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fritopie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Medical trauma, Murder, and War
Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury
shinyfox'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
3.0
Still tons of questions, as mentioned in my review of the first book. And.... these questions continue, thoughts notes below.
- Cat? (that's it. that's the question) Poorly written character that didn't start to have substance, besides "Mean girl", until later in the book and then for someone who was so 'pivotal' she just.... vanished in the late second half of the book.
- Violet somehow gets more childish in this book? How did we stall out with her character growth in such a long second installment?
- The fighting between her and Xayden draaaaaged on. It became very wash, rinse, repeat. I grew weary of it.
- There are now so many side characters that I'm getting them confused...
The plot twists were (slightly) less visible in this book than the first, there was one notable thing that caught me by surprise.
Overall this book was.... dramatic. Tense, emotional and full of various kinds of drama, but with very little character growth compared to what we saw in the first book.
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
haloheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
west_witch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore and Violence
Minor: Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
ceciliarer'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
4.75
I’ve just finished reading in the middle of the night. It definitely can hold up with Fourth Wing but I was a bit frustrated with Iron Flame.
Violet and Xaden didn’t really grew character wise, they fought and were stubborn throughout the whole book and that annoyed me so much. Xaden’s way too overprotective and Violet can’t see past any mistakes and blames herself for everything that went wrong in Resson, in Aretia and with the wards failing. I felt like any scenes with them fighting just slowed down the plot unnecessarily.
The plot in itself was really well thought out and written and the ending left me here in tears, just like every time Violet hallucinated Liam. I didn’t expect Lilith to sacrifice herself at all or Xaden turning Venin, just to keep Violet alive.
Even though it didn’t capture me like Fourth Wing did, I still think Iron Flame is a fantastic read and I can’t believe I have to wait 4 months for Onyx Storm and suffer from not knowing what happens next
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
klm2620's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
trapdorr'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: Torture, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness and Colonisation
sshirkey'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, Genocide, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War
nina_bookkura'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
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
cayde_starkiller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail