Okay I slept on it. Full disclosure I love books about dragons that are also romance books. I don’t want a side character dragon I want books with dragons at the center and that’s what this series gives me. With that being said this review is going to aim to be spoiler FREE and just my thoughts on the book and what is happening with the plot without discussing the plot. 

Personally I enjoyed this book, the first half was a bunch of emotional turmoil dealing with the fall out from book 1. It was a nice reminder as well that these are basically college kids dropped in situations their own parents don’t or didn’t know how to handle. Violet is still just 21, and while I was 21 and drunkenly using the bathroom in a 7-11, she has the weight of the world on her shoulders. But I digress, I think Iron Flame suffers a bit from the sophomore slump we see in a lot of fantasy series, where the first book is meant to hook you into this world and the second really start to hammer down the pathways of the plot, drive up the steaks, and weave the attachments we have to these characters even deeper. This isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy the book, just that it’s A LOT of groundwork being laid for the next three and so it’s a ton of info. 

I fully expect to go back to this book once the series is completed and look at it as one of my favorites, similar to Catching Fire. 

Either way I’m still thrilled for more dragons.