A review by scarlettereads
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-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? 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). I put it down to coercive heterosexuality, but I don't think this series is going there. It's frankly ludicrous that Imogen isn't at the very least bisexual. Then again, Violet and Xaden aren't canonically bi, but umm yes they are. I said what I said. I'm gay and I'm right.

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.

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