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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

136 reviews

natashalg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The story was absolutely amazing, and would have been 5 stars except for the interactions between Violet and Cat. I don't believe she added anything to the story besides angst for Violet and to serve as the "jealous bitch". I just don't think a strong woman, note WOMAN not teenager, would care? Also, the constant "can I trust him?" "oh woe is me" from Violet got old...Xaden is literally leading a revolution and it's silly to get upset over the stuff he "hid" from her when most of the time it was secrets keeping her/the nation/himself safe. It's very immature of her, and I fully take Xaden's side in it... Having secrets doesn't mean the person doesn't love you, especially if the secret can get you or someone you care about killed. Lastly, the twist ending makes me a little concerned especially with the "you'll be the greatest enemy" line... I will be forever upset with the author if she makes that a reality and the next book isn't about fixing what happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Physical abuse, Torture, War, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Grief, and Bullying

janchamp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Violence, War, Torture, Animal death, and Grief

As part of training, students undergo faux kidnapping and torture.

Under suspicion, Violet is actually abducted and truly tortured by an enemy. She is healed and tortured repeatedly for days.

hihicass's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, War, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Stalking, and Violence

ellavlind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Långsam som fan men ändå värt det, slutet va lättare att hänga med i än första och slutet va bra

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, War, Death, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

laramarshall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

sierraclimbs's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Well… I was hoping I would like this book more than all the negative reviews I’ve heard about it… but alas, I also did not love this book… 
It wasn’t terrible & I’m invested enough in the story to read the next one… but in this one… the characters became insufferable & repetitive! 
They were just SO whiny & about the same f***ing issue over & OVER! 
I also felt that the last book let you discover things at the same rate as the main character, but in this book she would figure stuff out & because you as the reader have zero context for what the explanation could be you just end up listening to her be like “oh gods…” with no empathy…
Also, same complaint as last book with all the sex scenes. How can two people be so horny ALL the time!? I’m also not a fan of the “you’re mine” declarations every two sentences. It’s not hot, just unhealthy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Grief

therealslimkatie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit

syvanahlouise's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, War, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abandonment

emilycfox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Not quite as good as Fourth Wing (honestly, that might be impossible so I knew it probably wouldn’t / couldn’t be), but Iron Flame still had a death grip on me until I finished it. I read FW and IF back-to-back, and I felt like I was living on adrenaline and almost disassociated from my life because ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS READ AND ALL I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS THIS SERIES. I read literally all night until 7am or later multiple times. I was so sad when I finished IF because now I have to wait until the next book is released. But at the same time, the flood of relief I felt when I finished was PALPABLE (like after you turn in the last thing during exam WEEK after running on fumes for days) lol. I was like thank god I’m no longer held captive by these books and can relax now and get back to my normal life haha
A few things that brought it down from 5 stars for me: Violet and Xaden’s relationship dynamic gets pretty repetitive and frustrating, but I’m hoping that it was intentional and we’ll see growth from them moving forward. I also didn’t like how many times the story jumped forward to the next day or several days / weeks later because I felt like I was missing things (like, did they talk about xyz but we didn’t see it or have they not even discussed it?). I just want to know what happens every minute of every day!! Even the “boring” day-to-day stuff because that’s when we get to see Violet’s friends and learn more about the world :( but I also get that it’s already a long book. Similar to FW, the writing is simply fine — not so bad it ruins the story but also not fantastic (I swear to god everything is measured in heartbeats as if this world does not have any other unit to measure time)

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Animal death, and Xenophobia

christinereads1823's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great sequel. Yarros's world building is intricate and magnetic, woven so tightly with the development of plot and character arcs that the book is practically impossible to put down.  
The twist ending seems utterly cruel, and I'm oddly excited to see what the third book does with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and War