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I was half and half on Fourth Wing, but I really enjoyed Iron Flame. It felt like The Emperyan series finally found its footing. Excellent world building, the story is no longer entirely just about the main characters. We get to see what it is they are fighting for and RY makes us actually feel and care for everyone involved!

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adventurous dark 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

5.0

The most heart wrenching book ever

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augustboxer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

The concept of the universe lore is very interesting, but the writing comes across as very rushed and unfinished.
Most of the conflict between the main characters is the "miscommunication trope" in the form of childish sniping, which gets to be pretty grating the third or fourth time they have the same conversation. Romance is not my genre, but I enjoyed Fourth Wing for the fantasy -- Iron Flame definitely is a step down from the first book in pacing, plot and character development. Hopefully the author is given more time to flesh out the universe and better write/edit the next one.

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pennylane_cv's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

While I devoured Fouth Wing - iron flame took me longer. Since it’s a book that “preparing for a battle” it gets looooong and boring at times. And then it has these amazing scenes , quotes, or things happening that keeps you wanting more!!!!!
“My house, my chair, my woman!” Like OMG !!!!
But the ending though has me desperate for Jan ‘25.
Gave it a 4 since I had to push myself through most of it to finish -
Also , what the heck! She’s like Shonda Rhymes. Trying to kill people left and right, making my heart jump, my eyes tear up, my hand over my mouth, my heart raising at times to make sure who’s alive and who’s not!

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