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eviethebookworm 's review for:
Onyx Storm
by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Onyx Storm brought better pacing than Iron Flame, but only by a feather.
It seems to be a trend with Yarros that her books finally develop their momentum about three quarters of the way through. I think that is a sign of a rushed editing process, and an author that perhaps shouldn’t have committed to a five book series from the outset.
The changing POVs in the last 100 pages was so jarring, I almost DNF’d right there. If you’re gonna to multi-POV, commit to it from the outset! If we hadn’t spent so much time in the middle of the book, we might have had enough word count to better approach the chapters where Yarros felt the need to go to other POVs.
The saving grace of the entire series? Ridoc and Andarna are literally the best and I would die for them.
Now that we’re past the middle book, hopefully there will be better pacing and some of the gaps in the story and lore can be properly addressed.
It seems to be a trend with Yarros that her books finally develop their momentum about three quarters of the way through. I think that is a sign of a rushed editing process, and an author that perhaps shouldn’t have committed to a five book series from the outset.
The saving grace of the entire series? Ridoc and Andarna are literally the best and I would die for them.
Now that we’re past the middle book, hopefully there will be better pacing and some of the gaps in the story and lore can be properly addressed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, War
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing
Minor: Toxic relationship