Iron Flame

I generously rated Fourth Wing four out of five stars. To be honest, only the last 20% of the novel really gripped and surprised me, and made me want to see The Empyrean series fully through to the end and rate the book positively. I cannot in good conscience rate this book the same or higher, because it has some very prominent flaws.

Iron Flame picks up pretty much where we ended up in Fourth Wing, and further explores the worldbuilding, the motivations of those in power, and, well, Xaden. Standout characters to me were Dain, Rhiannon, Ridoc, and Andarna