#iron flame

[tribriddragonqueen]

Ya know, how much do you want to bet Rhiannon and Sawyer are gonna argue to be on a quest squad with Violet next? Like "Adventures with Zuko" in ATLA.

[pinkdreamcollectorsworld]

Oh my gOOOOODDDDD THIS BOOOKKKKK

[empyreanevents]

Imrrick Week prompts! Thank you to everyone who submitted ideas to the form! Make sure to tag @empyreanevents and use #imrrickweek2026, or use the AO3 collection. As always, prompts are open to interpretation.

art by bexdrawsbooks

Day 1: Idiots To Lovers | Imogen and Garrick are the classic case of idiots to lovers. Highlight their mutual obliviousness to their feelings for each other.

Day 2: Childhood Friends | They have been friends since they were children. Show us a blast from the past or the benefits to having known each other for so long.

Day 3: Grumpy/Sunshine | Imogen and Garrick are textbook grumpy/sunshine, Imogen being the grump, and Garrick being sunshine. How does this dynamic work in their relationship?

Day 4: Stubborn | Both Imogen and Garrick can be extremely stubborn. How do they work through this to compromise during difficult situations?

Day 5: Tension | Their fight-flirting tension is obvious to everyone around them, but they still try to deny it. How do Garrick and Imogen work through that tension and get together? Are they oblivious to it? Concerned about damaging their friendship?

Day 6: Secret Relationship | Some theorize that Garrick and Imogen have secretly been together all this time. How would this play out? What are their motivations for keeping it a secret?

Day 7: Free Day | Canon or AU, the freedom is yours!

[booksmakemeblush]

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros — ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I didn’t enjoy Iron Flame as much as Fourth Wing. It wasn’t a bad book, but it also wasn’t better than the first one for me.

The pacing felt strange throughout the book. At times it felt like so much was happening, but at the same time nothing was really happening.

I also really didn’t like the Cat conflict. That storyline pulled me out of the book more than it added to it. On the other hand, the throne scene was a standout moment that I did enjoy. The smut itself was okay, but the scene worked well in terms of tension and character development.

The ending was unexpected and did leave me curious about what comes next. Overall, Iron Flame was an okay read, but it didn’t quite live up to Fourth Wing for me.

[maitoshubby]

Thinking about how, if we get a Sloane POV in the Threshing novella we're 100% getting Slain conten

[tribriddragonqueen]

*in Riorson house, looking at a painting of Fen*

Ridoc: so that's Xaden's dad.

Vi: yep.

Ridoc: well, you've made a good investment. Xaden is definitely going to be a dilf.

Vi:

Rhi:

Sawyer:

Xaden and Bodhi: *horrified*

(XD I love this.)

Vi: Huh. He's right. Let's go Daddy.

[carnivorousflamingo]

Revolution tastes oddly... sweet.

- Iron Flame, Rebecca Yarros

[empyrean-dot-gov]

I think Aaric's signet would be acceptable if one of the themes of this series was defying fate and going against the status quo but it's not so we just have a walking spoiler in our hands

we need more limitations to the signets!! we also need a better structure that designs signets!!

with how over powered signets can be and giving EVERYONE the wildest signet of all time (despite the fact that wielding the elements like fire and water are supposed to be the most common. we just threw that information out the window), it is difficult to understand what the limitations of these powers are

from Violet all we get is physical exhaustion and a burning pain from when she's learning how to master it in IF, but beyond that signets are still ill defined.

which makes it all the worse when you have riders doing straight up wizard shit. Rhiannon pulling shit out of thin air from another location. Quinn making straight up projections of herself to confuse an enemy. like this is X-men level shit. Dain is a watered down version of Charles Xavier.

and then there's fucking Aaric's signet along with Melgren's because they both have a foresight/precognition problem. we do not know the limits of their signets. would Aaric be haled as some sort of oracle? what happens if he spouts off a future that goes against the wishes of Navarre? would they kill him for that just as they kill inntinsics?

Melgren's only ONLY makes sense if you put severe guardrails around it. if he can see the future outcome of a battle, does that help with directing troops? does he know when it's a lost cause? how far in advance can he see the future? how does this help him become the greatest general this military has ever seen?

i can go on. i SHOULD go on about this because im still damn peeved that we know barely anything about these signets