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A review by jvantland
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was a meeting that could have been an email. I was SO bored waiting for the story to happen, waiting for some plot to be revealed, waiting for some twist. It just dragged so much and nothing much happened except for continuing the theme of shocking, gruesome, unnecessary deaths. I loved the rebellion arc of the last two books. But a whole book about fighting venin without any new hints about why they’re trying to destroy the continent?
And everything we learned about irids and the other gods and the cultures of the islands goes nowhere! The whole book felt like a super slow set up for the next one. Disappointing. I was so ready to get lost in a fun blockbuster read. I had way more fun with the fan theories on Reddit leading up to the publication date than I did with the actual book.
And everything we learned about irids and the other gods and the cultures of the islands goes nowhere! The whole book felt like a super slow set up for the next one. Disappointing. I was so ready to get lost in a fun blockbuster read. I had way more fun with the fan theories on Reddit leading up to the publication date than I did with the actual book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail