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A review by artmuseam
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
what the actual fuck just happened? i’m at a loss for words from that ending.
if i have to be honest, i don’t know if i truly enjoyed this book or not. there were so many times where this book made me want to throw it at the wall, and so many times where i kept asking myself why i was reading this book. the action, the fast-paced plot, and the overall politics of this world kept me invested enough to struggle putting the book down, but the narration and constant back and forth between violet and xaden was what annoyed me so much. violet slowly became insufferable for me from her constant stubbornness and lack of genuinely likable traits. if anything, i honestly wish the narration was from a different character, like rhiannon or even imogen. violet just seems like this annoying, unstable and horny teenager who can’t get her shit together.
this book also left a LOT of unanswered questions, which i’m assuming will be (hopefully) answered in book 3. the mini plot twists that eventually led to the biggest one were all done very well and i liked that this book read as a bit of a cinematic piece, where the action pivoted to carry the plot forward in an engaging way that mimicked a film—if the narration style didn’t sound so immature.
perhaps i’ll let these thoughts marinate for a bit, at least until the shock of the ending wears off. i can’t confidently say if i’ll read the third book or not. i have a love/hate relationship with this series…
3.75/5 stars
if i have to be honest, i don’t know if i truly enjoyed this book or not. there were so many times where this book made me want to throw it at the wall, and so many times where i kept asking myself why i was reading this book. the action, the fast-paced plot, and the overall politics of this world kept me invested enough to struggle putting the book down, but the narration and constant back and forth between violet and xaden was what annoyed me so much. violet slowly became insufferable for me from her constant stubbornness and lack of genuinely likable traits. if anything, i honestly wish the narration was from a different character, like rhiannon or even imogen. violet just seems like this annoying, unstable and horny teenager who can’t get her shit together.
this book also left a LOT of unanswered questions, which i’m assuming will be (hopefully) answered in book 3. the mini plot twists that eventually led to the biggest one were all done very well and i liked that this book read as a bit of a cinematic piece, where the action pivoted to carry the plot forward in an engaging way that mimicked a film—if the narration style didn’t sound so immature.
perhaps i’ll let these thoughts marinate for a bit, at least until the shock of the ending wears off. i can’t confidently say if i’ll read the third book or not. i have a love/hate relationship with this series…
3.75/5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Torture, War, Violence, Blood, and Death