Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Basics

💡 Genre: fantasy, romance, new adult

🔍 Rating: 4.5/5

📣 Goodreads: Iron Flame

Review

The plot was comprised of beautifully crafted full-circle moments

Yarros has a talent: She carefully integrated key pieces of information to develop their storyline towards the end of the book. I find it mind-blowing to see all these pieces come together and click like puzzle pieces. There were so many full-circle moments that Violet drew from her observations that had me shocked. 

The side characters were developed into full-fledged characters with their own stories!

The side characters were tooooo good. Readers watched many storylines develop: Andarna bickering with Tairin as she grows in her adolescent years, Violet interacting with Dain just like the old times, Sawyer developing a certain romantic connection and so much more! And the best part of it all was how each character developed in a realistic manner. It didn’t feel like any character was fake or unrealistic—it made sense. 

One thing I wasn’t a fan of…

I must say, the book's best parts came in the last 200 pages or so when everything started to click. This is usually the case for most fantasy books, but I wasn’t sure about this book initially.

There were many times when Violet felt betrayed by Xaden due to his lack of disclosure. However, the scenes following Violet learning the truth often felt misplaced for me. It sometimes made me mad and upset at how their dynamic had become toxic. I felt like their reactions sometimes did not make sense.  

However, this is mostly a personal critique! As a reader, I felt frustrated at certain scenes due to the toxicity of their relationship. But perhaps, that is just it: They are toxic and that’s part of their storyline.