haleyscho 's review for:

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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This book wrecked me in the best way. It’s intense, emotional, and full of twists I never saw coming. The dragons are just as powerful (and sassy) as ever, the romance is messy but deep, and the betrayals? Painful. Violet goes through it—again—and her strength feels earned. No one is safe, and no choice is easy. I stayed up way too late reading because I had to know. And now I’m broken and waiting for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Abandonment

Andarna leaving Violet broke me. I was not okay. Also, Xaden’s slow descent into Venin hunger is terrifying and inevitable. Brennan… oh Brennan. And Sloane helping bring Mira back? I actually cheered.