A review by thegoldenageofgabylon
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

hope xaden ex machina gets killed off in the sequels xoxo even dain was more likable by the end...

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hated xaden by the end. spineless oathbreaker who became overprotective dain 2.0 (meanwhile dain steadily got more and more bearable), who kept promising to abandon the rebellion for violet (which she did not ask of him), who abandoned sgaeyl for violet (which she also didn't ask!). none of this was romantic to me, just pathetic. how do you lose all respect for xaden? 'two ways, gradually and then suddenly.'