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Hachette (2023). 512p.
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML: "The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity." �Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College�Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet's already wondering how she'll get through. It's not just that it's grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it's designed to stretch the riders' capacity for pain beyond endurance. It's the new vice commandant, who's made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is�unless she betrays the man she loves. Although Violet's body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else's, she still has her wits�and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules. But a determination to survive won't be enough this year. Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College�and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end. The Empyrean series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Fourth Wing Book #2 Iron Flame.… (more)
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LibraryThing member N.W.Moors
I didn't intend to read this book as I was disappointed in The Fourth Wing's second half, but I got up in the hype. While this has some of the same issues as the first book, I felt it was an improvement. The pacing in the first half was slow and could have used some judicious editing. The romance
Violet is still a Mary Sue, maybe more so than the first book. While we lost the romantic triangle with Dain, we picked up a new one with Cat, though it seemed pretty much resolved by the end of the book. Xaden is still the strong, silent type with occasional overreactions to Violet in the romantic department. It was a wise choice on Ms. Yarro's part, in my opinion, to have them separated for long periods of the book because she's still in school and he's at the front. They're not a great couple in this period of their relationship.
The writing is just okay. There are numerous plot holes and too much usage of modern words for my taste. The action is what makes the story interesting to me, though the magic system is becoming too convoluted and I fear will make plot holes even worse in the future books.
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consists of sex scenes, bickering, and purple prose. But the second half of the book had a lot of interesting action after a slow first half.Violet is still a Mary Sue, maybe more so than the first book. While we lost the romantic triangle with Dain, we picked up a new one with Cat, though it seemed pretty much resolved by the end of the book. Xaden is still the strong, silent type with occasional overreactions to Violet in the romantic department. It was a wise choice on Ms. Yarro's part, in my opinion, to have them separated for long periods of the book because she's still in school and he's at the front. They're not a great couple in this period of their relationship.
The writing is just okay. There are numerous plot holes and too much usage of modern words for my taste. The action is what makes the story interesting to me, though the magic system is becoming too convoluted and I fear will make plot holes even worse in the future books.
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LibraryThing member Anniik
TW/CW: Violence, death, brutality, sex, language
RATING: 5/5
REVIEW: Iron Flame is the sequel to Fourth Wing and follows Violet Sorrengail’s second year as a dragonrider. I won’t give too many details here since I don’t want to spoil the book for other people.
I really enjoyed this book – I
Just a warning, this book also ends in a hell of a cliffhanger, just FYI for anyone who wants to wait until the next one comes out to read it (I couldn’t wait that long, but I know some people who do).
I recommend this series to fantasy fans and anyone else looking for an exciting fantasy series.
RATING: 5/5
REVIEW: Iron Flame is the sequel to Fourth Wing and follows Violet Sorrengail’s second year as a dragonrider. I won’t give too many details here since I don’t want to spoil the book for other people.
I really enjoyed this book – I
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found it as fast-paced and entertaining as the first book. It seems that there are a few more ‘spicy’ scenes than were in the first one, which I know people like, even if they aren’t really my thing. There’s also a lot of relationship angst, but it fits. This book is very exciting and since, like in the first one, the stakes are very real, it makes the exciting parts just that much more exciting.Just a warning, this book also ends in a hell of a cliffhanger, just FYI for anyone who wants to wait until the next one comes out to read it (I couldn’t wait that long, but I know some people who do).
I recommend this series to fantasy fans and anyone else looking for an exciting fantasy series.
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LibraryThing member TadAD
Over the summer, I recommended the first book in this series, Fourth Wing, rather heavily to certain people: fans of Anne McCaffrey or Naomi Novik, those who generally like dragon-military-fantasy or stories of young women overcoming odds, etc. Of those I checked in with, there was a 100% success
This sequel is fair. I won't give it any more than that because it distinctly disappointed in comparison to the first volume. What I liked about Fourth Wing was that, while it had plenty of action and plot, there was also a noticeable component of character exposition and development. We watched Violet and her companions grow and change under the forces of the school. This second one does not do well in that regard. If I had to sum it up, I'd say this is is a loose conglomeration of action sequences punctuated by frequent and ever-more-explicit sex scenes.
So, this is generally a negative review. If it were the first book of a series, I might not continue because it gave me no sense of the characters, and so I wouldn't have bonded. As it's the second, I will read the third and hope that the story returns to the form of the first.
It didn't have to be so two-dimensional. There was plenty of fertile ground to give this book some character-driven component like we had in its predecessor. New friends. New enemies. Folks outside Violet's immediate rider environment were thrust into her ambit on multiple occasions. The interactions with the infantry during the RSC event, for example, or the aftermath of the cliff climb toward the end ... these and others would have deepened our picture of both Violet and her squad, and the world. Instead, these opportunities were simply were thrown away and usually never completed. It was almost like Yarros forgot the interesting sub-stories she created in her haste to get to the next highly repetitive, angst-driven scene between Violet and Xaden. The formula seems to have been: kill characters with some regularity for no real drive-the-plot-forward purpose I can see (unlike the first book where deaths mattered), then divert with an NC-17 sex scene.
The writing's only average: by the end I was literally skimming the aforementioned "highly repetitive" to find the first line of Violet–Xaden dialogue that got beyond "angst-driven." If I'm skimming, it means that you've "told" me enough times; how about "showing" me instead? Another reviewer mentioned plot holes. Honestly, they didn't bother me since most books that make up a world have them. I minded the deus ex machina, nick-of-time solutions to their problems a lot more.
Finally, let's talk about the ending (without spoilers). I'll state up front that authors who employ major cliffhangers to end an episode in a multi-volume/single-story tale create a very strong impression in me.
They strike me as either insecure about the reader coming back to read the next volume just on the merits of their writing, or they really don't care whether the reader's experience is good one. So many enduring fantasy authors have understood that you can pause in the action while still keeping the story going. A cliffhanger is not a pause. It's a deliberate attempt to leave the reader off-balance and anxious. Just to take one example that many will have read: regardless of whether you love the Harry Potter stories or not, Rowling knew that wasn't the way good fiction was constructed. Stories have an arc, even stories within stories. She knew you needed two things in each volume: 1) Keep the overarching tension going because the big story is NOT done; 2) Give the reader a sense of the inner arc completing, a pause-point readying you for the next one. In Fourth Wing, Yarros did it well. Iron Flame failed miserably.
So, the third paragraph of this review sums it up: I'll read the third, hoping it's like the first. If it's like the second, I'm probably done.
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rate on those recommendations.This sequel is fair. I won't give it any more than that because it distinctly disappointed in comparison to the first volume. What I liked about Fourth Wing was that, while it had plenty of action and plot, there was also a noticeable component of character exposition and development. We watched Violet and her companions grow and change under the forces of the school. This second one does not do well in that regard. If I had to sum it up, I'd say this is is a loose conglomeration of action sequences punctuated by frequent and ever-more-explicit sex scenes.
So, this is generally a negative review. If it were the first book of a series, I might not continue because it gave me no sense of the characters, and so I wouldn't have bonded. As it's the second, I will read the third and hope that the story returns to the form of the first.
It didn't have to be so two-dimensional. There was plenty of fertile ground to give this book some character-driven component like we had in its predecessor. New friends. New enemies. Folks outside Violet's immediate rider environment were thrust into her ambit on multiple occasions. The interactions with the infantry during the RSC event, for example, or the aftermath of the cliff climb toward the end ... these and others would have deepened our picture of both Violet and her squad, and the world. Instead, these opportunities were simply were thrown away and usually never completed. It was almost like Yarros forgot the interesting sub-stories she created in her haste to get to the next highly repetitive, angst-driven scene between Violet and Xaden. The formula seems to have been: kill characters with some regularity for no real drive-the-plot-forward purpose I can see (unlike the first book where deaths mattered), then divert with an NC-17 sex scene.
The writing's only average: by the end I was literally skimming the aforementioned "highly repetitive" to find the first line of Violet–Xaden dialogue that got beyond "angst-driven." If I'm skimming, it means that you've "told" me enough times; how about "showing" me instead? Another reviewer mentioned plot holes. Honestly, they didn't bother me since most books that make up a world have them. I minded the deus ex machina, nick-of-time solutions to their problems a lot more.
Finally, let's talk about the ending (without spoilers). I'll state up front that authors who employ major cliffhangers to end an episode in a multi-volume/single-story tale create a very strong impression in me.
They strike me as either insecure about the reader coming back to read the next volume just on the merits of their writing, or they really don't care whether the reader's experience is good one. So many enduring fantasy authors have understood that you can pause in the action while still keeping the story going. A cliffhanger is not a pause. It's a deliberate attempt to leave the reader off-balance and anxious. Just to take one example that many will have read: regardless of whether you love the Harry Potter stories or not, Rowling knew that wasn't the way good fiction was constructed. Stories have an arc, even stories within stories. She knew you needed two things in each volume: 1) Keep the overarching tension going because the big story is NOT done; 2) Give the reader a sense of the inner arc completing, a pause-point readying you for the next one. In Fourth Wing, Yarros did it well. Iron Flame failed miserably.
So, the third paragraph of this review sums it up: I'll read the third, hoping it's like the first. If it's like the second, I'm probably done.
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LibraryThing member sedodge
and THATS a five star book. god bless is it a good time to be a fantasy reader. I will never emotionally recover from this. I don't trust myself to not give spoilers if i write anymore but just know that its GOOD.
LibraryThing member kmartin802
Violet is entering her second year of training to become a rider. Xaden has graduated and been assigned to the front lines. They need to get together every week because their dragons are mated, but the powers the be are throwing every sort of roadblock in their way. They are also dealing with their
The second year's highlight is teaching the students how to act if they are interrogated or tortured, and a new Vice Commandant has come to the school who's infamous for his techniques and the students who die under it. He is particularly eager to have Violet submit to his attentions. But, while Violet's body is fragile, her mind and will are not.
Despite Xaden's disapproval, Violet has read her friends in on what is really going on in the kingdom which gives her more allies. She is especially grateful that her friend in the Scribes has agreed to help her find out more of the history of wardstones despite the knowledge being censored many years previously.
When Xaden and Violet revolt and take half of the cadets to Xaden's home which is the center of the rebellion, they need to ally with griffin riders outside their kingdom if anyone is going to survive the incursions of the venin. But Xaden's one-time betrothed who is a griffin rider and the third in line to her kingdom isn't willing to let bygones be bygones and causes Violet some problems because of her mind gift. And Violet has her own problems with her gift. It's great to be able to throw lightning but it would be even better if she could aim.
This was an action-packed episode filled with dragons, battles, friendship and love.
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relationship because Violet wants no secrets and Xaden has lots of secrets to keep both personally and in his role as leader of a revolution. Also, Violet isn't yet good at blocking mind readers from browsing in her brain.The second year's highlight is teaching the students how to act if they are interrogated or tortured, and a new Vice Commandant has come to the school who's infamous for his techniques and the students who die under it. He is particularly eager to have Violet submit to his attentions. But, while Violet's body is fragile, her mind and will are not.
Despite Xaden's disapproval, Violet has read her friends in on what is really going on in the kingdom which gives her more allies. She is especially grateful that her friend in the Scribes has agreed to help her find out more of the history of wardstones despite the knowledge being censored many years previously.
When Xaden and Violet revolt and take half of the cadets to Xaden's home which is the center of the rebellion, they need to ally with griffin riders outside their kingdom if anyone is going to survive the incursions of the venin. But Xaden's one-time betrothed who is a griffin rider and the third in line to her kingdom isn't willing to let bygones be bygones and causes Violet some problems because of her mind gift. And Violet has her own problems with her gift. It's great to be able to throw lightning but it would be even better if she could aim.
This was an action-packed episode filled with dragons, battles, friendship and love.
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LibraryThing member foggidawn
It's Violet's second year at Basgiath War College, and if she thought First Year was dangerous and deadly...
I don't want to offer too many spoilers, as this is a sequel to the super-popular Fourth Wing, and you absolutely should read that one first. This one is similar in the level of heat, or
I don't want to offer too many spoilers, as this is a sequel to the super-popular Fourth Wing, and you absolutely should read that one first. This one is similar in the level of heat, or
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maybe a little spicier than its predecessor. It ends in what I wouldn't exactly call a cliffhanger, but let's just say that there will definitely be a third book, and you'll be wanting it at the end of this one. Show Less
LibraryThing member doyoudogear
I still haven't reviewed Fourth Wing, but decided to go ahead and write this one while the story was still fresh on my mind. I was already late to the game with this series, but I put myself on the waiting list for an audiobook at my library as soon as I was able to after falling in love with these
Yarros not only makes me fall in love with Violet and Xaden, but every secondary character is beloved as well. Losing any of them would be devasting to my heart, so that final battle in Iron Flame had my pulse racing right along with Violet's. I was already worried about finishing the book since everyone said they literally stared at a wall for 20 minutes afterwards, but I still wasn't expecting the cliffhanger we're left with. Haven't we been through enough by now?
I will say that I didn't like how long it took Violent and Xaden to work through their issues. A lack of communication between characters is a huge turn off for me in books, especially when they're romantically involved. Violet knew who he was before she fell in love with him, yet she made demands and put expectations on him that were a bit unfair. She didn't completely trust him because he wouldn't tell her everything, but everyone in this series has secrets, including her. She kept demanding total honesty and full disclosure despite other lives being at risk if she knew. Yarros managed to address these issues in a way that wasn't cringeworthy, so at least that aspect of the book was tolerable and didn't ruin everything else for me.
The dragons are still my favorite part of these books. I love their sarcasm and menacing attitudes, especially when directed towards their own riders. Their personalities are perfection. Adolescent Adarna is an absolute delight to read about, and her getting on Tairn's nerves never fails to make me smile. I'm really happy we learned more about them in Iron Flame because so much is still a mystery.
Love, betrayal, unexpected plot twists, new friends and frenemies, dragons and gryphons, riders and flyers, war, loss - Iron Flame has all that and more. I highly recommend this series if you enjoy fantasy and fast-paced adventure stories. (★★★★★)
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characters during Fourth Wing. Additionally, Rebecca Soler is one of my absolute favorite narrators and she does an amazing job with this series.Yarros not only makes me fall in love with Violet and Xaden, but every secondary character is beloved as well. Losing any of them would be devasting to my heart, so that final battle in Iron Flame had my pulse racing right along with Violet's. I was already worried about finishing the book since everyone said they literally stared at a wall for 20 minutes afterwards, but I still wasn't expecting the cliffhanger we're left with. Haven't we been through enough by now?
I will say that I didn't like how long it took Violent and Xaden to work through their issues. A lack of communication between characters is a huge turn off for me in books, especially when they're romantically involved. Violet knew who he was before she fell in love with him, yet she made demands and put expectations on him that were a bit unfair. She didn't completely trust him because he wouldn't tell her everything, but everyone in this series has secrets, including her. She kept demanding total honesty and full disclosure despite other lives being at risk if she knew. Yarros managed to address these issues in a way that wasn't cringeworthy, so at least that aspect of the book was tolerable and didn't ruin everything else for me.
The dragons are still my favorite part of these books. I love their sarcasm and menacing attitudes, especially when directed towards their own riders. Their personalities are perfection. Adolescent Adarna is an absolute delight to read about, and her getting on Tairn's nerves never fails to make me smile. I'm really happy we learned more about them in Iron Flame because so much is still a mystery.
Love, betrayal, unexpected plot twists, new friends and frenemies, dragons and gryphons, riders and flyers, war, loss - Iron Flame has all that and more. I highly recommend this series if you enjoy fantasy and fast-paced adventure stories. (★★★★★)
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LibraryThing member bookworm12
That was a LOT! It felt episodic & there’s too much stubborn immaturity w/Violet, but there’s a lot to love. I love the friendship between Ridoc, Sawyer, Violet, Imogen & Rhi. I love every single dragon interaction, esp. Tairn. I wish we had learned more about the founding 6, but I bet that’s
“You and I are not easy people. What we build together has to be strong enough to withstand a storm. Or a war. Easy isn't going to give that to us."
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coming.“You and I are not easy people. What we build together has to be strong enough to withstand a storm. Or a war. Easy isn't going to give that to us."
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LibraryThing member deslivres5
I enjoyed this sequel to Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros even MORE than Fourth Wing.
I listened to the audio and skipped over the four-ish "spicy" parts (yes, I get it: Violet loves/wants Xaden, but I didn't need it graphically spelled out for me).
More world building, politics, intrigue and magic,
The action and storytelling was fast paced. New enemies and old friends.
We get to see the trials of the second years, and how their bonds are tested and strengthened.
Lots of surprises here/secrets revealed. And a cliffhanger, of course.
Small nitpicks, but I understand why these aren't so:
1) That dragon, Tairn should be attached to Violet at the hip thisclose.
2) Violet and Xaden could solve 95% of problems if they just talked more.
I listened to the audio and skipped over the four-ish "spicy" parts (yes, I get it: Violet loves/wants Xaden, but I didn't need it graphically spelled out for me).
More world building, politics, intrigue and magic,
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please (and dragons!).The action and storytelling was fast paced. New enemies and old friends.
We get to see the trials of the second years, and how their bonds are tested and strengthened.
Lots of surprises here/secrets revealed. And a cliffhanger, of course.
Small nitpicks, but I understand why these aren't so:
1) That dragon, Tairn should be attached to Violet at the hip thisclose.
2) Violet and Xaden could solve 95% of problems if they just talked more.
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LibraryThing member jenspirko
A fun and gripping sequel that separates a bit from the YA tropes that dominated the first book. I found the romance interruption plot arc frustrating, but it is satisfyingly resolved. The main storyline is even better, with a fun and very enjoyable development around the identity of one of the
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dragons, I found the last-page twist a bit tiresome, however. (The first book also ended on a last-page twist.) A very enjoyable read! Show Less
LibraryThing member Citizenjoyce
I barely finished this. It is full of "one true love", feminine guilt, and martyr complexes and way too light on dragons. I won't be reading the sequel unless someone comes up with an abridged version that has only dragons and no people.
LibraryThing member dinahmine
I loved Iron Flame. So much happens and everything is exciting! My only (personal) complaint is that I wish I’d delayed reading it longer so I wouldn’t have to wait so long for the next.
LibraryThing member Baochuan
The story line has developed and there are plot twist that I was not expecting, but I am not sure about some of the story lines.
LibraryThing member bell7
Beginning right where Fourth Wing left off, we find Violet Sorrengail in the secret place where her brother, Brennan, leads a resistance. After much discussion, Violet, Xaden and the others agree to go back to Basgiath, the war college for dragon riders, for their second year. But Violet can't tell
Where to start with a 600+ page epic romantasy that has a lot of action and revelations? The story seemed to me like it could have been two separate book, as halfway through things change dramatically, and where I thought the story was going was only part of it. The dragons are fantastic, and Andarna as a "teenager" is hysterical. I was disappointed that there weren't more interactions with her, because whenever she was present she stole the scene completely. Violet annoyed me for the first half of the book, being mad at Xaden for the exact same thing she does to her friends. I enjoyed learning more about the world, how magic works, and what Violet learns about the wards and the history of Navarre. So overall, it was a bit of a mixed bag but one that I mostly enjoyed... and of course, I'll be waiting for the next one with everyone else.
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her best friend, Rhiannon, or any of their friends that the real enemy - magic wielders called venin - are out there, and coming for them. She's determined to do what she can to help the resistance, even as she and Xaden are at odds since he isn't telling her everything. And Andarna, one of the dragons to which Violet is bonded, has grown after the battle they were in and has reached adolescence.Where to start with a 600+ page epic romantasy that has a lot of action and revelations? The story seemed to me like it could have been two separate book, as halfway through things change dramatically, and where I thought the story was going was only part of it. The dragons are fantastic, and Andarna as a "teenager" is hysterical. I was disappointed that there weren't more interactions with her, because whenever she was present she stole the scene completely. Violet annoyed me for the first half of the book, being mad at Xaden for the exact same thing she does to her friends. I enjoyed learning more about the world, how magic works, and what Violet learns about the wards and the history of Navarre. So overall, it was a bit of a mixed bag but one that I mostly enjoyed... and of course, I'll be waiting for the next one with everyone else.
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LibraryThing member witchyrichy
Iron Flame is the second in The Empyrean Series by Rebecca Yarros. It was the same rip roaring adventure fantasy romance story as the first one. Violet is back for her second year and struggling to walk the line between two very separate lives. She faces a sadistic vice commandant who almost breaks
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her while she and Xaden work to save the world. it took me a chapter or two to get up to speed again as there were old and new characters to connect but once in, I was absorbed in the story. I am looking forward to the next one but there doesn't seem to be a title or publication date. Show Less
LibraryThing member ecataldi
Ahhhhhh! Freaking cliffhanger! The book started a little slow, but honestly I was still so into it the whole time. I know everyone loves the Violet and Xaden romance, but I just like the dragons and the world building. The romance is fine; but I am loving the fantasy aspect of this. It's no small
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feat to write a 600+ page romantasy that readers don't want to put down. You could murder someone with this book! Now I freaking have to wait forever for the next book! Show Less
LibraryThing member shelleyraec
Having adored Fourth Wing, I took the very rare step of preordering Iron Flame for myself as a Christmas present and yet it still took me months to finally read it.
There was always the risk I’d be disappointed but just as with Fourth Wing I devoured Iron Flame in one sitting, enchanted once
The stakes are higher with the revelation that the Venin are planning to take down the wards that protect Navarre. Having to return to Basgiath College with the revolution’s secret makes Violet vulnerable, and though she has new allies, she also attracts new enemies. There are plenty of moments of breathtaking tension and fast-paced action that had me on the edge of my seat.
Yarros continues to build on the lore of her world, revealing a little more about its political and magical history. She also shares some more details about the dragons, and their bargain with the people of Navarre. Tairn and Andarna aren’t as present in this instalment but still steal every scene they are in.
Violet and Xaden’s relationship is as complicated as ever. Trust is the big issue in this novel with Violet naively, and hypocritically, believing there should be no secrets between the pair. The repetition of Violet’s insecurities is irritating, and really the only misstep in the novel for me. Thankfully the scorching hot scenes between Violet and Xaden serve as a satisfying distraction.
Be warned, Iron Flame ends on another devastating cliffhanger and as yet there is no announcement on when we can expect book 3. There are rumours that the Empyrean series will run to 6 books and no matter how long it takes, I’ll be there for every one.
There was always the risk I’d be disappointed but just as with Fourth Wing I devoured Iron Flame in one sitting, enchanted once
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again by the adventure, intrigue, action and romance.The stakes are higher with the revelation that the Venin are planning to take down the wards that protect Navarre. Having to return to Basgiath College with the revolution’s secret makes Violet vulnerable, and though she has new allies, she also attracts new enemies. There are plenty of moments of breathtaking tension and fast-paced action that had me on the edge of my seat.
Yarros continues to build on the lore of her world, revealing a little more about its political and magical history. She also shares some more details about the dragons, and their bargain with the people of Navarre. Tairn and Andarna aren’t as present in this instalment but still steal every scene they are in.
Violet and Xaden’s relationship is as complicated as ever. Trust is the big issue in this novel with Violet naively, and hypocritically, believing there should be no secrets between the pair. The repetition of Violet’s insecurities is irritating, and really the only misstep in the novel for me. Thankfully the scorching hot scenes between Violet and Xaden serve as a satisfying distraction.
Be warned, Iron Flame ends on another devastating cliffhanger and as yet there is no announcement on when we can expect book 3. There are rumours that the Empyrean series will run to 6 books and no matter how long it takes, I’ll be there for every one.
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LibraryThing member acargile
Loved it! Kept me entertained. I do think she follows familiar plot twists, for I'm not surprised. I was surprised at the ending because I hadn't paid attention to how "this" happens. After reviewing how "this" happens, it's exactly what would happen. I had to laugh. This series is right up my
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alley and has greatly entertained me, putting me in bondage until I finished. I am looking forward to the next book and am relieved to be released from the world for a time to get some things done in my life--besides listening!!! Show Less
LibraryThing member Kimberly103164
Review:
5 of 5 Stars
Iron Flame #ironflamebook
Author: Rebecca Yarros @rebeccayarros
Publisher: Red Tower Books #redtowerbooks (Entangled Publishing #engtangledpublishing)
"The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year us when the rest of us lose our humanity"--Xaden Riorsen
WOW!
Violet and Xaden are just as sizzling as in the first book. They fight. They makeup. They fight. Secrets are revealed and secrets are kept secret.
Xaden is showing his "dark" side in this book and Violet is having difficulty with it. In the first book they are trying to figure out what their relationship is. In this book they are continuing to evolve. They are getting over their past, prejudices and all the obstacles that they have to circumvent to figure out what their relationship is. The reader also has to remember as they read this book that these two are in their early twenties and they have already lived a lifetime.
"Secrets make for poor leverage. They die with the people who keep them".
The supporting characters continue from the Fourth Wing are just wonderful in this book. There are many new characters introduced in this book some are good and some are bad.
But I absolutely love the dragons in this book. Tairn and Sgaeyl and their relationship. I also adore how Tairn supports Violet in this book and watch out when he gets mad everyone, the dragons and riders all know it. Then there is sweet Andarna who is now the equivalent of a human teenager and oh my she is very sassy and snarky,
"Good idea, I could use a snack"---Andarna's tone is indecently excited.
"We do not eat our allies"---Tairn lectures.
"You never let me have any fun"---Andarna
There are so many surprises in this book. I am even more excited to the third book now.
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5 of 5 Stars
Iron Flame #ironflamebook
Author: Rebecca Yarros @rebeccayarros
Publisher: Red Tower Books #redtowerbooks (Entangled Publishing #engtangledpublishing)
"The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year us when the rest of us lose our humanity"--Xaden Riorsen
WOW!
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This story is even more action packed then first book Fourth Wing. I have to admit when I got to the last ten chapters I just sat down and had to finish. The ending made me cheer, yell ad cry.Violet and Xaden are just as sizzling as in the first book. They fight. They makeup. They fight. Secrets are revealed and secrets are kept secret.
Xaden is showing his "dark" side in this book and Violet is having difficulty with it. In the first book they are trying to figure out what their relationship is. In this book they are continuing to evolve. They are getting over their past, prejudices and all the obstacles that they have to circumvent to figure out what their relationship is. The reader also has to remember as they read this book that these two are in their early twenties and they have already lived a lifetime.
"Secrets make for poor leverage. They die with the people who keep them".
The supporting characters continue from the Fourth Wing are just wonderful in this book. There are many new characters introduced in this book some are good and some are bad.
But I absolutely love the dragons in this book. Tairn and Sgaeyl and their relationship. I also adore how Tairn supports Violet in this book and watch out when he gets mad everyone, the dragons and riders all know it. Then there is sweet Andarna who is now the equivalent of a human teenager and oh my she is very sassy and snarky,
"Good idea, I could use a snack"---Andarna's tone is indecently excited.
"We do not eat our allies"---Tairn lectures.
"You never let me have any fun"---Andarna
There are so many surprises in this book. I am even more excited to the third book now.
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LibraryThing member waldhaus1
This IS a story for a young adult. Lots of excitement but the character development too childish for my taste.
LibraryThing member bookworm148
This gets too much hate. It was a fine book and about the same as the first. Iron Flame reads slightly less YA than the first book, but there are still a lot of YA elements present.
I won't be continuing this series. However, if you enjoyed the first book for the actual plot (and not the attempt at
I won't be continuing this series. However, if you enjoyed the first book for the actual plot (and not the attempt at
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romance), then this will still be an enjoyable read. Show Less
Awards
Libby Book Award (Winner — 2023)
The best books of 2023 | The Guardian (Romance)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2023-11-07
ISBN
9780349440262
Local notes
Australian special edition with sprayed page edges.
Other editions
Empyrean, Book 2: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (Hardcover)