A review by skylover
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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

4.5

Whew, this book had me wishing I was on Tairn's back so I could've strapped myself in for the wildest ride that this story takes you on. The gang gang (Ridoc, Rhi, Sawyer, and Vi) continue to enlighten the book with cute found family moments, lighthearted jokes to poke fun at one another, and be the comic relief scenes between holding my breath and gasping audibly when something crazy happens in the chapters inbetween. I found the writing to be repetitive still at times (Violet saying "Noted", breathing through her nose and out through her mouth, Tairn flying the fastest ever, that Xaden eclipsed/took up space/ was the sun or gravity in the room, and almost tripping over her feet over shocking news got old quick after 300 chapters), and I didn't fully understand Xaden and Violet's relationship this go-around, almost had me shipping Violet and Dain more at times. Still one of the more thrilling and adventurous books I've read, and Rebecca does not disappoint. Faint wait for the third! 
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