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Iron Flame
by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very emotional gauntlet - Iron Flame will break you, and you'll still thank it for doing so.
I jumped straight into Iron Flame after Fourth Wing, simply because Rebecca Yarros loves to torture her readers and end books with cliffhangers, and my was this book a whole experience. A long, heavy and in the end, heart-shattering experience. I mean that. My heart shattered at the very end. This book isn't one that you'll just breeze through, it is dense, packed with tiny text and razor-thin spacing - however, you are rewarded in each and every second you invest in reading it.
In the beginning, I told myself I would take my time. And so I did ... until I couldn't anymore. Somewhere at the 30-40% mark this book decided to keep me hostage. Sleep? Purely optional. Work? A major inconvenience in my life. Social life? Forced, would prefer nonexistent though. Rebecca Yarros very well knows how to craft a trap, one that I walked willingly into - she can take me hostage again and as many times as she'd like - especially if it means chaining me into this book.
What about the characters and emotions? Xaden. This man ... His cocky, confident comebacks early on had me grinning. His chemistry with Violet? Tangible. Delicious tension. But then ... Oh, then things happen that had me nearly shouting in all caps (Seriously, my internal dialogue looked like a broken typewriter by the end with lots of HOW? WHY? XADEN? WH... WHAAH?). Liam? I still miss him, so much ... But Malek gives us a surprise in this book - a very welcome, but still sad one. Tairn remains my ultimate dragon crush however. Andarnas arc, yes please. More of that. More of our sweet little annoying and bastant teen girl. I love her.
If Fourth Wing was an introduction, Iron Flame is the siege. Secrets, betrayals, strategies and the constant underlying sense of doom that just creeps closer and closer with every page you flip. Part One lulled me into a sense of slowburn security before it all blew into pure chaos. By the time I hit the 80% mark I was feral.
I will not give way for any spoilers, but let me just say that certain choices broke me. And if you know, you know.
What did I feel like worked very well? It had a richer, darker plot than FW and because of the cliffhanger from the first installment, I was hooked and motivated from the very start. It was high-stakes intrigue and action with emotional gut punches that actually land. Dragons. Dragons. And ... dragons. Always dragons. We love dragons.
What did I feel like didn't work as well? It had a sometimes heavy pacing that could eat a Kindle whole. The. Utter. Emotional. Devastation (Though that is kind of the point and I loved it).
What final thoughts do I sit with? Iron Flame destroyed me in ways I didn't think possible after Fourth Wing. I finished it gasping, cursing and already craving Onyx Storm and the next two books, but I also stand knowing I'll need something lighter and more fluffy before I jump into OS, simply because the ending drained my soul and I don't think I'm ready for what is to come.
Rebecca Yarros, if heartbreak fuels your creative engine, please ... Know you have enough fuel for the next ten series of yours.
I jumped straight into Iron Flame after Fourth Wing, simply because Rebecca Yarros loves to torture her readers and end books with cliffhangers, and my was this book a whole experience. A long, heavy and in the end, heart-shattering experience. I mean that. My heart shattered at the very end. This book isn't one that you'll just breeze through, it is dense, packed with tiny text and razor-thin spacing - however, you are rewarded in each and every second you invest in reading it.
In the beginning, I told myself I would take my time. And so I did ... until I couldn't anymore. Somewhere at the 30-40% mark this book decided to keep me hostage. Sleep? Purely optional. Work? A major inconvenience in my life. Social life? Forced, would prefer nonexistent though. Rebecca Yarros very well knows how to craft a trap, one that I walked willingly into - she can take me hostage again and as many times as she'd like - especially if it means chaining me into this book.
What about the characters and emotions? Xaden. This man ... His cocky, confident comebacks early on had me grinning. His chemistry with Violet? Tangible. Delicious tension. But then ... Oh, then things happen that had me nearly shouting in all caps (Seriously, my internal dialogue looked like a broken typewriter by the end with lots of HOW? WHY? XADEN? WH... WHAAH?). Liam? I still miss him, so much ... But Malek gives us a surprise in this book - a very welcome, but still sad one. Tairn remains my ultimate dragon crush however. Andarnas arc, yes please. More of that. More of our sweet little annoying and bastant teen girl. I love her.
If Fourth Wing was an introduction, Iron Flame is the siege. Secrets, betrayals, strategies and the constant underlying sense of doom that just creeps closer and closer with every page you flip. Part One lulled me into a sense of slowburn security before it all blew into pure chaos. By the time I hit the 80% mark I was feral.
I will not give way for any spoilers, but let me just say that certain choices broke me. And if you know, you know.
What did I feel like worked very well? It had a richer, darker plot than FW and because of the cliffhanger from the first installment, I was hooked and motivated from the very start. It was high-stakes intrigue and action with emotional gut punches that actually land. Dragons. Dragons. And ... dragons. Always dragons. We love dragons.
What did I feel like didn't work as well? It had a sometimes heavy pacing that could eat a Kindle whole. The. Utter. Emotional. Devastation (Though that is kind of the point and I loved it).
What final thoughts do I sit with? Iron Flame destroyed me in ways I didn't think possible after Fourth Wing. I finished it gasping, cursing and already craving Onyx Storm and the next two books, but I also stand knowing I'll need something lighter and more fluffy before I jump into OS, simply because the ending drained my soul and I don't think I'm ready for what is to come.
Rebecca Yarros, if heartbreak fuels your creative engine, please ... Know you have enough fuel for the next ten series of yours.