Title: Iron Flame

Series: The Empyrean #2

Author: Rebecca Yarros

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BOOKS IN THE SERIES

Fourth Wing (my review)

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BLURB

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.

Back in Basgaith with Violet, Xaden and the rest of the gang from Fourth Wing.

Xaden is stationed away from the college, we have a new teacher, old flames turn up, Dain tries at redemption and there are more secrets and revalations than you can shake a stick at!

Whilst I gobbled up every word, sentence, and paragraph, I also found the secrets and the trust issues between Xaden and Violet became grating. There were so many and it got….old. I really hope it’s the end of all that now!

There are a few stand-out  parts for me:

The torture bit. The person who is there throughout with Vi……heartbreaking.

The throne part = FIRE!

‘You’re my gravity. Nothing in my world works without you.’ (gasps in quote delight!)

Andarna and Tairn are just my utter faves!  A grumpy, sarcastic old man and a gobby teenager – fabulous!

But that ending. You know I’m going straight into Onyx Storm….but then how long a wait for the next book?!

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