I love this book so much, and honestly, it's ruined my future reading because it has taken the number one spot in my favorites, and I doubt any other book will ever come close. The storyline and character development is phenomenal... I found this book on audible, and I really loved the narrators. I loved this book so much that I even bought the actual book as well. 7 days left to go before "Iron Flame" comes out. I can't wait!! Hurry up, lol.
I spent my whole day heart broken! I had to read the last chapters again to process it. My chest hurt. I couldn't think of anything else. And noone around me really understood what I was going through
While not my first series, it’s the most recent one that has utterly gripped me and made me stay up to many nights in a row NEEDING to know what happens next lol bravo Rebecca. Bravo.
I wouldn't really consider Xaden morally grey. Nothing he did in the book was evil or morally questionable? Like sure his allegiances are iffy but not in a morally ambiguous way.
@@cloudjasper9071 I doubt there is any need to be. She refers to him as one as though he already portrayed that in book 1. So whatever level of gray she believes he is, it's already been established.
@scionsilverbeat8149 That's true. I also think what some people think is morally grey, others might not. Who knows... maybe we will find out more once we know his secrets🤭
So he's considered morally grey because he is the son of the man who started the rebellion and because Violet is the daughter of a Navarrian general and is loyal to Navarre, that means they started on opposing sides. Yeah you can see why he does what he does but you can't tell me he doesn't plan on overthrowing Navarre's King/ generals The thing is Violet isn't told about what this war is really about until 2/3 of the first book so she doesn't know that her own government is kinda shady or that they are hiding the real danger from their own people. Xaden becomes less shady as the book goes on. However I wouldn't say Navarre is straight up evil either...the kingdom is just acting in its best interests and the interests of keeping their own people safe. So I would say Navarre is morally gray...although I don't understand why they keep the existence of Venim from Riders, when Riders are the ones protecting Navarre! But hopefully that's touched upon in the next book.
So Nightmare by Halsey huh... since we already know Violet was mixing up her dreams with Xaden's at night, did you just confirm her second signet is Dreamwalking/manipulating dreams???
⚠️Spoilers included in this comment ⚠️ Alright, I cried when Liam and Deigh died, I screamed every time when Dain was unbelievably annoying or when the reader was enlightened about his betrayal. But when Violet and Xaden were fighting I was heartbroken. I need them to be endgame and I can’t stand the thought of them having other love interests. It’s just not possible for my fragile heart to bear with something like that. I loved every character (except Dain, Jack and so on…But I still liked them because, even though they were "the bad guys“ -not all in the same way-, they were written perfectly), so what I was saying was: I loved every character because the reader got to build like an actual relationship with them. At some point I even started to think: Violet can stand all this, she’s bonded two dragons and got through the first year AND survived a major attack. If she was able to cope with all of this, perhaps I‘ll be able to cope with my life right now as well. The pronunciation talk was so overdue, at least for me personally ! Thank you so much! This was wonderful✨
It’s never mentioned but it’s EDS. It affects the connective tissues. That’s why violet had weak muscles. Also, I think this condition gives Violet such flexibility
EDS is also why her joints dislocate so easily. It’s because the connective tissue is weak and can’t hold it there as easily as people without EDS. Another thing I though was interesting is people with EDS tend to have softer skin and it mentions a few times in the book that she has soft skin. My bestie has EDS so it was fun seeing her represented in this book. Another interesting part of EDS is their hair tends to gray earlier. Makes me wonder if this is simply why some of her hair is silver
Yea its EDS but bc its a fantasy world it doesnt have a name in the book violet just said her mom got sick when she was born and thats why she has weak joint and silver hair
Rebecca, please make a public statement concerning the pre orders that aren't being shipped and customers are being left in the dark about what is happening. No matter who we ordered from, we have not received any updates, or notifications. As fans and customers of the various booksellers, we deserve some consideration.
Could you elaborate on this? I've never heard about this, although it feels entirely plausible. I found the storyline lacking coherence, with the narrative seeming stretched. I felt like the author at times forced connections and occasionally bypassed logical progression to swiftly reach certain plot points.
It’s an Auto Immune Disease and it carries with a litany of symptoms with it that make like a little more challenging!/ extra flexible joints, susceptible to illness, often low in iron, often also Celiac…. Just to name a few..
5 book??!!!?? NOOOOOO pleaseeee. I love this series but please not 5 books. Trilogy is the sweet spot. Anything more is just dragging it. Also the ending of Iron Flame!!!??? Rebecca is sure playing with us.
@@PaigeRealEstateAgentShe’s not being inspired though.. she’s literally taking words from another language and plopping them down as names for Dragons/the college in the book and that’s that-mispronouncing them and using them as her own. There’s no where else in the book that is inspired or makes nods to Scottish Gaelic folklore or mythology. She’s literally just using the language for some extra spice because she was too lazy to come up with unique and original names.
What would cool is make a research on Gallic language and use it right. It’s not only English an existing thing in the world… being shallow is not a virtue.
one doubt..jack killed bide his dragon right..but he didnt die...which shows venin can stay alive without their dragons if they are riders and their bond to the dragons is severed...how does one even become a venin tho...like do they just draw from the source and kind of sell their soul?...so xaden is a venin does that sever his bond with sygale? cuz that wouldnt ensure him being alive...if all of this is true then naolin i.e, tarin's earlier rider mightve made a deal with venins to keep brendan alive and became a venin..which in turn severed his bond to tarin..which left tarin devastated and betrayed...correct me if i am wrong anywhere
I REALLY can't stand when authors appropriate bits of other cultures and can't even learn the correct way to say them. Use Gaelic, sure, but for the love of all things holy... learn the language enough to not butcher it
Yeah it's a bit ignorant to be benefitting off the use of a language without even showing it respect 😂 especially mispronoucing the word "Gaelic" too, it just comes across disrespectful.
I’m writing a fantasy book and can’t understand this either. I have a Korean character and an Indian character. Thankfully I know ‘Hangul’ / 한글 and very basic Korean already and am currently studying pronunciation of Hindi. Even if I never have her speak Hindi I want to at least learn the basics of her language! With the internet having everything at our fingertips, it’s not that hard to learn honestly
@@BooksToAshesDoes your book take place in our world or an entirely different world? I have various ethnicities in my fantasy series but I can't call them what they would be called in our world because those places don't exist in the world my books take place in. For example, I have some characters that are Asian inspired but they aren't called Asian in that world.
@@britt6184 Mine is mostly fantasy based but I’m still keeping some cultures, religious and places in our world in mine. I’ve also created my own . So I suppose it’s an alternate version of our own world where fantasy races live. There’s a kingdom primarily run by humans from all over the world so it’s been fun to write that for me. I love the idea of making things your own or being inspired by cultures as well like what you’re doing. It’s awesome to see other fantasy writers. I hope your writing is doing well.
So you have nothing to say about the hatred towards the jewish people in America that have nothing to do with that conflict? Let's not repeat the holocaust.
@@britt6184 you got that from my 7 word comment? who says i have nothing to say about it? rebecca yarros certainly didn't. and if i tell you i'm jewish? and that antizionism is not equivalent to antisemitism? you know multitasking exists and people can focus on multiple injustices? stay in your lane. the holocaust is being repeated as we speak. on palestinians. by the israeli government and military. open your eyes.
@@britt6184Israel is repeating the holocaust towards Palestine. Beheading babies is not okay. Nor is it a ‘mistake’ as your beloved killer Netanyahu has stated❤
I would totally read 4th wing completely in Xaiden's POV.....
So trueee
Definitely
Then it would really be taking after divergent but yes I agree
I would also like to see his experience in his first and second years
what a great idea
Raise your hand if Rebecca got chu in choke hold especially with that cliffhanger she dropped like nobody’s business
I already have Onyx Storm pre ordered. Trying to read Iron Flame slowly but that’s a battle I’m quickly loosing. This series is amazing. 👩🍳💋
This is me right now!
SAME!!
Fr me rn
I love this book so much, and honestly, it's ruined my future reading because it has taken the number one spot in my favorites, and I doubt any other book will ever come close. The storyline and character development is phenomenal... I found this book on audible, and I really loved the narrators. I loved this book so much that I even bought the actual book as well. 7 days left to go before "Iron Flame" comes out. I can't wait!! Hurry up, lol.
I listened on Audible too and the narration was fantastic!
came across this book not even a week ago and was so hyped to read iron flame now I'm cursing myself because book 3 feels so far away
+1 to this "it's ruined my future reading because it has taken the number one spot in my favorites, and I doubt any other book will ever come close."
Rebecca Soler is one of fave Audiobook performers! She narrates a lot of great books!
Im listening to the dramatised one 🥺 its fantastic
My drive to work is no longer boring
The dragons are -hands down- my favorite characters. Thanks for the compelling story Rebecca! This flygirl is looking forward to 11/7 🔥
I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome myself and reading about a main character who has it has been so amazing.
How do you feel about the representation? Do you feel it's realistic?
Not the “IT’S BEEN MY HONOUR” 😭
😢
Literally sobbing at that part 😢
this has a full universe potential, can't wait for it
*patiently waiting for Onyx Storm *
5 books would be amazinggg
So basically I pronounce everything wrong in my mind. And I don't care. Still going with mine lol
Girl… Rhiannon I’ve been pronouncing it Rihanna “the singer” in my head. 💀
Don’t take it hard. She made her audiobook say the Scottish words badly. That’s just shallow.
It’s because they’re mostly Scottish words that she intentionally wants to be mispronounced
don't worry, she stole most of the names from a real living culture and mispronounced them herself. you probably did a better job than she did.
i just finished iron flame and i’m literally dying not being able to read book 3 😭
You and I both 😭😭😭😭 I just legit finished it rn and now I’m looking into when the 3rd one is coming out 😅😅🤣
I spent my whole day heart broken! I had to read the last chapters again to process it. My chest hurt. I couldn't think of anything else. And noone around me really understood what I was going through
I know I finished Iron flame like weeks ago. and I was finding every way to get the 3rd book🥲
@@Johanna77777-z 🤣🤣🤣🤣I understand you. I felt depressed and had to take a nap.
@@designdirection1 thank you! Finally someone understands!
While not my first series, it’s the most recent one that has utterly gripped me and made me stay up to many nights in a row NEEDING to know what happens next lol bravo Rebecca. Bravo.
Favorite book series of all time!!!!!!!
I need a full pronunciation guide for allllllll the stuff and things.
I wouldn't really consider Xaden morally grey. Nothing he did in the book was evil or morally questionable? Like sure his allegiances are iffy but not in a morally ambiguous way.
It makes me so nervous that she refers to him as morally grey and we havent seen much morally grey yet...
@@cloudjasper9071 I think it's more of a mislabel. I just don't buy that he'll be morally grey. I think she probably means that he's edgy
@@cloudjasper9071 I doubt there is any need to be. She refers to him as one as though he already portrayed that in book 1. So whatever level of gray she believes he is, it's already been established.
@scionsilverbeat8149 That's true. I also think what some people think is morally grey, others might not. Who knows... maybe we will find out more once we know his secrets🤭
So he's considered morally grey because he is the son of the man who started the rebellion and because Violet is the daughter of a Navarrian general and is loyal to Navarre, that means they started on opposing sides. Yeah you can see why he does what he does but you can't tell me he doesn't plan on overthrowing Navarre's King/ generals The thing is Violet isn't told about what this war is really about until 2/3 of the first book so she doesn't know that her own government is kinda shady or that they are hiding the real danger from their own people. Xaden becomes less shady as the book goes on.
However I wouldn't say Navarre is straight up evil either...the kingdom is just acting in its best interests and the interests of keeping their own people safe. So I would say Navarre is morally gray...although I don't understand why they keep the existence of Venim from Riders, when Riders are the ones protecting Navarre! But hopefully that's touched upon in the next book.
OBSESSED WITH BOTH THE BOOKS ❤️❤️❤️📖📖📖
I LOVE Rebecca SO MUCH! Shes so funny and kind
Morally grey all day! Give me ALL the delicious morally grey characters ❤
It's so fast paced ❤ i love Xaden so much 😭
Trilogy would be great but I can live with five too. Just need to save more money for them lol.
So Nightmare by Halsey huh... since we already know Violet was mixing up her dreams with Xaden's at night, did you just confirm her second signet is Dreamwalking/manipulating dreams???
Pronounciations we all wanted to know 5:19
The hero we needed
lol I listened to the audiobook and then when I was down an internet wiki hole I'm like "oh that's how it's spelled??"
I really wouldn’t go off the way she pronounces the names. She’s deriving them directly from Gaelic and is not pronouncing them correctly at all.
Omg I don't wanna finish the second book cause I know.the 3 Rd is not yet out!!! Awsome work!
⚠️Spoilers included in this comment ⚠️
Alright, I cried when Liam and Deigh died, I screamed every time when Dain was unbelievably annoying or when the reader was enlightened about his betrayal. But when Violet and Xaden were fighting I was heartbroken. I need them to be endgame and I can’t stand the thought of them having other love interests. It’s just not possible for my fragile heart to bear with something like that. I loved every character (except Dain, Jack and so on…But I still liked them because, even though they were "the bad guys“ -not all in the same way-, they were written perfectly), so what I was saying was: I loved every character because the reader got to build like an actual relationship with them. At some point I even started to think: Violet can stand all this, she’s bonded two dragons and got through the first year AND survived a major attack. If she was able to cope with all of this, perhaps I‘ll be able to cope with my life right now as well.
The pronunciation talk was so overdue, at least for me personally ! Thank you so much! This was wonderful✨
I HAVE TEAR STAINS IN MY BOOK FROM WHEN LIAM DIED😭
I live Taylor and this book but my fav thing is how miss Americana is my fav song and how that’s the song she picked
I love this book
I loved it didnt, think I would but 3 more books I can't 5😂
I’m confused as to what chronic illness Violet has? It’s never mentioned in the book… all it says is she’s small.
It’s never mentioned but it’s EDS. It affects the connective tissues. That’s why violet had weak muscles. Also, I think this condition gives Violet such flexibility
EDS is also why her joints dislocate so easily. It’s because the connective tissue is weak and can’t hold it there as easily as people without EDS. Another thing I though was interesting is people with EDS tend to have softer skin and it mentions a few times in the book that she has soft skin. My bestie has EDS so it was fun seeing her represented in this book.
Another interesting part of EDS is their hair tends to gray earlier. Makes me wonder if this is simply why some of her hair is silver
Yea its EDS but bc its a fantasy world it doesnt have a name in the book violet just said her mom got sick when she was born and thats why she has weak joint and silver hair
My friend has EDS and has ridden and competed with horseback riding since she was young. Her doctor told her that riding has really helped her EDS.
5:24 me too
Rebecca, please make a public statement concerning the pre orders that aren't being shipped and customers are being left in the dark about what is happening. No matter who we ordered from, we have not received any updates, or notifications. As fans and customers of the various booksellers, we deserve some consideration.
I would totally love if one of the five books would be just the dragons POV, that would be so EPIC
I listened to the audiobook and they called Mira’s dragon tiny not tine -_-
Everyone knows she was given the plot of these books as an outline and then she wrote off of that. People know that right?
Exactly
Could you elaborate on this? I've never heard about this, although it feels entirely plausible. I found the storyline lacking coherence, with the narrative seeming stretched. I felt like the author at times forced connections and occasionally bypassed logical progression to swiftly reach certain plot points.
got source?
5 books??? O.O i thought it was a trilogy -.-''
I thought there is only going to be two😢😂
does anyone understand what she means when she says she has “elersdeirmos” at the beginning of the int
I think it's Ehlers Danlos syndrome. She often mentions Violet's dislocated joints in the book.
It’s an Auto Immune Disease and it carries with a litany of symptoms with it that make like a little more challenging!/ extra flexible joints, susceptible to illness, often low in iron, often also Celiac…. Just to name a few..
@@angelbecks985it’s definitely NOT an auto immune decease.
That woman is going to be the death of me…love you rebecca
5 book??!!!?? NOOOOOO pleaseeee. I love this series but please not 5 books. Trilogy is the sweet spot. Anything more is just dragging it. Also the ending of Iron Flame!!!??? Rebecca is sure playing with us.
There is a whole lot more people who do not agree with that honey 😂
gAElic is the original language ❤
It’s so cool that the author is a fan of Taylor Swift!!! Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince is one of my favorite songs!!!
“Rebecca its been my honor having you” nuh uh she just gave me flashbacks to Liam.
LIAM!
I will never be able to pronounce Violet’s dragons’ full name lol
Thanks chat gpt *
What do you mean?
Gaelic is a language and not a prop for a book.
All different types of cultures are influenced and inspired by others. Think of it as more of a nod to the language instead of a prop.
@@PaigeRealEstateAgent she could do the bare minimum and at least pronounce the words correctly
Have you read this book?
@@PaigeRealEstateAgentShe’s not being inspired though.. she’s literally taking words from another language and plopping them down as names for Dragons/the college in the book and that’s that-mispronouncing them and using them as her own.
There’s no where else in the book that is inspired or makes nods to Scottish Gaelic folklore or mythology. She’s literally just using the language for some extra spice because she was too lazy to come up with unique and original names.
@@indigovinyl2445Relax it’s not that deep
Dear author, please bring Liam back. I’m begging you.
No way she loves Halsey!! She just went top 10 in my books 😭
what's violet's chronic illness?
Anybody else prounounced it "na-va-rey?"
I wanted raid her house or her laptop the moment she said all 5 are plotted and all
What would cool is make a research on Gallic language and use it right. It’s not only English an existing thing in the world… being shallow is not a virtue.
one doubt..jack killed bide his dragon right..but he didnt die...which shows venin can stay alive without their dragons if they are riders and their bond to the dragons is severed...how does one even become a venin tho...like do they just draw from the source and kind of sell their soul?...so xaden is a venin does that sever his bond with sygale? cuz that wouldnt ensure him being alive...if all of this is true then naolin i.e, tarin's earlier rider mightve made a deal with venins to keep brendan alive and became a venin..which in turn severed his bond to tarin..which left tarin devastated and betrayed...correct me if i am wrong anywhere
The disrespect to Celtic languages is so real here.
I REALLY can't stand when authors appropriate bits of other cultures and can't even learn the correct way to say them. Use Gaelic, sure, but for the love of all things holy... learn the language enough to not butcher it
Yeah it's a bit ignorant to be benefitting off the use of a language without even showing it respect 😂 especially mispronoucing the word "Gaelic" too, it just comes across disrespectful.
I’m writing a fantasy book and can’t understand this either.
I have a Korean character and an Indian character. Thankfully I know ‘Hangul’ / 한글 and very basic Korean already and am currently studying pronunciation of Hindi. Even if I never have her speak Hindi I want to at least learn the basics of her language! With the internet having everything at our fingertips, it’s not that hard to learn honestly
@@BooksToAshesDoes your book take place in our world or an entirely different world?
I have various ethnicities in my fantasy series but I can't call them what they would be called in our world because those places don't exist in the world my books take place in.
For example, I have some characters that are Asian inspired but they aren't called Asian in that world.
@@britt6184 Mine is mostly fantasy based but I’m still keeping some cultures, religious and places in our world in mine. I’ve also created my own .
So I suppose it’s an alternate version of our own world where fantasy races live. There’s a kingdom primarily run by humans from all over the world so it’s been fun to write that for me.
I love the idea of making things your own or being inspired by cultures as well like what you’re doing. It’s awesome to see other fantasy writers. I hope your writing is doing well.
This series gave me nothing much rage as nothing made sense. So many plot holes, and so much more.
Exactly!!!
Yall might need to work on your foreshadowing skills then.. there were no holes.. Kuz I had no problem calling everything Chapters before it happened.
But ask her why she’s loves the F word so much! Lol like it’s on every page 😂🙄
don't sell out. take your time. two books in a year is greed, not quality.. and with this publishing house its chaos. trilogy is better than a series.
HAHAH She's cute
The bad words in the book is what I don’t like. So I do hope that you rate this 18 and up.
not the "its been my honor"
Please keep it 90% violet. The only other POV should be Tarin. I hated the Xaden POV.
ask her how to say "free Palestine"
🙄
So you have nothing to say about the hatred towards the jewish people in America that have nothing to do with that conflict?
Let's not repeat the holocaust.
@@britt6184 you got that from my 7 word comment? who says i have nothing to say about it? rebecca yarros certainly didn't. and if i tell you i'm jewish? and that antizionism is not equivalent to antisemitism? you know multitasking exists and people can focus on multiple injustices? stay in your lane.
the holocaust is being repeated as we speak. on palestinians. by the israeli government and military. open your eyes.
@@britt6184Israel is repeating the holocaust towards Palestine. Beheading babies is not okay. Nor is it a ‘mistake’ as your beloved killer Netanyahu has stated❤
Until it’s backwards!!❤🍉🇵🇸
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Of course this book was written by someone like “her” 😂
Wdym
@FantasyFangirls
Ahhh yess!!
@fantasyfangirls
This is amazing!