A review by dundiesbooks
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It happened so much! Hard to wrap my head around everything and give a clear, concise review.
I love all our core characters and many of the side characters, including some of the teachers. It was great that the story didn't shy away from complicated and layered relationships in all domains.
At times I was annoyed with
Violet demanding full disclosure, knowing full well it would be a huge risk telling her everything regarding the revolution and people involved. I'm still glad she eventually got to share her knowledge with her friends, lightening the burden. I was also furious at Xaden's whole "ask me" game when he claimed to want to better their communication.
Though I loved the mature conversations they had. The action was fantastic as ever and the emotional scenes hit.
Lilith's death, or rather the siblings' reactions, hurt me the most and had me sobbing. I was less shocked/moved by the reveal at the end.
Everything dragons was wonderful, Tairn is hilarious and Andarna is such a special one.
I really liked the developing dynamic between riders and flyers, while Cat was jawdroppingly obnoxious in her "jealousy", although many scenes involving the dynamic between her, Vi and Xaden had me laughing out loud.

All in all I really like this 2nd installment, though it could have been a little less dense with a couple more calm scenes focusing simply on characters and relationships. Still great how everything came together. - I left out so much.. 
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