Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

720 reviews

szu's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

The shoddy worldbuilding keeps cracking at the seams more and more, no doubt since there was barely any thought given to it before this series was started – as evidenced by the first book in the series as well. We get more proof that the riders' quadrant is just ridiculous cause why are they not taught teamwork or basic survival and navigation skills until their 2nd year?? And even then it's only a few sessions! 

Most of this is just weird heterosexual bullshit where they keep rehashing the same argument over and over. Neither is honest with each other and neither communicates. It gets old really fast.

We also have more of Violet supposedly being the smartest of all the cadets yet she is constantly missing obvious things everyone around her comes up with easily. 

Every emotional beat this book tries to hit feels trite and the end "reveal" just made me roll my eyes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and War

Moderate: Violence

clare_dv's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

amerid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

As good if not better than Fourth Wing. I’m excited for the next installment. Personally, I could do without the graphic sex scenes as they really do not add to the story, but that's just me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

rchulin1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow such an amazing book loved it just didn’t flow as much as I’d like and it wasn’t as lighthearted and funny as the first book understandably so since this book has a lot more tense moments 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

qilue's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death

yruss972's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Would be a 5 except for the gratuitous graphic sex.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War

pdiaz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

katyjb1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cmobley4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

marie_mell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Sexual content, and Murder