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blacksphinx 's review for:
Onyx Storm
by Rebecca Yarros
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hold the very unpopular opinion about this series in that it's highly entertaining popcorn fare, and I hate the romance at its heart. Unfortunately, the hate for the romance outweighed the fun, popcorn parts of the book for me. Xaden was absolutely insufferable in this book, in ways that were worse than the previous one. Violet's unwavering devotion to him also became increasingly annoying as the story wore on. This felt very much like a "middle book" in the series - there's a lot of worldbuilding and setup for future conflicts in a way that feels like not a lot happened in it's 500+ pages.
This book also pulls out the whole "you can tell the evil, soulless, inhuman bad guys are evil because being evil removes your ability to feel romantic love!" which sure feels great to read as an aromantic person. If the series continues to conflate "not having a soul" with "no romantic feelings" I am 100% out of here.
This book also pulls out the whole "you can tell the evil, soulless, inhuman bad guys are evil because being evil removes your ability to feel romantic love!" which sure feels great to read as an aromantic person. If the series continues to conflate "not having a soul" with "no romantic feelings" I am 100% out of here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Ableism, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping