Anonymous
11/25/2023 08:36
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:I’m at the same chapter and agree. Please move on to something else!Anonymous wrote:Made it to chapter 19. Kind of irritated by the relationship challenges. She had 600 pages to create an interesting conflict between Violet and Xaden and she went with
"You lied!"
"No, I just didn't tell you the full truth."
"That's withholding!"
"If you asked, I would have told you."
"I can't trust you!"
Lather, rinse, repeat.
I would have moved on as soon as I encountered the name Xaden.
And I like YA.
Anonymous
11/25/2023 08:16
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Just finished this. I was disappointed, and I'm shocked to hear this is going to be a 5 book series.
The Violet-Xaden relationship scenes are tedious and annoying. There's so little about the second year experience, and the things that are mentioned are dropped in and later forgotten about. The action is moved ahead by Violet coming to startling realizations and dashing about. It felt very rushed and poorly edited.
I will happily put this series on the back burner and look for something else to dig into.
I feel like Yarros didn’t plot this out correctly - she wanted to get them involved in the bigger conflict and had to somehow put first and second year trainees out into the world instead of letting them continue through school.
Agree with the relationship between Violet and Xaden. She has to make this last five books and got them together too fast. She’s going to have to separate them and/or bring other love interests into this or the these fake conflicts will get even more tedious.
Anonymous
11/24/2023 21:53
Subject: Iron Flame
Just finished this. I was disappointed, and I'm shocked to hear this is going to be a 5 book series.
The Violet-Xaden relationship scenes are tedious and annoying. There's so little about the second year experience, and the things that are mentioned are dropped in and later forgotten about. The action is moved ahead by Violet coming to startling realizations and dashing about. It felt very rushed and poorly edited.
I will happily put this series on the back burner and look for something else to dig into.
The Violet-Xaden relationship scenes are tedious and annoying. There's so little about the second year experience, and the things that are mentioned are dropped in and later forgotten about. The action is moved ahead by Violet coming to startling realizations and dashing about. It felt very rushed and poorly edited.
I will happily put this series on the back burner and look for something else to dig into.
Anonymous
11/16/2023 08:19
Subject: Iron Flame
I preodered the book then read the spoilers. Decided to shelve it and read it right before the next one comes out, lol. I might even wait for the next three. I hate cliffhangers.
Anonymous
11/15/2023 17:47
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Justice for Dylan! That poor guy died on day one.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don’t think I saw that. What was the criticism?Anonymous wrote:Chapter 43 and I think a lot of the criticism about the "War College" in book one got to Yarros.
That 75% of recruits are either murdered by other recruits or killed in training accidents and that's not how a war college works. That a good military redirects people from areas they can't be successful at to ones where they will be.
Yarros wrote a military academy where something like 20% of the incoming students die immediately.
Yes! This is what killed me (no pun intended). What a stupid, pointless, unrealistic setting.
- Annapolis grad
It's too expensive to just kill students off.
Its a fantasy world where each cadet has to match with a Dragon. The Dragons can kill them on the spot if they find them unworthy. Sure each cadet who "fails" could go to infantry but based on the descpription of infantry, that is not better odds.
Its simple easy reading with enjoyable characters and Dragons. I did like Fourth Wing more than Iron Flame and they need to edit more/take longer. The reason I was excited to read the 2nd book is because of the 1st. Now the quality of book 2 does not mean the same for book 3. 6 more months of editing while she started on book 3 would have been better.
Fantasy worlds still have to make sense.
Anonymous
11/15/2023 13:04
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Justice for Dylan! That poor guy died on day one.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don’t think I saw that. What was the criticism?Anonymous wrote:Chapter 43 and I think a lot of the criticism about the "War College" in book one got to Yarros.
That 75% of recruits are either murdered by other recruits or killed in training accidents and that's not how a war college works. That a good military redirects people from areas they can't be successful at to ones where they will be.
Yarros wrote a military academy where something like 20% of the incoming students die immediately.
Yes! This is what killed me (no pun intended). What a stupid, pointless, unrealistic setting.
- Annapolis grad
It's too expensive to just kill students off.
Its a fantasy world where each cadet has to match with a Dragon. The Dragons can kill them on the spot if they find them unworthy. Sure each cadet who "fails" could go to infantry but based on the descpription of infantry, that is not better odds.
Its simple easy reading with enjoyable characters and Dragons. I did like Fourth Wing more than Iron Flame and they need to edit more/take longer. The reason I was excited to read the 2nd book is because of the 1st. Now the quality of book 2 does not mean the same for book 3. 6 more months of editing while she started on book 3 would have been better.
Anonymous
11/15/2023 12:48
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Justice for Dylan! That poor guy died on day one.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don’t think I saw that. What was the criticism?Anonymous wrote:Chapter 43 and I think a lot of the criticism about the "War College" in book one got to Yarros.
That 75% of recruits are either murdered by other recruits or killed in training accidents and that's not how a war college works. That a good military redirects people from areas they can't be successful at to ones where they will be.
Yarros wrote a military academy where something like 20% of the incoming students die immediately.
Yes! This is what killed me (no pun intended). What a stupid, pointless, unrealistic setting.
- Annapolis grad
It's too expensive to just kill students off.
Anonymous
11/15/2023 12:46
Subject: Iron Flame
Justice for Dylan! That poor guy died on day one.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don’t think I saw that. What was the criticism?Anonymous wrote:Chapter 43 and I think a lot of the criticism about the "War College" in book one got to Yarros.
That 75% of recruits are either murdered by other recruits or killed in training accidents and that's not how a war college works. That a good military redirects people from areas they can't be successful at to ones where they will be.
Yarros wrote a military academy where something like 20% of the incoming students die immediately.
Yes! This is what killed me (no pun intended). What a stupid, pointless, unrealistic setting.
- Annapolis grad
Anonymous
11/15/2023 11:15
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don’t think I saw that. What was the criticism?Anonymous wrote:Chapter 43 and I think a lot of the criticism about the "War College" in book one got to Yarros.
That 75% of recruits are either murdered by other recruits or killed in training accidents and that's not how a war college works. That a good military redirects people from areas they can't be successful at to ones where they will be.
Yarros wrote a military academy where something like 20% of the incoming students die immediately.
Yes! This is what killed me (no pun intended). What a stupid, pointless, unrealistic setting.
- Annapolis grad
Anonymous
11/15/2023 11:14
Subject: Iron Flame
Present tense. No thanks. I tried Fourth Wing and don't see the appeal.
Anonymous
11/15/2023 11:08
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I finished today and I’ve got to say I thought it was terrible.
I just went and read the description on amazon. you guys need to start reading the classics and give up on this trash
Taylor Swift fans should listen to classical music instead.
Marvel movie fans should watch Hitchcock.
Banksy fans should be looking at Monet.
It's such a stupid take. Engaging with one thing doesn't mean someone isn't engaging with another. If you only consume art/media that has been blessed by previous generations, you're missing a lot. If you dismiss something just by glancing at it, you aren't very open minded or intellectual.
Also, you sound like a grumpy old fart.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 22:46
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I finished today and I’ve got to say I thought it was terrible.
I just went and read the description on amazon. you guys need to start reading the classics and give up on this trash
Classics only last you so long grandma. I read all kinds of books, you need to chillax. Reading is reading.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 19:42
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I finished today and I’ve got to say I thought it was terrible.
I just went and read the description on amazon. you guys need to start reading the classics and give up on this trash
Where does it say we don’t read the classics?
The people in this thread read a 600 page book in 3-4 days. We probably read more than you.
Romantasy is fun. There’s wrong with it.
Do you also tell people to eat a salad when they’re enjoying some cake?
Anonymous
11/14/2023 18:23
Subject: Iron Flame
Anonymous wrote:I finished today and I’ve got to say I thought it was terrible.
I just went and read the description on amazon. you guys need to start reading the classics and give up on this trash