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Onyx Storm
by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
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:
No
The third book in this series departs from its predecessors in terms of pacing. Instead, what we get is the characters plotting their way methodically in search of answers to many of the mysteries and problems set up in previous books.
The characters (especially the supporting cast of cadets) get more room to be fleshed out into unique and interesting characters. It makes you cheer their successes and root for their survival that much harder. Loss in the first book becomes routine as the seconda y cast of characters is brutally whittled down. Loss in this book hits like a gut punch.
It feels like the author really took the opportunity to show off the treasure trove of worldbuilding and lore that she's had stored up for years and finally started to give us answers about the greater world politics and conflict. It's fascinating and well executed, avoiding the trap of plodding exposition that I felt for much of book one.
Violet is so metal when she's allowed to step into the spotlight as a leader in the field. I can't wait to see where she goes in the futurenow that she's a political leader
The characters (especially the supporting cast of cadets) get more room to be fleshed out into unique and interesting characters. It makes you cheer their successes and root for their survival that much harder. Loss in the first book becomes routine as the seconda y cast of characters is brutally whittled down. Loss in this book hits like a gut punch.
It feels like the author really took the opportunity to show off the treasure trove of worldbuilding and lore that she's had stored up for years and finally started to give us answers about the greater world politics and conflict. It's fascinating and well executed, avoiding the trap of plodding exposition that I felt for much of book one.
Violet is so metal when she's allowed to step into the spotlight as a leader in the field. I can't wait to see where she goes in the future
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, War
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Medical trauma, Murder, Classism
Minor: Torture, Vomit