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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

46 reviews

stephanelli's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

More than I can include here. I did more detail on Instagram.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Bullying, Animal death, War, Torture, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

marissa_nancy_nicole's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, Murder, Torture, Violence, Chronic illness, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

lnzava's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Torture, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Gaslighting

lysstea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book didn’t disappoint. There were some great twists and turns. I definitely have some gripes about it, but I still will absolutely be reading the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship

rehtaehwashere's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.5

 

• What I liked: I liked Andarna's sass, I liked that Xaden was so badass
  until the very end of the book
  , I liked that Mira
  didn't even question her sister even though she defied their mother
  . I like that Brennan was doing everything he could for the resistance and that the dragon riders were so ready to accept and help the griffon riders. I like the beginnings of a union against the venin for the people that could see it.
• What I disliked:  Xaden's choice at the end, that Violet was so focused on Xaden 'lying' to her that she was a fucking moron through the whole book. The first book she poisoned everyone
  and yet she drank suspicious water THREE TIMES?? THREE TIMES VIOLET YOU FUCKING IDIOT
  . That she couldn't solve the incredibly obvious riddle about the wards and that she couldn't figure out
  Andarna ISN'T A BLACK DRAGON even with her weird abilities and shifting scale colors
  . That she DOESN'T ASK QUESTIONS and then gets mad she doesn't know things. That she went from strong smart and resourceful to a fucking idiot in one book.
• Overall thoughts: Poorly edited, a lot could've been chopped out to make for better characterization and letting us understand WHY Violet is being so stupid, that a strong woman got ruined by a hot guy for the sake of plot and she's no longer intelligent and resourceful just because she wants to be petty, the ending sucked and the book was a slog.
• Recommend to a friend? Y if someone wants to continue the series but N if someone is on the fence about the series 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Emotional abuse, Blood, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Death of parent

arf27's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, War, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

moriiooreo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Will update when i annotate the book
what the genuine FUCK was that damned ending??? oh this freaking book bro. i loved it so much  i genuinely cried reading it and i NEVER do that with a book. the way this woman writes bro, she takes hold of my soul and tears it apart then glues it back together then TEARS IT APART AGAIN. i need the next novel to be out right now. please if you are ok the fix for reading this series, READ IT. I have never been more excited when reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? No

5.0

Absolutely mind blowing sequel! I loved seeing more of the character development and story progression! This book had me hooked from the start, just like Fourth Wing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

eviethebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

While I enjoyed the magic system, the dragons, and the lore in Iron Flame, I definitely found the cyclic arguing between the main characters to be repetitive. Also, Xaden’s story arc is giving Anakin vibes, and we don’t stan a self-righteous anti-hero who sacrifices sanity for… whatever he has for Violet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide attempt and Chronic illness

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

What. Even. I have to wait until DECEMBER? I really can’t. The ending of this book is such a cliffhanger and a twist I was not anticipating. I enjoyed this book, but felt some of it could’ve been condensed. I also felt that some of the magic wasn’t explained as well as I would’ve liked, but all in all, this was a good part 2. The characters are embedded in my heart now, and I hope they all have a happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Blood, War, Drug use, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Violence, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, Vomit, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gore, and Gaslighting