Mikky's Reviews > Iron Flame (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

☆ ALL THE STARS! IF I COULD GIVE THIS BOOK ONE THOUSAND STARS I WOULD! ☆

Excuse my screaming but OMG THIS WAS AMAZING I'M SO GLAD I STARTED THIS SERIES WITH THE GRAPHIC AUDIO VERSIONS I COULD CRY WITH JOY!

Tiern is still as badass and sassy as ever. Violet still has an admirable backbone to her. She's also getting just as badass as everyone else. She's great! Xaden is really getting up there on my Unofficial Book Boyfriend Ranking™ (UBBR™ for short). He's probably Top 3 at this point. I just have such a soft spot for men who unapologetically love, defend and respect their women. He will wreck his life and the world (literally) if it means she's safe and by his side. (view spoiler)[ I'm a cynical hopeless romantic at heart but the way Xaden confessed his love for Violent brought tears to my eyes. It's, like, I don't believe in love but at that moment the author really managed to convince me it exists even for just a few short minutes. (hide spoiler)]

I love how Violet's friends have now been brought into the fold somewhat. She's also managed to probably upend a good chunk of the Empyrean training forces at the academy with how she gave everyone a chance to see the truth. Her former childhood BFF (Dill, Dane, Don I hate him I still couldn't care less about his name) really grinded my gears for a good portion of this book. He still hasn't been redeemed ((view spoiler)[ CONSIDERING IT'S HIS FAULT THEY GOT SENT TO GET AMBUSHED AND POOR AMAZING WONDERFUL LIAM WAS KILLED. LIAM DESERVED BETTER. DILL SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE TO DIE (hide spoiler)]), but I guess he's on his way. If anyone could die in this series it would be him. My conscience wouldn't even blind twice.

Overall, this series has been FANTASTIC so far! I'm VERY excited for future books. I'm also not looking forward to the wait between releases. I'm also probably going to wait even more because I intend to read this entire series as Graphic Audio editions. We'll see if I get desperate enough to pick up the regular audiobook when the time comes.

P.S. I'd like to personally thank Graphic Audio for not cutting off Part 1 of this book at a major event/twist. My mental health really appreciates the consideration (considering where the cut-off for Book #1 Part 1 ended up being). That was the reason why I made sure to only pick this series back up until the full Book #2 was out. My heart can only take so much ♡