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annikenr'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: Torture, War, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Animal death
passionatereader78'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: Body shaming, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Murder, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, and Cursing
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Kidnapping
claire_fitzgibbon13'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexual content, War, Murder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief and Medical content
zias's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Torture and Blood
katierosecrane's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Violence, and War
I thought the first portion of the book was a good transition into Iron Flame. The middle portion was slower, don't get we wrong there are some good sections in there but for me that was the hardest part of the book for me to get through. The ending though. I first off don't think it is quite as a surprise as most, however it is still a good cliff hanger. For me though I have high hopes that everything will work out in the third book and pretty fast too. SPOILER: Theories -I think Violets mom is venin and became venin while she was pregnant with Violet -She stresses the point about doing anything for her kids so maybe she was protecting Brennan or Mira and had to get more power by becoming vernin. -Violet is part vernin because it is passed from bloodlines, meaning her siblings wouldn't be affected by because assuming their father doesn't have it in the blood, their mother wouldn't have had it when she was pregnant with them. -More people are venin than you think, a lot. I think of being venin like a disease. Like cancer infecting tons but affecting the mind with something like dementia but evil. This is just the start of venin spreading. -Xaden's family has always been venin and it can be passed through blood lines. -Violet's dad may not be Violet's biological father.aytac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, War, and Violence
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Self harm, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, Death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and War
lemonwrlds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Medical trauma
chasingpages1'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
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, War, Xenophobia, and Death of parent
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Chronic illness, and Classism
Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Gore, Medical trauma, Genocide, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Cursing
skillyillian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
idk, y'all. i was so excited for this but i think i have just lost patience for violet, xaden, and their relationship. the side characters, specifically iron squad, were more fun and i enjoyed their scenes more than most of the violet + xaden ones. rhiannon and ridoc are my favorites. i wish sloane and jesinia got more time being present, but at the same time this book was long enough to begin with. other things took priority that i don't think needed to.
the longer the book went on the more annoying violet and xaden became. if you cut out all of the unnecessary drama and secrets the book would be like two hundred pages shorter.
Also, what's the deal with their relationship being almost entirely physical???? either one of them walks in a room and they're both immediately drooling. violet only ever thinks about getting to know xaden when she realizes he's hiding things. i don't remember xaden literally ever, maybe even in fourth wing, asking violet a single thing about her. they're just being horny, but also still willing to risk the entire world for each other, to an irritating degree.
and what's up with violet being so dumb, for someone who is supposedly the smartest person at the whole school??
the MCs feel like yarros forgot who they are and rewrote them for the sake of finding ways to keep tension between them. and cat? jesus christ don't even get me started. i did NOT like that. that was so fucking ick. good god.
idk. there's a lot of other logic flaws that just didn't need to be included. this book felt too long and some of the pacing was kind of weird. things would be brought up and then forgotten for actual months of the story, despite seeming urgent when it first happens. i had moments where i was fist pumping, cheering, laughing, or crying, and then some moments where i didn't understand why we needed to know about what was happening, or what happened to the earlier stuff that seemed so important.
It also feels like yarros just took from the most popular romantasies and kinda plopped in a lot of those stereotypes. this book feels like it was written more to sell to market instead of to tell a story, if that makes sense. idk. a lot of hype for something that feels like it ended up falling flat in more ways than one. my score is the way it is ONLY for the moments i loved that were enough to bring it up. if it weren't for the rest of iron squad, i'd have probably only given it 3 stars.
i'll probably keep reading the series but i'm not as impressed as i was the first time i read fourth wing. (and i did a reread before the iron flame drop and i think i'll be changing my review)
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, War, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Xenophobia, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Violence