A review by hanrutous16
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

There’s something about this series. It’s not because it’s booktok or bookstagram famous, although that does play into why I chose to read Fourth Wing. It’s because it’s a damned good book.

One of the things that gives this second novel the edge

is the departure from Basgiath. The characters have to really find their strengths, which for some is very underplayed (for example, Xaden could be teaching hand to hand combat, Rhiannon should be promoted etc.) but once they’re released from their limited schooling they are able to create something new. Perhaps too much of it is based on Basgiath, but gentler teachers, the introduction of the fliers and the space to grow is there and gives it so much potential.

I buddy read this one and one of the things my friend said was that Violet is just so NICE. And she’s right. Violet is the moral scale against which everything else should be weighed. Yes, the

on again, off again relationship with Xaden is a tad annoying,

but her growth as a character, her determination to do things differently and her dedication to true justice is outweighs those frustrations. 

I won’t say much except Andarna 😍😍 I think it was quite obvious what was coming for her but it was beautifully written in the end.

The end. How did we survive waiting a year for the next book? That ending hurts. So I’m off to read the newly published Onyx Storm.