripped and reading late into the night, while others made me almost throw the book away. Part One was mostly filler, with Violet and Xaden arguing and fighting incessantly about if they loved and trusted each other, while Xaden kept holding back world changing secrets. Part Two picked up finally once the revolution got into full swing, with big action scenes and jaw dropping twists. I feel drained and definitely need a break before jumping into the next book

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shaleen64's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging 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: Complicated

After the ending of Fourth Wing this book did not disappoint.

The cliff hanger Fourth Wing ended on was explored fully and rather than the war collage putting Violet and her squad to the test, it was a real war.

The torture scene was so well written and evoked such a range of emotions. Any scene with Liam in has the power to cause heartbreak.

This book too ends on a cliffhanger, but not one that leads you to the possibility of a happy ending.

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noecka's review against another edition

5.0

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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

》First read 2025: 5☆

WHAT THE FUCK! I AM NOT OKAY😭

That ending was diabolic. How dare you, Rebecca!? Even after being spoiled, I was still fucking shocked. My heart is 💔

I absolutely loved this book. It's still my favourite series, and I've not read Onyx Storm, but I believe it's going to be another masterpiece.

Fourth Wing was my personal favourite, but I still loved Iron Flame. It was so good. Maybe the reread will be even better, like it was with Fourth Wing.

To be honest, the book started a bit slow, and it was sometimes a little boring because the book was so long and absolutely huge. It didn't help that I couldn't read it in one sitting like I did with Fourth Wing, but that's also because of university. But I enjoyed every second of it.

The amount of character growth is insane. Loved every character even more.

Let's start with Violet and Xaden. I am so glad that they started talking with each other and started being more open and honest about their thoughts and feelings. Communication is so important in relationships. Even the fights they had in the beginning were good, no relationship is perfect, and the fact they argued made it more realistic.

Violet is still my favourite female character. She is so me. All her versions, all her sides. I was so proud of her in this book after everything she achieved. She became even more powerful, and she amazes me every time. She learned to use her powers more frequently and trained even harder to become the best version of herself. Through the pain and the hurt, she bites her teeth and does it. She is unstoppable. She does not back down. She does not give up, even if everyone is against her and everything goes wrong. She keeps fighting, and she keeps trying. No matter how big the cost is, she does not back down. She sees the light, the solution, and she will succeed, eventually. This inspired me because I'm in a lot of shit right now. She is indeed my lighting in the dark. She lights up the sky and gives me hope. She is Violet Sorrengail, and she is extraordinary.

I'm glad we got a little more background about Xaden's past. First through the notes he wrote to Vi, but also about what he told her and when we got to meet his home. At the start, I was still a bit irritated with him because he was still defensive and took his distance. But I'm glad he opened up and that he started talking. No more secrets from now on. I absolutely loved how he declared his love to Violet. It was beautiful. He's hot, he's badass, and he would burn the world for Violet.

I was so mad at the end. Why does that happen to him? I hope everything will be okay in the end.

The dragons were still iconic in this book. Tairn is so grumpy dad core. Badass dragon, sarcastic and absolutely fucking funny. I liked every scene he was in.

Andarna, my sweet baby. She needs to be protected at all costs, I adore her. Loved her as a sassy teenager. She is a queen, and she knows it. She slayed, and she ate and left no crumbs (literally, lol).

The side characters slayed, like always. Rhi, Sawyer, Ridoc, Imogen, Quin... LOVE them. They bring so much more to these books, and I love their interactions.

I liked how Imogen and Violet became closer. I think they have like a bestie vibe, and it was good Vi had someone in the beginning that she could count on when she couldn't trust anyone else. Love my badass queen, Imogen.

Also, Dain has absolutely redeemed himself. Protect my guy, please. I feel so sorry for him now, like he's all alone and no one trusts him anymore. He's trying to make it up, and I support him.

The new characters were another slay. Aaric, I love that guy. Wish we saw more of him. Same with Sloane, my girl needs to be protected at all costs. The way she looks actually like Liam, and she is the only part of him that's still left. My heart💔

Speaking of Liam, bro had me bawling my eyes out when he came for Violet to support her when she was all alone and beaten up. He's still looking out for even after being gone.😭

I think it was nice to have so much world building. It was awesome. We saw different places and, we now know more about their real history and how everything works. The magic, the wards, and other stuff. I think it was also fun to know more about the fliers and the gryphons. There is so much information that makes this world unique, and it works so well. Everything fits together, like pieces of a puzzle. I can't wait till we know everything.

I'm excited about the next books. I already loved these two books, so I'm curious about the others.

~ Caitlin out💋

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kryolitee's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

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skurtyka89's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Was this a five star book? Pretty close. Could I put this book down for a second? No. Did Violet drive me insane? Yes. I know she went through some major trauma at the end of the first book, but she took a big step back emotionally. She was very immature, annoying and petty through the majority of the book. It was incredibly frustrating to read her this way when she was so forceful and strong in the first book. The constant back and forth, push and pull, between Violet and Xaden was very repetitive too throughout the book. Though there were some pretty spicy scenes mixed in, which is always fun. The plot is also much slower paced in this book. A lot seems to be happening, but at the same time not much happens at all. There was a lot of learning, researching, figuring out battle plans, practicing magic, etc. A lot of information dumping that got to be a bit much at times. Overall, this book was still an enjoyable read. There were some pretty intense, heart pounding, WTF moments scattered throughout. And the whole ending happened so fast, was so emotional and left such a huge cliffhanger that I kept thinking about it for the next few days. While this book didn’t quite stack up to the first book, I still love the world this author has created and will definitely need to read the next book.

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comeherecupcake's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed this almost as much as Fourth Wing! There were some parts that were a little bit slow, but I actually cried at the end of this book. Curious to see where the story will take us next!

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fullshewolf's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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: Yes

I think my only complaint about this book is that it could have been two fully separate books rather than just two parts, but otherwise, I had a fantastic time reading this. For a series known for being smutty, I was impressed at how much more intense and engaging the plot is in this book compared to some other books/series out there in the same category. The author does a great job of handling some very heavy topics, and her choice to include certain twists (if you’ve read the book, you know what I’m talking about), is impressively gutsy in this genre.

Spoilers ahead!

I suspect a number of readers don’t like that Xaden turns venin at the end, but my opinion is that the story is way more interesting because of it! Also, it seemed like Violet would have done the same if her mother hadn’t stepped in when she did to take her place imbuing the wardstone.

I haven’t read Onyx Storm yet, but I look forward to seeing how the story continues from here!

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akswhy's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious 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

I really enjoyed the two-part plot of this book, especially the tension-building espionage bits and the magic system expansion. Not sure why it has a bad rap for being “boring” and “plotless” since there was plenty of conflict and adventure!

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