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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

Rebecca Yarros

Start date: November 1, 2023

Finish date: November 30, 2023

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Nov 04, 2024 Ari ☾ rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy-romance, owned, fantasy, 2024-reads, adult

3.5 Stars

"The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity."

What an annoying book I just read. Violet was absolutely unbearable through most of the book. She is demanding communication with Xaden while refusing to communicate. Someone please make it make sense.

I thought overall though the story was good. The magic and world building is interesting. The side characters are all fabulous. I was annoyed with the introduction of Cat as a ...more

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Nov 26, 2023 Bailey Baker rated it liked it · review of another edition

I thought the first 70% of this book was extremely boring and the plot was very mid. I loved the last 30% so I guess this is a 3 star book for me sadly.

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Jan 29, 2024 Kelly rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I thought this was a duology so I was shocked by the cliffhanger at the end of this book. I would do pretty much anything to get an early copy of the third book.... this is how addicted I am to this world... this story and the romance between Violet and Xaden.

I cannot recommend these books enough. They are long, full of action and ups and downs but we also get all the scenes we hope for and more. I am so glad these books are long because I could spend my whole life in this world.

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Jun 11, 2024 Cozy Taurus rated it really liked it

In the second book of The Empyrean series, Violet Sorrengail is facing even more dangerous trials, and a new Vice Commandant who wants nothing more than to see her dead.

My Grade: B ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The dragons! The twists! The villains! The heroes!...and the Xaden!
I am really glad I started this series, it has been a really enjoyable journey so far! The relationship with Violet and Xaden continues to evolve as they learn how to communicate with each other. I really loved seeing Violet's relationship wi ...more

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Feb 11, 2024 Alexandra Murphy rated it really liked it

More consistent than book one- no boring middle bit. But I didn’t really know what was happening most of the time - fly here, fly there, fly back, walk a bit as it’s too dangerous to fly, fly somewhere else, read a lot of books uncover lost magic - but only sort of !

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Jan 26, 2024 Haley Engelken rated it really liked it

Rating this based off my enjoyment of the story, not necessarily the writing lol (Although I don’t think it was any worse than the first book). Although violet and Xadens arguing in this book gets pretty annoying at certain points, I liked the story and the new characters. Excited for the third book!

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