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Iron Flame

Rebecca Yarros

4.21 AVERAGE


I can see why people don't feel this is as strong as the first book in the series - some things felt rushed and not explained well. It still made me cry at the end, and I'm still pretty invested on how it all plays out. There were some nutty twists and turns, and I'm more than attached to a lot of the key players. Just wish there was a little more clarity on some plot points. Hopefully there is more time taken with the next book in the series. ♥
adventurous tense fast-paced

Didn’t like Xaden and Violet being split up so much.
adventurous challenging dark 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

I realized I didn't like any of the characters.

good story, dumb people

I really want to give this three and a half, but the world building is top tier. I don’t understand. Violet frustrates me, or so I thought. But I’ve realized it’s not her, it’s everyone else. They come up wanting. Why leadership is so dumb, it’s really perplexing. No one has good plans, there’s no true tactician. But any way, at least violet understood the importance of the wards. She alone has common sense,albeit sometimes. Her choices regarding her dream and her second drag is nonsensical, why are you ignoring signs. Well anyway like I said , the world building is top tier, everyone’s just dumb

Update...
I went back and gave it three stars, because I can't get my time back
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5 stars bc this was slower but still amazing - I miss Andarna a lot in this one and I got really tired of the terrible communication skills between Violet and Xaden. Xaden can do no wrong but he also was being dumb as was Violet. The last several chapters of this book sent me to the stratosphere and honestly am not sure how everyone waited for Onyx Storm bc I would be broken.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A