"Remember it's only the body that's fragile. You are unbreakable." Ahh, that was pretty awesome. I'm going to need a moment to process all this.Many moments later...Right, onto my thoughts.Let me gush for a second. I absolutely love it when a book knows exactly what it's supposed to do: entertain the reader. It's not trying to be slow, boring, or, god forbid, pretentious (shudders). No, its only goal is to squeeze every last drop of joy and excitement out of the pages, and that's what this se...

0/5 stars ⭐️ You thought Fourth Wing was bad…? Oh, you sweet summer child. Goodreads has been real finicky about reviews recently, so I will only be speaking on the book and its content (not the author, though I have very many opinions, none of them kind ☺️).Also, there are spoilers in this review, but who cares because you shouldn’t be reading this book to begin with! (Don’t let my sacrifice be in vain).I intended to get this review out way sooner, but unfortunately (and unsurprisingly), *Iron ...

Reread: 6 stars the first time, 100 excruciatingly painful stars the second time. Guys, my heart is absolutely broken; I cannot stop crying. The way this book and these characters have seeped into every part of my life… All I feel is dread and anxiety and pain. Knowing the ending made this read a million times more painful. But this book is absolutely perfect; I will accept zero criticism. Final thoughts as I wipe the tears off my phone:- Xaden is the only fictional man to exist. Number 1 book b...

|| 2.0 stars ||Well, damn. This was incredibly disappointing... I don’t even really know where to start with this review, because I feel like I have so many complaints.First and foremost, let’s start with one of the book’s most glaring issues: the writing was genuinely bad. It’s as plain and simple as that. This whole thing dragged like crazy, and I was just so bored most of the time. Not only that, the writing was also painfully shallow. Nothing and no one had depth: all of the characters were ...

1 StarOkay, I'm not going to go on a huge rant or get super specific in this review because I know a lot of people are still reading **Iron Flame** right now. I'll come back and edit this later with a proper review, I just wanted to drop my initial thoughts and rating. Please take this with a grain of salt if you're a super fan of this series or of Rebecca Yarros in general. I don't like her writing at all—not even a little bit. The entire feel of **Iron Flame** is still juvenile af. Like all th...

3.75 starsAs someone with ADHD, I'm the butt of the joke because I couldn't remember any locations, and the super-descriptive, long-ass paragraphs about borders and locations seriously made my head spin. I'm just glad I finished it. 😭I actually prefer Book 1 a lot more than Iron Flame because the first book was clearer and more exciting. It's not that Iron Flame wasn't great, but it didn't give me the same feelings as the first one, which hooked me instantly with the Parapet scene. Many things ...

✅REREAD (MAY 2024)I had such an amazing time with Iron Flame. If anything, I loved it even more than the first time. The foreshadowing was worth enjoying. The dragons? Great as ever. The side characters? Fun as ever. The romance? Swoon worthy as ever. I found the communication to be better read this time comparatively. The ending? Gut wrenching as ever.~•~•~✅ORIGINAL REVIEW (Nov 2023)Before I start with the review, please note- I sympathize and support people who have been impacted by the war. G...

Because love, at its root, is hope. Hope for tomorrow. Hope for what could be. Hope that someone you've entrusted your everything to will cradle and protect it. And hope? That shit is harder to kill than a dragon. Well, fuck🥲That being said, I promised myself I'd finish my current readings before starting this one, but FoMo was a bitch and then, would you believe that, I tripped and fell into Xadaddy's arms.Silly, clumsy me."Iron Flame" by Rebecca Yarros was alright, but I'm not crazy about ...

Re-read #2: 4 stars I still love this universe and these characters so much. Now onto Onyx Storm and praying the ending of it won't break me 😭-------– 4 starsSONG:Power is Power – SZA, The Weeknd, Travis ScottThis book, **Iron Flame** by Rebecca Yarros, was my most anticipated release of the year, and I wasn’t disappointed 🙏 While I adore Fourth Wing and gave it 5 stars, this book “only” gets 4 for various reasons I’ll list later. Still, I very much enjoyed **Iron Flame** as a whole and loved ...

3 ⭐️ That ending . . . I cried. I had a heart attack. And now I’m staring into space like life has no meaning. I am unwell."The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity."Prepare to join the revolution.WHAT TO EXPECT:✨ adult romantasy✨ book 2 of the Empyrean Series✨ established romance (but they're stubborn idiots)✨ war college setting✨ dragon riders✨ magic✨ unique world building✨ complex politics✨ found family✨ chronic illness rep✨ ac...