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Iron Flame - Flammengeküsst by Rebecca Yarros

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sicemsinger'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

5.0

Wow what a ride! Fast-paced, action packed, thrilling bits of new information all the way through, and just enough steamy sex.

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ko_rax'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

3.0

Iron Flame is the sequel of Rebecca Yarros' romantasy, preceeded by Fourth Wing, featuring further development of the revolution and conflicts arising in Violet's interpersonal relationships.

First things first: I cannot stand the protagonist, Violet. I have not liked her in Fourth Wing, either. Violet portrays toxicity for me, something I can do well without. Even so, I was hoping for her to have some character development (that proves good character building) and am troubled to find that I cannot discern much of it here.
Her conflicts dragged to a point that I feel like her slow-paced inner work does not match the high-strung tension of a fast-paced plot

that only ever took a breather during smut scenes

. That is not to say that inner work should be quick: Her disagreements felt repetitive -

a point that Violet herself acknowledges

- and it took away from the quality of the rushed plot, instead adding value by pushing lacklustre character development. Also, I wish

Xaden took back saying that Violet is a rational being - she is not.

For a novel focused on romance, I dare say that it was lacking heavily in the romance department. I can only hope for The Empyrean series to improve from now on.

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teatunesandtales's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

This series is intense! I think I may have loved Iron Flame just as much, if not more than Fourth Wing. I thoroughly enjoyed more of the lore and history of Navarre and Basgiath, along with dragon lore. There were many times the plot made me want to throw the book out of frustration, so it definitely had its claws in me.

Be ready for more secrets and some shocking revelations. No spoilers. But let's talk about that cliffhanger??! 😱🫠

I wanted to rate this 5 stars, but knocking it down to 4.5 (4 stars on Goodreads, 4.5 on Storygraph), just for the sheer length of this tome (882 pages??!). I feel like there were several chapters in the middle that could have been edited down or deleted completely due to not much really transpiring, or that this could have been two separate books.

Despite that, I did enjoy marathoning my way through this book. I've already pre-ordered book three!

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kalefactory's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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woodweird's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No

3.0

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grosemareads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is huge, and moves slower than fourth wing, but it’s just as dense if not more so. The length and density makes it difficult to binge read, it’s easier to read in smaller chunks. Can’t wait for Onyx Storm!

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