Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Iron Flame - Flammengeküsst by Rebecca Yarros

273 reviews

xinawebb's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

haleylooloo's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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No notes, marking it down from 5 stars purely because the ending was so infuriating. Onyx storm cannot come fast enough. Violet is so irrational sometimes but tbh so was I at 20 y/o so can't really blame her for that haha.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail

jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The author did a great job portraying symptoms of PTSD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

nahal3's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping

choirgirl171's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal death

oxian_d's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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After reading Rebecca Yarros' book one Fourth Wing of the Empyrean series, I couldn't help myself but must find and read book two Iron Flame. If book one was exciting for you, this book is way more surprising than ever. It's emotionally and sexually intense,  and there's a lot of mystery, drama and suspense, literally in every chapter. Page after page I couldn't stop reading, so much intrigue. If you don't have anything to do this is it, a movie in a book, dragon world made real. All in one. You will definitely lose your mind and seat. You will find yourself panting and breathless, and wanting for more of that adrenaline rush Vi is having. Definitely a must read but not for kids. Totally chaotic, fun and I need book three now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief

Too graphic not for teens below 18.

eos1109's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship

leostellacarter's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content

fritopie's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Medical trauma, Murder, War

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

shinyfox's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional 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

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This book was so long. Why wasn't it split into two? At one point I kept checking the audiobook too see how much time was left. It really felt like it was dragging on some how ,despite listening to it at a faster speed. The ending picked up, but that's just because of the in the moment action and drama during war/the frontlines.

Still tons of questions, as mentioned in my review of the first book. And.... these questions continue, thoughts notes below.

•  Cat? (that's it. that's the question) Poorly written character that didn't start to have substance, besides "Mean girl", until later in the book and then for someone who was so 'pivotal' she just.... vanished in the late second half of the book.
• Violet somehow gets more childish in this book? How did we stall out with her character growth in such a long second installment?
• The fighting between her and Xayden draaaaaged on. It became very wash, rinse, repeat. I grew weary of it.
• There are now so many side characters that I'm getting them confused...

The plot twists were (slightly) less visible in this book than the first, there was one notable thing that caught me by surprise.

Jack Barlow

  I pegged as being a twist but not HOW the twist was spun, so that was actually pretty great.

Overall this book was.... dramatic. Tense, emotional and full of various kinds of drama, but with very little character growth compared to what we saw in the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol