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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)

Rebecca Yarros

Start date: February 1, 2025

Finish date: February 28, 2025

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Feb 14, 2025 Angie ☯ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: shoot-for-the-stars-2025, z-uno-2025, z-quest-excellence-winter-2025

I’m not sure what I was expecting when going into this book, but whew, that was quite a ride!

I enjoyed exploring the different islands/locations while our cast looked for answers to many questions. We learn a lot about the cultures and the people (or dragons) that live in each of the locations. Some things were disappointing because I was expecting an enlightening or uncovering and found that things are not always as we’d like them to be. Two particular scenes fall into this but I won’t share w ...more

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Jan 26, 2025 Alicia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: witches-sorcerers-mages, gods, dragon, elementals, fighty-chicks, library-books, fantasy, boarding-school-and-academy, disability-or-physical-ailments, audiobook

This was much better than the last book. I much prefer them taking an active stance and adventuring to the posturing and politicking of book two. This book is full of action and constant developments with a rotating cast of characters. Despite most of the conflict being dire and some grave consequences, this wasn’t a depressing instalment either. It could have been so dark and a downer of a book, and I am pleased to report that despite heartrending moments, it’s full of hope and finding love and ...more

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Jan 24, 2025 Dani Boise rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, libby, friend-recs, 2025-overbooked-beyond

Honestly it pains me to give this less than 4 stars because I love this author in general; but like.....I was so BOOOORED through very large parts of this. Like, what even happened here? (answer: not a whole lot) This book is entirely too long and there are 2 more books coming in this series???? Will we finally get some answers? Will it be before the last 10 pages of the series?

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Jan 30, 2025 Thecritic rated it did not like it

I was hoping this would be the last book in this series. It should have been. It is very long and nothing happens that would progress the plot.

There are battles that are copy of the previous battles, love scenes that are a copy of previous love scenes, characters that are copy of current characters.

Violet is looking for allies to fight Venins, cure for Xaden and Andarna’s family. No story twists, no character archs, nothing.

It could have been told in one chapter, or less.

This book is just writte ...more

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Feb 07, 2025 Roseann rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-books, 2025-books, 52-book-club, popsugar

I am a part of the “I’m no ok” club. The world, the characters, the emotions… and the cliffhanger. (In a GMA interview she said she loves cliffhangers.)

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