Iron Flame

I. Hate. Violet. The overall story is good, but I can't stand the petulant, volatile brat that is the protagonist in this book. The character dynamic between Violet and Xaden is a blatant rip-off of the main characters in A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas (which is a much better book overall). Even the character's skill sets are similar. There is no way that this is a coincidence. It's one thing to garner influence from another writer, but it's another completely to just totally rip off character concepts. This book was more like a fanfic than an original work.

“Iron Flame deserves 4 stars. This is an exciting sequel with an engaging plot and dynamic characters that develop throughout the story. The author skillfully creates suspense, keeping the reader interested at all times. The battle scenes and magical elements are described very vividly and in detail, making the reading especially exciting. The only downside might be a few dragged out moments that slow down the pace of the narrative a bit. Nevertheless, this is a great book for fans of the genre

starts off ok but just takes a big nose dive in part two. dialogue is predictable and cringy the characters are single layered and lack depth, and the romance doesn't progress, feels like teenagers listing after eachother honestly. the different regions cultures aren't really developed. not a great book.