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It took over a month to read the chapters on the final battle, this second time around. I knew where it was going, and I could only handle one chapter at a time. I still loved it. I have a better handle on what happened at the end, but of course, I still have a million questions I probably won‘t have answers to until the 5th book comes out. Two. More. Years. (to the 4th book) I‘m going to need a nap.
#RebeccaYarros #OnyxStorm

Just finished. I rushed to Reddit to try to figure out what exactly I just read. Now I wait 18 months+ for the next chapter lol. I was not a fantasy reader and then started working a little at the library - my new co-workers were eating this up! I had to join and damn, I‘m enjoying the sauce. The hype around this book has been palpable.

It‘s 5 pm on Ontario‘s election night. Some might say I‘m self medicating. They‘d be right. Despite making idiotic campaign promises & never following up on them. Selling off green belt land to cronies, slashing health care and education budgets, spending bazillions of tax payer money to break contracts, negotiate deals with foreign investors and driving the province into a hole people will still vote for him because they are ignorant and selfish

The Booked for Life group on LibraryThing is doing a group read & discussion of Onyx Storm. Come join us as we read and discuss this exciting next installment in the Empyrean series.

Join the discussion here: https://www.librarything.com/topic/368286#n8771522

#BookedForLife

More dragons, less romance, fantastic action; I enjoyed it much more than Fourth Wing. I liked the device she used in the last part of the book allowing us to see the battle through different eyes, each in a separate short chapter. The cliffhanger ending clearly means there‘s another book coming.

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10.2025

I listened to the graphic audio of the first two in this series. Reading this feels haaard. So many names. Anyone else feel this? But - I want to know what happens so I‘ll try to keep at it. 🐉

Wowza! It took me the fist 1/4 of the book to remember what happened in book 3, and I‘m not entirely sure what happened at the end of this one, but I enjoyed the ride. Wish book 4 was available now!

Slow in the beginning and very chaotic in the end.
Made me cry and question myself way to often.
It was a little too confusing at some point but the cliffhanger ufff.
Reminded me a little of „Hangover“, waking up at 3 am, knowing nothing about what happened and being married, but the husband is missing woohhhh way to go
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Now we all have to wait for at least a year to know what happens next 🥹
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Finally starting this. Kind of wish I‘d reread the previous 2, but I ended up finding a recap video on YouTube

Omg… I knew there would be a cliffhanger but holy moly, way to rip my heart out! A great installment of the series and now I have to wait and wait and wait…

It‘s a mild pick for me. This installment makes it way too obvious that she‘s stretching a trilogy to five books. It started slow but got going midway through, when it finally became hard to put down. The ending was a total mess though, I had to google it to figure out what on earth was actually going on, and I‘m honestly still confused!

This book had a slow start but tore me apart by the end 😭❤️ Knowing Rebecca isn‘t going to start writing the next book until ATLEAST September (probably even later) is going to torture me 🙄🤣 I guess I‘ll just have to go another reread when the time comes 📚

Getting in a little self care/reading on my birthday

I wore my fourth wing sweatshirt to Starbucks…..

Well, damn. I knew there would be a cliff hanger at the end, but I‘m still upset about it! I‘m really enjoying this series and already impatient for the rest…. And have so many questions!!

“I know exactly who and what you are, Violet Sorrengail.” -Tairn 🖤🐉

Who she is = a badass who deals with pain on a daily, willing to stand by her man, be worthy of her dragons and save the whole continent in the process.
This series lives rent free in my heart now!
#dragonrider #violetandxaden #onyxstorm #nospoilers #happyvday #lovealways

I mean, it‘s not like there was any other choice for this month…🐉 (Although House of Deceit is 2nd!)

Finished the third book in the series today. I enjoyed the character development. Main theme is repeated quite often throughout the book and I anticipated the cliff hanger ending from the moment I started chapter one. I will continue to read the series, but was a little disappointed with this one. Hoping book 4 is better!

“To the ones who don‘t run with the popular crowd, the ones who get caught reading under their desks, the ones who feel like they never get invited, included, or represented. Get your leathers. We have dragons to ride.”
#February2025

This was overall a fun action packed continuation of the story. I just hate the cliffhanger ending! 3.5⭐️

Oof! Riveting, fast paced, stressful, heartbreaking. I don‘t love everything about the series, but I sure do love a lot of things, especially the dragons. 🐉 Andarna and Tairn‘s relationship is one of my favorites and I love the crew and their found family vibes. The way they tease, challenge, and take care of each other is delightful. #BookspinBingo

This was just the dragon battle romantasy I needed to escape reality, at least for a while. Book 3 in the Empyrean series opens with Violet and Xaden intent on finding more dragons like Andarna, capable of helping protect the Continent as the wards threaten to fail. Secrets are revealed as the darkness constantly threatens to overwhelm them. I will admit to losing track of the large cast of characters (who's Lynx again?) but that's a minor quibble

It‘s time!!

I loved this. Maybe not as much as the first book but still. My work friend has been referring to this as dragon smut. Another has been delivering dramatic readings when walking past my desk. One time he blushed and said it might not be work appropriate. 😂 Indeed.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

I‘ve been listening to this series rather than reading it. The first 3 hours had me feeling a bit lost & confused until I found a podcast to review the first two books. Once I had the review, I was right back into the story. Overall, I enjoyed the adventures. I get the cliff hanger abruptness at the end but I wasn‘t ready for the end 😩
Now the wait…

What the actual f!?!?! I am confusion. I enjoyed the book overall but I don‘t think it ended being as good as the first two. I think RY left us, readers, in the dark a little too much. Like someone said here, the ending was definitely rushed. First half of the book was great, the second half seemed lacking. I am glad RY is taking her time with the fourth. I rather wait and have a great book than have it quick and find it lacking. 4⭐️

I didn‘t mind this, but that‘s honestly the nicest thing I‘ve got to say. The ending feels reaaaally rushed and if you want a character‘s death to resonate I feel like you need to build them more of a personality than the average member of the ensemble cast gets (which Rebecca certainly succeeded at doing in book 1, but not so much here).

Like how am I supposed to just go on with my life until the next book?? HOW?!

My hubs got me a new blanket, I had a bad day so retail therapy happened again, then my cat wanted to blend in with all the grey. Got to say feeling much better. 🥰

I have so many unanswered questions…like, what the whaaaa? This is a pick due to piqued curiosity.

So excited to get the Special Edition #OnyxStorm 🐉 ⛈️ Xaden never disappoints. 😂 This is book 3 in the 5 book series of #FourthWing I highly recommend 🖤❤️‍🔥

Got it on release day but struggled to get into it. Giving it another chance now, after finishing Witch Accused by Krista Walsh. :)

4.75⭐
•Ugh…that ending left me reeling in more ways than one. I‘m hella confused about what is going on and wishing that it wouldn‘t be so long (however long that may be) for the next installment to come out. Reading up on stats from the wiki has helped to lessen my confusion, at least a little.
•Rebecca Soler was much improved since the first book…but I still prefer the Graphic Audio editions of this so much more.

Reading this for Xaden 😩
I hope it‘s better than Iron Flame.

Another fast paced ride with Violet and her band of crazy dragon riders and friends. Nothing really new is added to the plot, it follows along the storyline of Violet and Xaden and their fight against evil. We get some of Andarna in this one, but not enough IMO. She‘s hilarious and sasses Tairn a lot.I was stressed out for the last half and almost went looking for spoilers. Can‘t wait for the next one! Book #9 in 2025

Started out slow and finished strong for me. I just don‘t know how I feel about waiting so long in between these books; I forget too much!
Book 6 of 2025

I can't even think what to say about this. Maybe.... no. There's just nothing. I can't. Read it if you're interested in drama, dragons, war. And love. Make up your own mind. I've got nothing.
#08-2025

Looks like I‘ve been catnapped 🤣 Onyx Storm is in the other side of my living room so I guess I‘ll just read another book for now 🙄

With this series I'm in it for the snarky dragons, war strategy & world building. I enjoyed every minute of it, but I don't think it's anything ground breaking or that the writing is brilliant. It does what it is supposed to. It entertained & kept me interested the whole time. I loved Ridoc's quips & Tairn's attitude. The exploration of the islands reminded me of Voyage of the Dawn Treader. I had fun returning to this world & that's all I wanted.

Please don‘t come at me. If you loved this, I am so glad for you! This DNF is of my own doing. I knew after Iron Flame that this series was headed in a direction that I didn‘t want to go. Nearly halfway through Onyx Storm, I‘m struggling to keep up with characters and places and the purpose of what is happening in the book. And to be honest, I‘m bored and there‘s too many books out there. I got caught up in the hype and it didn‘t work for me…again

#ReadingBracket #ReadingBracket2025 #BookBracket2025 #Fiction
This is going to surprise NO ONE.
#RebeccaYarros #OnyxStorm #SaveXaden #Riorgail #Sorrenson #Longest2YearsOfMyLifeAhead

#JanuaryWrapUp with my January stats recap on #StoryGraph. The brief hangover I had starting on the 22nd after finishing the tagged book shows when you look at how many pages I read each day of the month, but for the most part, I did okay. #RebeccaYarros #FourthWing #IronFlame #OnyxStorm #SaveXaden #Riorgail #Sorrenson #Longest2YearsOfMyLifeAhead