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A review by gretchenplz
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Well, it was a rough start, but the second part of the book was much better than the first. And, as a whole, this book was better than the first one.
I just... there is so. much. potential. in this series, and a good editor who's willing to actually do work on the story to fix the glaring plot holes and overly wordy sections would really do RY's writing a service. With the "fast publishing" industry these days, things that desperately need an edit and just published. There were formatting and grammar errors, and easily 200 pages that could have been removed. Even if those pages were replaced with ACTUAL world-building and not just little snippets at the beginning of chapters that leave us to ~figure it out on our own~ as we read. I know that intense world-building sometimes turns people away, but I just feel like if we ACTUALLY were explained some history and the stories of the venin, the story would benefit.
I wish that Violet and Xaden had any semblance of a healthy relationship because that was really an unwelcome distraction from how cool the world and story were at the end.
Anyway. I guess I'm on the hook for book 3 now. Sigh.
I just... there is so. much. potential. in this series, and a good editor who's willing to actually do work on the story to fix the glaring plot holes and overly wordy sections would really do RY's writing a service. With the "fast publishing" industry these days, things that desperately need an edit and just published. There were formatting and grammar errors, and easily 200 pages that could have been removed. Even if those pages were replaced with ACTUAL world-building and not just little snippets at the beginning of chapters that leave us to ~figure it out on our own~ as we read. I know that intense world-building sometimes turns people away, but I just feel like if we ACTUALLY were explained some history and the stories of the venin, the story would benefit.
I wish that Violet and Xaden had any semblance of a healthy relationship because that was really an unwelcome distraction from how cool the world and story were at the end.
Anyway. I guess I'm on the hook for book 3 now. Sigh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture