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josiee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
miranda_coward03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
kimveach's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
marissa_nancy_nicole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief
anarcia_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
nix_87's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War
scarlettereads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Second read: 🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉 Five dragons
Equally as fantastic upon second read. Though I have to say it:
I think it's wild that Imogen isn't a lesbian. She has the same hair and attitude as my beloved Undercut McQueer (Vi from Arcane), and personally I think she has better chemistry with Quinn—whose weapon of choice is the symbol of Lesbianism, by the way—than with Garrick (no offence, buddy).
On to Onyx Storm 😱
First read: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Five stars
Iron Flame is a fantastic book, and I loved almost every second of it. You know, until that bit at the end.
I’m mourning the loss of a character who didn’t even die. Feeling physically ill. I’m never going to emotionally recover from this.
Still it’s somehow even funnier than Fourth Wing was, and I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t half because of Ridoc. Because it was.
Don’t read this book if you value your sanity because the end is almost as brain-breaking as the end of House of Sky and Breath. I need to lie down now.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
rehtaehwashere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
- What I liked: I liked Andarna's sass, I liked that Xaden was so badass
until the very end of the book , I liked that Miradidn't even question her sister even though she defied their mother . I like that Brennan was doing everything he could for the resistance and that the dragon riders were so ready to accept and help the griffon riders. I like the beginnings of a union against the venin for the people that could see it. - What I disliked: Xaden's choice at the end, that Violet was so focused on Xaden 'lying' to her that she was a fucking moron through the whole book. The first book she poisoned everyone
and yet she drank suspicious water THREE TIMES?? THREE TIMES VIOLET YOU FUCKING IDIOT . That she couldn't solve the incredibly obvious riddle about the wards and that she couldn't figure outAndarna ISN'T A BLACK DRAGON even with her weird abilities and shifting scale colors . That she DOESN'T ASK QUESTIONS and then gets mad she doesn't know things. That she went from strong smart and resourceful to a fucking idiot in one book. - Overall thoughts: Poorly edited, a lot could've been chopped out to make for better characterization and letting us understand WHY Violet is being so stupid, that a strong woman got ruined by a hot guy for the sake of plot and she's no longer intelligent and resourceful just because she wants to be petty, the ending sucked and the book was a slog.
- Recommend to a friend? Y if someone wants to continue the series but N if someone is on the fence about the series
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ginac's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, and Dysphoria
ninahuynh's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail