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i feel as though not much of consequence actually happened for a 623 page book, which is a little irritating. part one was especially slow and just frustrating in general to read. part two was most definitely better. this book just needs a little shortening.
there were some beautiful quotes about love in this book and i did highly enjoy that, but something just felt a little lackluster compared to the previous book.
all that being said, it was an enjoyable read but it just took me longer to finish than most books of the same length. that, in itself, tells me that there’s definitely something left to be desired. i will be reading onyx storm, but i am in no rush to do so.
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism
Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
Minor: Bullying
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Death of parent
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent
Like I said with the first one, the world building in this series could be better. But I did like the introduction of more of life outside of Basgiath and Navarre. In any case, I enjoyed it and was very invested in the final quarter of the book. Quite the interesting cliffhanger!!
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Colonisation
Yarros imbued Iron Flame with classic fantasy narration: magical creatures and characters fighting for a greater good. For the most part, I enjoyed the pace. As with Fourth Wing (and even with The Last Letter, despite everything else about it sucking), Yarros writes sexual tension incredibly well. The story itself was exciting, nerve wracking, and emotional. I found myself experiencing the full spectrum of human emotion throughout Iron Flame and the revelations in this book, combined with the cliff hanger Yarros left us with, have me excited for the next Empyrean installment.
While I enjoy descriptive writing, Yarros packed too many people and places to remember into the story, making it hard to focus on the actual plot at times. The excessive description also made the book too long. There were many exciting chapters, but there were also many where not much was happening. I think Yarros could have cut at least 100 pages out and left us with essentially the same story. Finally, the lack of trust between Violet and Xaden irritated me. I appreciate that they’re young and they eventually worked out how to communicate with one another, but it felt like an unnecessarily drawn out story line.
Yarros continues to impress me with her fantasy work. I recommend this one and I’m ready for the next Empyrean installment to come out in January!
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail