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prairieraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Ableism, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Violence, Police brutality, Genocide, Stalking, Sexual content, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Murder, and Misogyny
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Violence, War, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Child death, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Torture
ree87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, War, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death
Minor: Death of parent and Child death
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Bullying, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War
noriboo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book made me realise that military academia is not for me.
The story starts off strong, but after 10 chapters, it starts to drag. Chapters were too long, and the book could've been 200 pages shorter imo.
My favourite parts were anytime we got interaction with the dragons, and I was surprised to see that even after threshing, they spend more time with theorie than actual dragon riding.
I loved Xaden's character, but the nickname he came up with, "Violence," was cringy to me. Everybody talking about how frail Violet is was grating on my soul. Even after, she definitely bulked up and SURVIVED multiple challenges that killed other cadets. But sure, let's keep holding on to the narrative that she's the weakest link . BFFR🙄
My other hangup was that I didn't find Violet or most of the other cadets inquisitive enough. There were multiple times when Violet noticed that the math ain't mathing, but she didn't investigate. She let's it go until another thing pops up and rinse, repeat.
I was happy when we finally reached the point where Violet at least started kicking ass, taking names and telling Dain to stick it where the sun doesn't shine.
Xaden and the other descendants of the old rebellion were the saving grace of this story, as they seemed to be the only ones with critical thinking skills and not just blindly following codex.
Will I continue reading this series? Yes, probably, because I dislike starting and not finishing one. But I won't be picking up Iron Flame anytime soon.
Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Death of parent, and Child death
thebookaddict's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
🇬🇧: What an emotional rollercoaster. I felt all the emotions in this book! First of all, the land building is really great! I immediately got a picture of everything and then the characters... each one is a good addition to the book. All the personalities are so different and yet fit so well into the story. This makes everything fall into place immediately, you really get those "ohwww that's why he did this" moments. Real chef's kisses. I totally get the hype... I can't wait to read iron flame! I need to know where this story continues.
Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Cursing, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
tootoo96's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
tguccione's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Violence, War, Blood, Death, Gore, Ableism, Animal death, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Medical content
wattamclare's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Basically a bunch of popular YA tropes with dragons tossed in for vibes. Probably good for people who like Sarah J Maas or Twilight but otherwise, not worth the read.
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Blood
Minor: Death of parent and Child death