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A review by hannahmariebrankley
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
4.0
When I read the first book in this series, Fourth Wing, it put me in a reading slump. I knew I had to read this in a day or two. To give me more time in case the same thing happened.
Trying not to spoil this too much, but please skip ahead just in case. Iron Flame follows on from a huge cliffhanger. I was so glad that this wasn’t one of those sequels that glossed over it until a few chapters in!
After the events of Violet’s first year at Basgaith College, the real training begins. It’s physically and mentally gruelling. With what Violet has recently learned, she is dealing with conflicting emotions and not knowing who she can trust. Insert a new teacher whose mission is to try and break Violet. But, the fragile young woman who everyone expected to die during her first year, is stronger than everyone expected.
But Violet still has so much to learn about and from her dragons. With a huge secret coming to the surface, will Violet live through her second year?
I loved this book but after sitting on it for a few days, it has me on the fence. There were many twists I didn’t expect, new characters I cannot wait to see developed further and I loved seeing more of the dragons. The writing style felt…rushed. There were a few plot holes and spelling mistakes, and some things were left hanging with no answer. Overall I was entertained. I cried, I nearly threw the book across the room and the ending has left me broken. But, I think for book 3, there needs to be an extra layer of checking it through. 4 stars.
Trying not to spoil this too much, but please skip ahead just in case. Iron Flame follows on from a huge cliffhanger. I was so glad that this wasn’t one of those sequels that glossed over it until a few chapters in!
After the events of Violet’s first year at Basgaith College, the real training begins. It’s physically and mentally gruelling. With what Violet has recently learned, she is dealing with conflicting emotions and not knowing who she can trust. Insert a new teacher whose mission is to try and break Violet. But, the fragile young woman who everyone expected to die during her first year, is stronger than everyone expected.
But Violet still has so much to learn about and from her dragons. With a huge secret coming to the surface, will Violet live through her second year?
I loved this book but after sitting on it for a few days, it has me on the fence. There were many twists I didn’t expect, new characters I cannot wait to see developed further and I loved seeing more of the dragons. The writing style felt…rushed. There were a few plot holes and spelling mistakes, and some things were left hanging with no answer. Overall I was entertained. I cried, I nearly threw the book across the room and the ending has left me broken. But, I think for book 3, there needs to be an extra layer of checking it through. 4 stars.