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emis_books'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
I loved reading about the dragons, how they interact with their rider and how they generally behave. Love Tairn and Andarna (Xaden of course too). I couldn’t put the book out of my hands and i will immediately continue with “Iron Flame”. I can’t wait.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Hate crime, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Death of parent
insanebookperson'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
Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
radtj'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: Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
sn03'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: Sexual content, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Gaslighting
thebookishwizard'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
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and War
chiitea99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Where do I even begin?
I almost threw this book in my DNF pile within the first 3 chapters. I finished this out of pure SPITE just so I can say I hated it, and yes, I did finish it.
The number of times the threat of death was thrown around was almost comical. If my eyes could be lodged in the back of my skull from rolling them so much at the mere mention of death in this book, they would. And they were not even in a war. They were just TRAINING for it AT. SCHOOL. Don't die at the parapet. Don't die by the hands of other students. Don't die at sparring. Don't die at the gauntlet. Don't die at the threshing. Don't die during flight lessons. This thing can kill you. Your dragon can kill you just cus it wants to. Don't die here. Don't die over there. Watch out even the damn stairs can kill you.
I'm also a big fan of the enemies to lovers trope. But not when it's "oh, that's the son of the guy that killed my brother. Fuck him. But why is he so hot?" The 🌶 was the mildest I've ever read. I'm astonished that people rate it so highly. I've read better 🌶 in freaking fanfiction.
The only redeeming thing about this book is the dragons. I loved Tarin and Andarna. I wish there was just more lore about the dragons. The only thing that we learned about them was Violet listing off facts in the middle of practicing the gauntlet and it was separated between every sentence with actions so I didn't learn jack squat about the most interesting part of the book.
Only about the middle third of the book was interesting with the whitty banter and flirting from Xaden and Violet. And the interactions between them and their dragons, minus the super awkward scene. You know the one. By the last third, I was extremely bored, even with plot twist after plot twist.
Would I read this again? Probably not. Would I recommend it to anyone? No. Am I probably going to read the sequel. Yes. Out of spite as well.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
pastorscratchy1reads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
c_dmckinney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
a_acha331'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
3.75
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
beltari'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? Yes
2.0
This book was fun but I enjoyed it the same way I enjoyed Sharknado. I can see why some less experienced readers would love it too. It was written so that young female readers will identify themselves with the "not like other girls" protagonist and if that's your cup of tea, go for it. It has cool fight scenes, Mexican novel levels of drama, and smutty scenes worthy of AO3. It's a light read and made me laugh with all the cringy dialogue and obvious plot twists. I'm giving it 4 stars because it fulfilled my need for a popcorn book.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism