A review by slayergirl3281
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
1.75
There were some good lines and some sassy dragons, and some bad ass women side characters. But overall this books wasn’t what it could be. Fourth wing had potential, but reading this book…. I will say this without spoiling. Because I STRUGGLED through this book.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS
don’t read if this next part of you don’t want to know, but I don’t personally think it is a spoiler
Yarros seems to (from my knowledge of other books I have read) pulled heavy “inspiration” from books that came out in the 200’s & 2010’s. From HP, Twilight, Divergent, City of Bones and even Vampire Academy, then yeeted dragons and a few spice scenes to call it something new. Yes most fantasy isn’t whole heartedly original, but the way she portrays each of these plot points in Iron Flame is a little too close to the original idea from the other series (imo).
Even the ending is wayyyy too close to a major plot point in one of the series I listed above and it was blatantly obvious if you had read that series.
At this point I feel, with 3 more books ahead, that this won’t be a great. I hope Yarros and Red Tower going forward go through a few more edits and if ideas from other series are used, that it isn’t so similar to the original content.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS
don’t read if this next part of you don’t want to know, but I don’t personally think it is a spoiler
Yarros seems to (from my knowledge of other books I have read) pulled heavy “inspiration” from books that came out in the 200’s & 2010’s. From HP, Twilight, Divergent, City of Bones and even Vampire Academy, then yeeted dragons and a few spice scenes to call it something new. Yes most fantasy isn’t whole heartedly original, but the way she portrays each of these plot points in Iron Flame is a little too close to the original idea from the other series (imo).
Even the ending is wayyyy too close to a major plot point in one of the series I listed above and it was blatantly obvious if you had read that series.
At this point I feel, with 3 more books ahead, that this won’t be a great. I hope Yarros and Red Tower going forward go through a few more edits and if ideas from other series are used, that it isn’t so similar to the original content.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death, War, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness