A review by stitchesandpages811
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

5.0

Disclaimer that my ratings are based on feeling so while I do have some criticisms of the book, the enjoyment I had reading meant this was a solid 5-star read for me. 

The book’s only been out a week and as book 3 in the series, it’s getting harder and harder to review these without accidentally including spoilers so, a few quick highlights of things I loved: 
  • Violet’s strength – I do think the Violet of Onyx Storm is closer to the Violet I loved in Fourth Wing. We see her taking charge a lot more and growing (rather than spending all her time agonising over Xaden keeping secrets). 
  • Violet and Xaden’s relationship – After earlier issues with communication, it was nice to see some improvements in this. 
  • More of Andarna’s story – Very intrigued to see where this goes. 
  • The side characters – Yet again, I loved their friends, and it was nice to see more of Ridoc in Onyx Storm. 
  • New perspectives – I just wish we had more of them! 
  • The slower pace – I actually really appreciated this. Even with flying through the book in a couple of days, it felt slower, which allowed me to really step back, take in what I was reading, and immerse myself in the world building that this book contained. 

I think the ending was well done. I definitely saw some of it coming but not in this exact way. Given there will be a bit of a break before the fourth book, I think this has left off at a good point and I’m excited to see what comes next.