I'm glad there were the perspective changes near the end. Especially the chapter from Imogen. I don't think I would have cared about the death in that chapter at all if it wasn't by her perspective. Never would have expected Quinn's death to impact me and that's the only part of the book that made me cry.
Thank you for mentioning the process of Sawyer's recovery. I thought it was so realistic of his mental and emotional turmoil with his missing limb. So well done and this is by far my favorite book of the series. I liked that it was definitely more fantasy than romantasy.
To answer your question about the “brother” issue. If you remember when Xaden was talking to Jack Barlow about a cure, Xaden called him his “brother” but with a lot of hesitation. I think that’s who they’re referring to.
I totally think it’s bodhi bc Caden mentioned how his “brother” watched him struggle for 5 months to not turn and Alaric didn’t watch/know all those months.
@ I think Bodhi is the most obvious choice! I’m suspicious that Aaric may have known the entire time, because of his precog abilities and from the beginning of Onyx Storm, there were moments where it seemed like Xaden and Aaric were scheming about certain things together
Your reactions and thoughts at the end were so similar to mine 😅 I felt so overwhelmed by the ending and all the info. Videos like this are helping me process 😅
Thank u for posting a review so quickly !! And thank u for validating my emotional distress LOL really enjoyed your thoughts and processing -love, a first time viewer!
Only Jaime can get me to watch a 40 minute video about a book/series I have no interest in reading but be absolutely invested in seeing if her predictions come true and living for all her reactions as she makes her way through the book. I'm also always impressed that you read hardcovers with the dust jackets on, I absolutely have to take them off to read.
I loved this book, ******SPOILER*** ish idk lol cause it’s a THEORY 🤔 But the brother at the end, I think is Bodhi! People are saying maybe Garrick but idk. Bodhi kept getting told he isn’t strong, he didn’t want to go to school anymore and the fact he DID NOT want to be Duke 🤔 like, this guy turned cause he ALSO always says how he’ll follow Xaden. And this is another way of doing so. And hence why I think Xaden and Violet went for marriage. Didn’t want to lose the land and power so to protect the people they just saved, he needed a Dutchess 👸✨ And of course they love each other so why not lol 😂 But I think she asked to get her memory wiped to protect Xaden. They knew they’d question about Xaden so to protect her, they wiped it. She’s obviously still going to try to cure her mans. I’m thinking, we are going to get the memory back in two ways! Either, Dain is going to bring it back or through her dream walking with Xaden. 👀❤️ SOOO! Dains power is growing or the guy is venin lol 😂 Soloane comments about Dain shouldn’t have that much power, UHHHH sus lol but we know with time, signets can grow. Maybe he can bring it back? Or fragments? Or her dream walking. I think that maybe she might still be able to talk to xaden through the dreams!! I think there’s more to the dreams. The dreams all came to life in a sense. Marens picture of her family go up in flames, that’s how they passed 😢 the sage legit says they have her and Violets like who’s her? It was Mira! So I think there’s some cognition in this, that’s why the irids are PISSED at Andarna, it’s A LOT more than just walking into people’s dreams and their nightmares. She’s seeing the future for them too? 👀
This was actually my least favorite of the 3. I felt like there were too many missed opportunities. In particular I wanted them to grow their relationship more in non-physical ways. Late night talks through their bond, etc. All of the conflicts felt too much like watching a tv show and by the next episode they didn’t reflect on previous episodes. Like Violet being a traitor and then immediately pardoned, even Xaden’s mom was quickly forgotten about as soon as they got off her island. Also hated that she seemed to completely abandon the revolution plot and Brennan was only there for quick healing nothing more.
Totally agree. I was obsessed with the first two books, but crushed at how little I liked ths one. Many issues, but among them: the isle hopping. Every isle has a different theme/culture/values and challenge to match? It was so unsophisticated, like children's literature or YA. And felt like we need to move tht story along so here are a bunch of random tidbits from each isle, next next next...
I'll come back to this once I'm caught up in the series. Love the idea of a full spoiler reading vlog. More please ❤ It's like getting to unload with someone about how UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING a book was, which is the best feeling ❤
your reactions to the book have me freaking out!! I'm almost finished and I'm scaredddd!! 💕 💕 💕 also was so great we got to meet in person!! thank you for asking me to be a part of your vlog!! 💕 💕
Glad you enjoyed this as much as I did!! The name Theophanie was total foreshadowing!! Theophany means a manifestation of god. So she went totally full circle on her name!! CANNOT WAIT for the next one!!!
SPOILER - - - - I think the brother referred to Jack OR Bodhi. Bodhi and Xaden are meant to look really alike, so perhaps they are actually brothers, not cousins, but hiding that they are brothers for some important reason.
LOVED this! I ended up sick and had to miss the midnight party but still started the book as quickly as I could. Finished it in 48 hours. So fun to see your reactions and hear your thoughts! My brain has been cycling through theories for two days now and shows no sign of stopping 😂
I think violet's signet was a surprised for everybody 😭 I thought she was able to see the future through dreams or bring people from the death...I wanted Liam back 😢
@@sayuriakirayuu7944 sooooo there was some wording from the priestesses' letter to Violet saying that "another curried her favour" and "her path was not yet set".... which makes me think she was also blessed by a different god. I think the 2nd god she's "touched" by is Malek, and that's why Malek sent Liam's soul to help her in her time of need in Iron Flame!
@ I finished it girl and re read the parts where they sort of explain it but still can’t figure out the jigsaw hahaha, if u could explain would be awesome
@ haha GOTCHU! 💕 so people in this world can be dedicated to Dunne (basically you are dedicating to this religion and will be blessed by the god, and you serve her but she can also help you). A physical sign of being blessed by Dunne is your hair turns silver from the magic of the god. Violet’s dad took her to be dedicated to Dunne bc he thought she could help with Violet’s weakness and frailness as a baby. But when she got “touched” by Dunne, they didn’t complete the dedication process bc the priestesses said they wouldn’t dedicate her until her path was set. And Violet’s path still had other options she could choose. So because V was only partially dedicated, just part of her hair turned silver and not the rest.
SPOILER it was Bodhi who turns! His dragon was fatally wounded, imogen sees Bodhi retching(Siphoning from the earth) and then Xaden sees his 'brother' and a dragon surrounded by wyverns.
Ahhh so excited to watch this vlog!! Also jealous you took two days off to read. A couple coworkers and I were joking that we should be home reading instead of working 😂 I agree about your comment that this felt more fantasy with romance subplot and I enjoy it!! I think I prefer OS to IF too. SPOILERS BELOW I loved your shoutout to the fable group 💕 Ridoc was hilarious and this book was funny! This book definitely has its moments like Xaden suddenly being more laid back even asking Dain about his childhood? Iconic. For the ending, I was reading theories on Reddit analyzing the multi POV chapters to try to get the timelines. My friend and I were discussing and she thinks it could be Bodhi which could be a major reason why Violet and Xaden got married so Tyrrendor can’t have a venin ruler. Other theories I’ve seen are Garrick, Aaric, or Brennan! I feel like I need a second read just to dissect everything haha
I sobbed when Andarna left. She's my favorite and I laughed out loud when she would make comments especially when it came to Tairn. She was like the comedic relief in the beginning and when she left I felt Violet's sadness, it was heartbreaking. I do agree with your regarding visiting their grandmother. The part when Mira and Brennan were arguing about Violet wasnt all too clear to me. Is Violet also venin why did they say she was going to turn? I didnt get it. 😅
Im so jealous that you could read the book and be so hyped and I loved seeing the video! I unfortunately didn’t enjoy the second book and won’t continue the series
oh nooo! if it's worth anything, there are a lot of improvements made in Onyx Storm... I have a lot of friends who did not like Iron Flame but loved this one!
I like that in onyx storm, they call out mostly violet on her flaws lol 😂 it’s satisfying seeing what we complained about in iron flame get addressed and fixed in onyx storm. They’re 21 year olds, they’re learning lol 😂
Theophanie's name comes from "theophany," meaning a visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god, which follow her desire to become one. I am pretty sure it's Greek origin.
Aaahhh I still can't stop thinking about this book! I read Fourth Wing after I saw your video about it. You totally convinced me to pick it up 💜 And now I'm invested in this series and other fantasy books :) SPOILER WARNING for the rest of my comment: . . . I posted all my initial thoughts in your book club on fable, but now that I've had a chance to think about it a bit more, I think the new venin brother is Bodhi, even though it's the most obvious answer. It has to be someone who knew Xaden was venin for the last 5 months. He mentions that his new brother saw him struggle all that time. The other option would be Aaric, since he is a precog, he also knew that Xaden had turned, OR it is someone Xaden told off the page that we are not aware off. But I think this ONE TIME Rebecca throws us off by picking the most obvious character haha. And I'm sure Imogen wiped Violet's memory so she wouldn't remember where Xaden and the other missing riders went. Btw I absolutely loved Ridoc in this book and his relationship with his dragon. So funny. I'm also wondering how Andarna was able to fly to the island and back without her harness when she left with Leothen.
Reading this a little slowly due to school starting back up again. Currently on page 200 but im so confused. When did Halden even come into the story? Am i not paying attention?😭☠️ loving the story so far, but i definitely need to listen to the audio. Planning to do an audio series of 4th wing 1-3 after finishing onyx storm just to catch up on everything. I also went to the pre-release event and im so excited to finish onyx storm on my birthday on the 30th. Super excitedddd🎉❤ 22 year olds wya🥳
I’m on page 352 and I’ve been watching along until you say you’re at a part I haven’t gotten to yet but omg can we talk about this SPOILERS // It was so cool when we met the other Irid dragons but then so sad that they were unaccepting of Andarna, it’s not Andarna’s fault that she was raised by other dragons and they’re calling her a disappointment. She had no way of knowing her kind were peaceful because they left her there. Ugh. I am also so worried for Xaden. I just want to know other people thoughts on what’s happened too :)
Yay so glad you did this as a full spoiler video! Onyx Storm was 🤯 right after I finished I had to go back and re-read the last several chapters again . SPOILER I think it’s Bodhi.
OMG I’ve been waiting for this vlog 😂😭 I finished it Friday night and I’m still thinking about it and trying to understand… SPOILER WARNING!! I’ve seen a lot of people saying the other brother is Garrick and that he turned Venin because he was near burnout.. still not sure of my opinion tbh Also, can we talk about the lighting when they were fighting on the ilse?? I’m pretty sure that wasn’t a coincidence and some say she wielded by getting power from the sky because irids get their power from the sky and not the earth… I need to reread honestly 😭
@@celiabeaulieu-chaput6197 yaaaaa There are two times where Andarna is described as magic itself, vs other dragons still channel from something (the earth) so that could be likely! I think the brother is Bodhi hehe
LOVED this vlog! All of your reactions are so relatable! I was wondering, how many book do you own? Oh and also, I’m currently on Queen of shadows, which book is your favourite in this series?
@@bertonj001 THANK YOU!! tbh i have no idea how many books i have, maybe I should count them 😂 QOS is actually my fav in the series, you’re on a GREAT one!
I actually like iron flame 4.5🌟much much better than Onyx storm 3.5🌟it felt like it's lacking something, the pacing was off somehow for me, it's like nothing happened but at the same time so much happened and its definitely bodhi,who is the venin brother the thing I don't like about this book most is the romance , it's like they are just getting far away from each other as the book progresses probably not much more romance in the fourth book considering xaden's villain arc ,he didn't even say goodbye when he was saving everyone at the last ending to violet that was odd as well as it doesn't feel like him😅 the book was a roller coaster for sure though and I am still hungover from it.
oooh interesting! I didn't love the romance in Iron Flame - which is why I'm actually liking how there is less of a focus on it in Onyx Storm haha - I love it for just the fantasy now! there's a theory that the letter excerpt we saw from Xaden where he says "You might be angry when you realize I didn’t wake you to say goodbye. But it’s only because I no longer fully trust my ability to walk away." was actually from the moment at the end of the book👀
Rebecca hasn't given us a lot about the gods in her books thus far. This is the first book that gods are mentioned so prominently with all they bring. My theory is that Dunne will play a HUGE role in curing Xaden, as she is so often mentioned in this book and Aaric's premonitions. Maybe, before the dragons had to gain control, there were actual physical gods/goddesses, and the people channeled from them by being dedicated to them as children. Once, that was outlawed, things changed and people started going for the source, thus turning venin. I don't think the first dragons wanted to bond, they had to because of the venin appearing after the gods' disappearance. Dragons consider humans inferior and their magic is natural(from the source), so the dragons had to bond, so they could imbue their riders with the magic needed to defend their kind (signets, wards, etc.) My theory is not complete but we see that Theophanie can be killed by a dagger from Dunne's temple because she deserted her god and was considered a heretic. I think gods in this series will actually become characters, if not in person, but in power and we really need Violet's grandma's story to know for sure. I don't believe irids are what stopped the venin in the first place (they are a peaceful breed) but someone who was chosen by Dunne, bonding to an irid, like Violet. Andarna says she waited years to hatch, just for Violet. I don't think it is because of her bond to Tarin or lightning but because of how she was born (there are still mysteries about it) and her (almost) dedication. I like my theory, but it worries me because it makes Andarna absolutely invaluable for Violet (which has been hinted at.) This means that Rebecca might sacrifice Tairn and if she does that I will RIOT! (pun intended)
I didn’t enjoy the book until the last 25%. It was sooooo confusing and so many “oh that’s convenient” moments. Like a rune that makes things softer? Kind of strange
SPOILER I think it was Bodhi that turned! My opinion is that Xaden married Violet so she is now Queen of Tyrrendor (because Bodhi was the only other heir) and she had her memory wiped because she saw Xaden as venin.
Did I watch even though I’ve read neither of the three books ? Yes 🤣🤣 I’m not really interested in picking it up yet, maybe I will when the series is over but right now i just have too many other things I wanna read and too little of an attention span to read quickly enough but it’s fun to watch spoilers video to have the little references and feel in the know
SPOILER on my weird theories down below!!!: So I have this theory that actually the new Venin brother is actually Brennan. It had to actually be someone that sees him get weak over the last months which leave us think: Garrick, Bodhi and Brennan. The first two are seen in Imogen’s chapter as she looks up to the sky getting darker, she js also seen in Xadens chapter looking up to the sky, which would indicate that those couldn’t have been with Xaden and the Sage. Moreover I think Brennan acts really weird on the last chapter, sort of indicating Violet what to do: making her realize she doesn’t know where Xaden is, the ring on her finger, the letter…. He might be part of the whole plan and we might not see it coming!!! Please tell what u think on this!!❤❤ Pd: loved the video
It's definitely interesting to think about how the timelines line up for those multi-POV chapters! I'm not sure if Imogen's was happening simultaneously to Xaden's bc I feel like Imogen would have noticed Xaden's shadows.... vs just the sky darkening which could have been something Theophanie did with storms.... I also think after 12 hours, if Brennan had turned venin - his eyes would have been red still... and Violet made no mention of them being red? I think it's Bodhi! If not Bodhi, then actually Aaric. I'm going to be posting a series of shorts about this hehe.
SPOILER So, Andarna came back to Violet so quickly, but what if wherever the Irids are has some kind of time travel aspect. So maybe Andarna's been gone a lot longer but went back to Violet to save her. I don't know. I feel like there's gotta be some kind of time travel thing going on in the series. We just don't know exactly what yet.
@jaimefok Maybe she's just always going to be a small girly. I definitely think she came back for a reason, or the Irids let her go back for some reason, and she needs Violet. There's gotta be more to the Irids, things we don't know yet.
This book very much is fantasy with romance as opposed to books 1 and 2 that were romance in a fantasy setting. But also the "fun and games" section of this book is SO STRANGE to me! Like the island hopping part... it was cool but it took me so far out of the story. It felt like just a bunch of lore dropping for the gods due to her being criticized for lack of world building so now she's forcing it in.
@@jaimefok I liked it but it felt out if place in this book. Like you mentioned this book didn't feel like it had a solid plot or singular driving story, it was just a bunch of stuff happening. The pacing just felt really off. I understand that everything is happening at a quick pace for them with how tight the timeline is on the wards failing, but it was a very strange reading experience because of that. I'm curious how it'll feel in a few months on a reread where I'm not devouring each page to find out what happens.
The ending has me so confused!! Like extra character names, or am I mad? Freaking gah, im not okay with how i think that just ended, think i need to re-read last half of the book.
SPOILER WARNING ⚠️ SPOILER WARNING ⚠️ I think the other brother is Bodhi :( we saw him on his hands and knees in Imogens POV and the whole book he’s getting more and more annoyed that he can’t help/xaden won’t let him help
SPOILER My theory is that Violet will have to kill Xaden. I don’t think it will be until the final book, but it’s mentioned way too many times with Xaden saying she’s the only one that can kill him and “you’ll be the death of me.”
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HELP I AM NOT WELL
I CANNOT HELP, I AM IN SHAMBLES 😭😭😭
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Hey...can you pls tell if tairn and sgaeyl mating bond is broken and what memories did violet lose...I mean got wiped ....pls tell me 😭
@ we need the answers from Rebecca 😂
OMG ME NEITHER I JUST FINSIEHD IT LIKE SECONDS AGO 😭😭😭
I'm glad there were the perspective changes near the end. Especially the chapter from Imogen. I don't think I would have cared about the death in that chapter at all if it wasn't by her perspective. Never would have expected Quinn's death to impact me and that's the only part of the book that made me cry.
It definitely made her death a lot more impactful!
Same!
The page flipping at the end was so real 😭
I’m still in shock
Thank you for mentioning the process of Sawyer's recovery. I thought it was so realistic of his mental and emotional turmoil with his missing limb. So well done and this is by far my favorite book of the series. I liked that it was definitely more fantasy than romantasy.
yesss it was so well done!
OMG, that cliffhanger..ya the page flipping is real even using a kindle.
@@jadelee_jl I thought I had a misprint 😂
To answer your question about the “brother” issue. If you remember when Xaden was talking to Jack Barlow about a cure, Xaden called him his “brother” but with a lot of hesitation. I think that’s who they’re referring to.
I think it's someone new that just turned venin! I'm posting a series of shorts going through theories :P I think it's either Bodhi or Aaric!
I totally think it’s bodhi bc Caden mentioned how his “brother” watched him struggle for 5 months to not turn and Alaric didn’t watch/know all those months.
@ I think Bodhi is the most obvious choice! I’m suspicious that Aaric may have known the entire time, because of his precog abilities and from the beginning of Onyx Storm, there were moments where it seemed like Xaden and Aaric were scheming about certain things together
Your reactions and thoughts at the end were so similar to mine 😅 I felt so overwhelmed by the ending and all the info. Videos like this are helping me process 😅
we're all in this together😂
Thank u for posting a review so quickly !! And thank u for validating my emotional distress LOL really enjoyed your thoughts and processing
-love, a first time viewer!
we are all in this together LOL, thank you so much!!
Ridoc and Aotrom have one of my favourite dynamics.
I am so worried for Ridoc though in the next book.
@@cpborland03 OMG SAME
I need a novella of just their conversations! haha
@@aninayouroukova3832 yes PLEASE
Only Jaime can get me to watch a 40 minute video about a book/series I have no interest in reading but be absolutely invested in seeing if her predictions come true and living for all her reactions as she makes her way through the book. I'm also always impressed that you read hardcovers with the dust jackets on, I absolutely have to take them off to read.
@@exploringallgenres omg hahaha you are a real one for this!! 😂💕
You were spot on with many of your predictions!
definitely missed a few this time around, but we'll get them next time :P
I loved this book, ******SPOILER*** ish idk lol cause it’s a THEORY 🤔
But the brother at the end, I think is Bodhi! People are saying maybe Garrick but idk. Bodhi kept getting told he isn’t strong, he didn’t want to go to school anymore and the fact he DID NOT want to be Duke 🤔 like, this guy turned cause he ALSO always says how he’ll follow Xaden. And this is another way of doing so. And hence why I think Xaden and Violet went for marriage. Didn’t want to lose the land and power so to protect the people they just saved, he needed a Dutchess 👸✨
And of course they love each other so why not lol 😂
But I think she asked to get her memory wiped to protect Xaden. They knew they’d question about Xaden so to protect her, they wiped it. She’s obviously still going to try to cure her mans.
I’m thinking, we are going to get the memory back in two ways!
Either, Dain is going to bring it back or through her dream walking with Xaden. 👀❤️
SOOO! Dains power is growing or the guy is venin lol 😂 Soloane comments about Dain shouldn’t have that much power, UHHHH sus lol but we know with time, signets can grow. Maybe he can bring it back? Or fragments?
Or her dream walking. I think that maybe she might still be able to talk to xaden through the dreams!! I think there’s more to the dreams. The dreams all came to life in a sense. Marens picture of her family go up in flames, that’s how they passed 😢 the sage legit says they have her and Violets like who’s her? It was Mira! So I think there’s some cognition in this, that’s why the irids are PISSED at Andarna, it’s A LOT more than just walking into people’s dreams and their nightmares. She’s seeing the future for them too? 👀
@@brandywilson2136 agreeeee with Bodhi! Also agree that there’s something still very future-y about the dreams….
I 100% AGREE WITH YOU!!! ALL THE FACTS ARE THERE AND IVE BEEN SAYING THAT TO SO MANY PEOPLE
This was actually my least favorite of the 3. I felt like there were too many missed opportunities. In particular I wanted them to grow their relationship more in non-physical ways. Late night talks through their bond, etc. All of the conflicts felt too much like watching a tv show and by the next episode they didn’t reflect on previous episodes. Like Violet being a traitor and then immediately pardoned, even Xaden’s mom was quickly forgotten about as soon as they got off her island.
Also hated that she seemed to completely abandon the revolution plot and Brennan was only there for quick healing nothing more.
@@Jesse622 I can totally see how it’s written for TV now haha - I didn’t mind the pacing but I get it, totally fair 😂
Totally agree. I was obsessed with the first two books, but crushed at how little I liked ths one. Many issues, but among them: the isle hopping. Every isle has a different theme/culture/values and challenge to match? It was so unsophisticated, like children's literature or YA. And felt like we need to move tht story along so here are a bunch of random tidbits from each isle, next next next...
I'll come back to this once I'm caught up in the series. Love the idea of a full spoiler reading vlog. More please ❤ It's like getting to unload with someone about how UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING a book was, which is the best feeling ❤
@@shannx7512 RIGHT? I love that we’re all going through this together
I'm so glad you posted again
I'm here!
I’m not even a fan of these series but I’m so excited to see your reactions!! 😄
omg haha thank you for watching anywaysss :P
I LOVE this Vlog, it's so amazing to see your thoughts, theories and reactions! I really can't wait for book 4 🥰🥰
AHHH I NEED IT
your reactions to the book have me freaking out!! I'm almost finished and I'm scaredddd!! 💕 💕 💕 also was so great we got to meet in person!! thank you for asking me to be a part of your vlog!! 💕 💕
@@AbagayilHatt you are going to be broken soooooon 😂 let’s do more book hangs!
@ noooo i don’t want to fall apart!!! 🥲 And YES!! let’s 💯 do that!! 🥰🫶🏻
I just finished it 37 seconds ago and I am in physical pain
@@Bryyyb_ASMR I feel you 😂💕
@ it has now been five hours and I still feel the book hangover 🤣
The scream I scrumpt….. who does that. I thought my book was missing a page…
SAME LOL
Glad you enjoyed this as much as I did!! The name Theophanie was total foreshadowing!! Theophany means a manifestation of god. So she went totally full circle on her name!! CANNOT WAIT for the next one!!!
@@nomiers omg WILD!
I know right!!
Got my crisps, comfy, still grieving over finishing OS. Here we gooo
Making dinner while reading is so real
I DID THE SAME PAGE FLIP WHEN I FINISHED, LIKE WDYM THAT WAS IT?
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I think the brother referred to Jack OR Bodhi. Bodhi and Xaden are meant to look really alike, so perhaps they are actually brothers, not cousins, but hiding that they are brothers for some important reason.
@@SaraSidwell we are all grieving 😂😂 I just posted a couple shorts, I think it’s Bodhi too!
@@jaimefok ooo yes, I can't wait to watch!!
LOVED this! I ended up sick and had to miss the midnight party but still started the book as quickly as I could. Finished it in 48 hours. So fun to see your reactions and hear your thoughts! My brain has been cycling through theories for two days now and shows no sign of stopping 😂
@@kelseywayland770 awww no!! Well at least you were able to stay home and read 💕 hope you’re feeling better!!
You are tempting me to start the Fourth Wing series❤ I’m so glad you are enjoying these books so dearly! (:
AH YAY try it out!!
I think violet's signet was a surprised for everybody 😭 I thought she was able to see the future through dreams or bring people from the death...I wanted Liam back 😢
I have a separate theory on why Violet saw Liam👀
@jaimefok please tell us
@@sayuriakirayuu7944 sooooo there was some wording from the priestesses' letter to Violet saying that "another curried her favour" and "her path was not yet set".... which makes me think she was also blessed by a different god.
I think the 2nd god she's "touched" by is Malek, and that's why Malek sent Liam's soul to help her in her time of need in Iron Flame!
@jaimefok that makes so much sense meaning he was there for real, not part of her imagination
@@sayuriakirayuu7944 exactly!! like he's not alive... but it was still him there
I’m just really intrigued on Violets backstory, I didn’t really get the whole temple thing and her hair turning silver…. hahaha
@@NicolasPerez-SerranoPellon haha have you finished the book? I can try to explain but don’t want to spoil 😂💕
@ I finished it girl and re read the parts where they sort of explain it but still can’t figure out the jigsaw hahaha, if u could explain would be awesome
@ haha GOTCHU! 💕 so people in this world can be dedicated to Dunne (basically you are dedicating to this religion and will be blessed by the god, and you serve her but she can also help you). A physical sign of being blessed by Dunne is your hair turns silver from the magic of the god.
Violet’s dad took her to be dedicated to Dunne bc he thought she could help with Violet’s weakness and frailness as a baby.
But when she got “touched” by Dunne, they didn’t complete the dedication process bc the priestesses said they wouldn’t dedicate her until her path was set. And Violet’s path still had other options she could choose.
So because V was only partially dedicated, just part of her hair turned silver and not the rest.
@@jaimefok during IF i thought her hair was a ruin.... which i guess it kinda is, just to the god of dunne.
@@jaimefok thankkksss
And, I am always excited to see your video ❤️
aww YAY!
I’m jealous that you could get the days off to read I couldn’t so I just read it in the office 😅
omg haha! we have to do what we can 😂
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it was Bodhi who turns! His dragon was fatally wounded, imogen sees Bodhi retching(Siphoning from the earth) and then Xaden sees his 'brother' and a dragon surrounded by wyverns.
yaaaa! I just published a short on this hehe
Excited to watch this after I’ve read the book!!
Enjoyyyyy the journey!!
Just finished reading it and I don't know what to do with myself. Like, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PROCEED WITH LIFE WITH THAT!
we're in this together LOL
The ending got me like wtf?! 😮
it got us all LOL
Ahhh so excited to watch this vlog!! Also jealous you took two days off to read. A couple coworkers and I were joking that we should be home reading instead of working 😂
I agree about your comment that this felt more fantasy with romance subplot and I enjoy it!! I think I prefer OS to IF too.
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I loved your shoutout to the fable group 💕 Ridoc was hilarious and this book was funny! This book definitely has its moments like Xaden suddenly being more laid back even asking Dain about his childhood? Iconic.
For the ending, I was reading theories on Reddit analyzing the multi POV chapters to try to get the timelines. My friend and I were discussing and she thinks it could be Bodhi which could be a major reason why Violet and Xaden got married so Tyrrendor can’t have a venin ruler. Other theories I’ve seen are Garrick, Aaric, or Brennan! I feel like I need a second read just to dissect everything haha
@@witandlearning YAYYY haha
Ok my top guess is Bodhi too, it just fits the best!!!
I sobbed when Andarna left. She's my favorite and I laughed out loud when she would make comments especially when it came to Tairn. She was like the comedic relief in the beginning and when she left I felt Violet's sadness, it was heartbreaking.
I do agree with your regarding visiting their grandmother. The part when Mira and Brennan were arguing about Violet wasnt all too clear to me. Is Violet also venin why did they say she was going to turn? I didnt get it. 😅
ugh it was so lonely without bb Andarna :(
yeah we definitely need to meet grandma in the next book!
@@jaimefok Yes! Time to go to Grandma's!
Im so jealous that you could read the book and be so hyped and I loved seeing the video! I unfortunately didn’t enjoy the second book and won’t continue the series
oh nooo! if it's worth anything, there are a lot of improvements made in Onyx Storm... I have a lot of friends who did not like Iron Flame but loved this one!
I like that in onyx storm, they call out mostly violet on her flaws lol 😂 it’s satisfying seeing what we complained about in iron flame get addressed and fixed in onyx storm. They’re 21 year olds, they’re learning lol 😂
@ literally loved the self awareness 😂
I cant wait to watch this after I finished with Onyx Storm.. 30% more!!
@@kalistaputri491 ENJOY!
Theophanie's name comes from "theophany," meaning a visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god, which follow her desire to become one. I am pretty sure it's Greek origin.
I just heard of this!! thank youu
@@jaimefok I just finished the book and I almost ran out of tabs... I AM ALSO NOT OK AND I HAVE NO ONE TO TALK TO ABOUT IT!!!
@@aninayouroukova3832 I've been going back in and annotating on my kindle version LOL
Aaahhh I still can't stop thinking about this book! I read Fourth Wing after I saw your video about it. You totally convinced me to pick it up 💜 And now I'm invested in this series and other fantasy books :)
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I posted all my initial thoughts in your book club on fable, but now that I've had a chance to think about it a bit more, I think the new venin brother is Bodhi, even though it's the most obvious answer. It has to be someone who knew Xaden was venin for the last 5 months. He mentions that his new brother saw him struggle all that time. The other option would be Aaric, since he is a precog, he also knew that Xaden had turned, OR it is someone Xaden told off the page that we are not aware off. But I think this ONE TIME Rebecca throws us off by picking the most obvious character haha.
And I'm sure Imogen wiped Violet's memory so she wouldn't remember where Xaden and the other missing riders went.
Btw I absolutely loved Ridoc in this book and his relationship with his dragon. So funny.
I'm also wondering how Andarna was able to fly to the island and back without her harness when she left with Leothen.
I AGREE it has to be Bodhi!
Reading this a little slowly due to school starting back up again. Currently on page 200 but im so confused. When did Halden even come into the story? Am i not paying attention?😭☠️ loving the story so far, but i definitely need to listen to the audio. Planning to do an audio series of 4th wing 1-3 after finishing onyx storm just to catch up on everything.
I also went to the pre-release event and im so excited to finish onyx storm on my birthday on the 30th. Super excitedddd🎉❤ 22 year olds wya🥳
@@Jensdoingthings ahaha he showed up during signet fighting class!
Re-reads are totally necessary for this series 😂
@ omg youre riiightttt!😆 i think i got confused with all of the new names and people/politics. Enjoy your reread!
I’m glad you didn’t cry, cause I SOBBED like a mf baby 😭😭
omggggg!! 😂
I’m on page 352 and I’ve been watching along until you say you’re at a part I haven’t gotten to yet but omg can we talk about this
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It was so cool when we met the other Irid dragons but then so sad that they were unaccepting of Andarna, it’s not Andarna’s fault that she was raised by other dragons and they’re calling her a disappointment. She had no way of knowing her kind were peaceful because they left her there. Ugh. I am also so worried for Xaden. I just want to know other people thoughts on what’s happened too :)
Omg I was SO SAD for her 😭 have fun with the rest of the book hehe
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I just finished Onyx Storm when the video came out.
FATE!
Yay so glad you did this as a full spoiler video! Onyx Storm was 🤯 right after I finished I had to go back and re-read the last several chapters again .
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I think it’s Bodhi.
@@turkeyrunner712 I THINK ITS HIM TOO
OMG I’ve been waiting for this vlog 😂😭 I finished it Friday night and I’m still thinking about it and trying to understand…
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I’ve seen a lot of people saying the other brother is Garrick and that he turned Venin because he was near burnout.. still not sure of my opinion tbh
Also, can we talk about the lighting when they were fighting on the ilse?? I’m pretty sure that wasn’t a coincidence and some say she wielded by getting power from the sky because irids get their power from the sky and not the earth… I need to reread honestly 😭
@@celiabeaulieu-chaput6197 yaaaaa
There are two times where Andarna is described as magic itself, vs other dragons still channel from something (the earth) so that could be likely!
I think the brother is Bodhi hehe
LOVED this vlog! All of your reactions are so relatable! I was wondering, how many book do you own? Oh and also, I’m currently on Queen of shadows, which book is your favourite in this series?
@@bertonj001 THANK YOU!! tbh i have no idea how many books i have, maybe I should count them 😂
QOS is actually my fav in the series, you’re on a GREAT one!
@@jaimefok oh! Nice! Arobynn just got killed, couldn’t be happier :) And also counting books is so nice, you absolutely should count them!
I actually like iron flame 4.5🌟much much better than Onyx storm 3.5🌟it felt like it's lacking something, the pacing was off somehow for me, it's like nothing happened but at the same time so much happened and its definitely bodhi,who is the venin brother the thing I don't like about this book most is the romance , it's like they are just getting far away from each other as the book progresses probably not much more romance in the fourth book considering xaden's villain arc ,he didn't even say goodbye when he was saving everyone at the last ending to violet that was odd as well as it doesn't feel like him😅 the book was a roller coaster for sure though and I am still hungover from it.
oooh interesting! I didn't love the romance in Iron Flame - which is why I'm actually liking how there is less of a focus on it in Onyx Storm haha - I love it for just the fantasy now!
there's a theory that the letter excerpt we saw from Xaden where he says "You might be angry when you realize I didn’t wake you to say goodbye. But it’s only because I no longer fully trust my ability to walk away." was actually from the moment at the end of the book👀
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I think Brennen is the venin brother. He had to channel to save Mira. Brother works because if V/Z are married then he is Z’s BIL!
Rebecca hasn't given us a lot about the gods in her books thus far. This is the first book that gods are mentioned so prominently with all they bring. My theory is that Dunne will play a HUGE role in curing Xaden, as she is so often mentioned in this book and Aaric's premonitions. Maybe, before the dragons had to gain control, there were actual physical gods/goddesses, and the people channeled from them by being dedicated to them as children. Once, that was outlawed, things changed and people started going for the source, thus turning venin. I don't think the first dragons wanted to bond, they had to because of the venin appearing after the gods' disappearance. Dragons consider humans inferior and their magic is natural(from the source), so the dragons had to bond, so they could imbue their riders with the magic needed to defend their kind (signets, wards, etc.) My theory is not complete but we see that Theophanie can be killed by a dagger from Dunne's temple because she deserted her god and was considered a heretic. I think gods in this series will actually become characters, if not in person, but in power and we really need Violet's grandma's story to know for sure. I don't believe irids are what stopped the venin in the first place (they are a peaceful breed) but someone who was chosen by Dunne, bonding to an irid, like Violet. Andarna says she waited years to hatch, just for Violet. I don't think it is because of her bond to Tarin or lightning but because of how she was born (there are still mysteries about it) and her (almost) dedication.
I like my theory, but it worries me because it makes Andarna absolutely invaluable for Violet (which has been hinted at.) This means that Rebecca might sacrifice Tairn and if she does that I will RIOT! (pun intended)
@@aninayouroukova3832 totally agree with you!!
And yes, sadly I do believe that is why Tairn is the sacrificial dragon 😭
I didn’t enjoy the book until the last 25%. It was sooooo confusing and so many “oh that’s convenient” moments. Like a rune that makes things softer? Kind of strange
haha *magic* 🪄
I still have to read fourth wing 😅😅
AHHH try it out for sure!
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I think it was Bodhi that turned! My opinion is that Xaden married Violet so she is now Queen of Tyrrendor (because Bodhi was the only other heir) and she had her memory wiped because she saw Xaden as venin.
sammeeeeee I just posted a short about this!
Did I watch even though I’ve read neither of the three books ? Yes 🤣🤣 I’m not really interested in picking it up yet, maybe I will when the series is over but right now i just have too many other things I wanna read and too little of an attention span to read quickly enough but it’s fun to watch spoilers video to have the little references and feel in the know
@@irissu02 omggggg!!!! Love that you’re here anyways 😂
SPOILER on my weird theories down below!!!:
So I have this theory that actually the new Venin brother is actually Brennan.
It had to actually be someone that sees him get weak over the last months which leave us think: Garrick, Bodhi and Brennan. The first two are seen in Imogen’s chapter as she looks up to the sky getting darker, she js also seen in Xadens chapter looking up to the sky, which would indicate that those couldn’t have been with Xaden and the Sage.
Moreover I think Brennan acts really weird on the last chapter, sort of indicating Violet what to do: making her realize she doesn’t know where Xaden is, the ring on her finger, the letter…. He might be part of the whole plan and we might not see it coming!!!
Please tell what u think on this!!❤❤
Pd: loved the video
It's definitely interesting to think about how the timelines line up for those multi-POV chapters! I'm not sure if Imogen's was happening simultaneously to Xaden's bc I feel like Imogen would have noticed Xaden's shadows.... vs just the sky darkening which could have been something Theophanie did with storms....
I also think after 12 hours, if Brennan had turned venin - his eyes would have been red still... and Violet made no mention of them being red?
I think it's Bodhi! If not Bodhi, then actually Aaric.
I'm going to be posting a series of shorts about this hehe.
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So, Andarna came back to Violet so quickly, but what if wherever the Irids are has some kind of time travel aspect. So maybe Andarna's been gone a lot longer but went back to Violet to save her. I don't know. I feel like there's gotta be some kind of time travel thing going on in the series. We just don't know exactly what yet.
@@cpborland03 OK I HAD THIS THOUGHT but then realized Andarna was still described as small??? I would have thought maybe she would have grown some…
@jaimefok Maybe she's just always going to be a small girly. I definitely think she came back for a reason, or the Irids let her go back for some reason, and she needs Violet. There's gotta be more to the Irids, things we don't know yet.
@@cpborland03 that's very true!
This book very much is fantasy with romance as opposed to books 1 and 2 that were romance in a fantasy setting.
But also the "fun and games" section of this book is SO STRANGE to me! Like the island hopping part... it was cool but it took me so far out of the story. It felt like just a bunch of lore dropping for the gods due to her being criticized for lack of world building so now she's forcing it in.
@@ninimeggie4771 oh I lovvveeeed the island hopping haha. Quest vibes!
@@jaimefok I liked it but it felt out if place in this book. Like you mentioned this book didn't feel like it had a solid plot or singular driving story, it was just a bunch of stuff happening. The pacing just felt really off.
I understand that everything is happening at a quick pace for them with how tight the timeline is on the wards failing, but it was a very strange reading experience because of that.
I'm curious how it'll feel in a few months on a reread where I'm not devouring each page to find out what happens.
The ending has me so confused!! Like extra character names, or am I mad?
Freaking gah, im not okay with how i think that just ended, think i need to re-read last half of the book.
@@LifetipswithJess the re-read is crucial!!
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I think the other brother is Bodhi :( we saw him on his hands and knees in Imogens POV and the whole book he’s getting more and more annoyed that he can’t help/xaden won’t let him help
I agree! Bodhi seems the most likely.
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My theory is that Violet will have to kill Xaden. I don’t think it will be until the final book, but it’s mentioned way too many times with Xaden saying she’s the only one that can kill him and “you’ll be the death of me.”
@@laurahartmannfilms OOOOOOOF that would hurt!!
me who also took 2 days off to read 😂
YESS the best way to do it haha
50 pages of reading every day,
That means I read around 100 books a year. If you were like me, what would you do?
I started a channel to review the latest books, and the most recent one was Oxyn Storm. I’d love for all book lovers to join my channel, where they’ll find tons of recommendations and reviews.
@@TheBibliophiler awesome!!
I WAS SO EMOTIONALLY DESTROYED BY THIS BOOK IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY
@@Jjensen0626 😂😂😂
Just finished and…wtf
we are all here together😂
This book sucked
Am I the only one, or do we all need that bonus chapter on THAT battle brief class?! 🧺 IYKYK.. 🤣
LOL
People keep saying Tairn will die but he literally can’t. If he dies then Sgayle dies and then Xadan dies. Like it just doesn’t make sense.
I think he will! Xaden wouldn't die bc he's venin. Venin can outlive their dragons, as shown by Jack in Iron Flame!
@@jaimefokoh duh I forgot about Jack!
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I think Brennen is the venin brother. He had to channel to save Mira. Brother works because if V/Z are married then he is Z’s BIL!
definitely something to think about!
I think it’s Barlowe. Because Brennen and Garrick were there at some point and Theophanie said they didn’t bring the right brother.