var_klar 's review for:

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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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I agree with others that it is hard to get into it at first, as it involves lots of politics and a ton of characters who each have their own signets. It did get better, but I still had to look things up all throughout the book - however, I'm relatively new to fantasy and English is not my mother tongue, so maybe that made it a bit harder. I really love this series, bit I have to say that I liked this part the least so far. In some parts, the plot was kind of foreseeable, for instance

Talia being Xaden's mother, Xaden fully turning - I hoped it would not happen, but it was not a huge surprise it did - and somehow, I feel like they always come under attack right after a long romantic scene between Violet and Xaden.😂

That being said, it still included some major plot twists and a cliffhanger at the end.
As always, I loved Rebecca Yarros' writing style. The things Xaden says to Violet are so poetic, there were so many quotes I loved, so many funny passages, and the ice metaphor used throughout the book was so creative!
Looking forward to finding out what happened

in the 12 hours Violet was gone and how they got married

!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

Moderate: Sexual content