Great sequel!
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023 | Rating: 4/5 | Best Sellers in Audible Books & Originals
1113 full reviewi dont even know where to begin that ending has left me reeling and i thought i knew what was coming because some lovely person on goodreads thought to retaliate against the author by dropping a major spoiler with no warning to people like me who were aimlessly scrolling so for me to still be shocked and surprised is saying something and just word to the wise be careful out there folks there are spoilers everywhere 😒anywhoothats my rant now back to my reviewlook theres no surprise fourth wing and rebecca yarros has taking the book world by storm these past few months and i am loving it okay this love obsession hype is giving me all the nostaglia and throwing me back to my harry potter days twentysix 🤯‼️ years ago with me trying to get my hands on the physical books the fandom going crazy over the series the midnight release parties and all the conversations spurred between readers and friends it has been amazing to watch and to be apart of and i am in love with the fourth wing era we are in right nowthere was something ✨️magical✨️ about my reading experience with fourth wing earlier this year it was a combination of right book at the right time and it had me hooked i was excited to get my hands on the sequel but went into the book nervous it wouldnt hold a candle to the first one and i would be left disappointed because of my high expectationssadly this book didnt give me that all consuming unputdownable feeling i had with fw for the first 25 of the book and that is where my 4 star rating comes into play i was easily able to read it because i just think yarros has this easy flowing type of writing that even though not alot might be happening on the pages i am still able to continue on without many delays in my reading time and i was reading this section of the book like i do a normal book it just wasnt making me abandon all of my responsibilities and make it a top priority to read like fw did if that makes sense i think we could have shortened the first 200 pages to make the pacing of the book better overallhowever let me tell you once you get about a fourth of the way through we get that spark and the twists start dropping and then i became hooked til the final page and whew that ending i was on an emotional rollercoaster for the last 50 pages or so im so paranoid about spoilers with this series especially after my horrible experienceso i dont even want to say anything else about how i feel or what i am expecting from this series as we continue on this journey for fear of spoiling anything lets just say there are lots of theories and it has been fun being able to safely navigate through instagram goodreads and tiktok without fear of the book being ruined now and id recommend if you want to read book 2 you better do it asap before something gets spoiled for youps still loving the dragons they are seriously one of the best parts of these books and world i love their sass their snark and just overall what they bring to the table 🐉i love ridocs sarcasm and it helped bring levity to the book in general i really enjoy the side characters in this series and you get really attached to everyone making it enjoyable but also nerveracking 😅i cant wait for news of book threes release and ive seen articles stating she would let us know 2 weeks after iron flames release date so one more week hopefully and we will know how long we will have to wait for it heres hoping itll only be another 6 months or so and we can have book 3 in our hands by spring 🤞 i know ill be preordering multiples this time around and not from just one site because i dont want the stress of what i went through waiting on iron flame to arrive on my doorstep 🤣1112  🤯🤯🤯 i need some time to gather my thoughts i did not see that coming