I also thought it was terrible

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The writing is not good, I think people just like the smut but honestly I don’t fault people for reading it. Whatever gets people reading makes me happy

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I wanna read it because it’s slop and it just seems fun with lots of adventure and dragons lol I never care that much about the romance or if the characters are likable

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It’s not great but it’s also not Bad and frankly sometimes that’s a necessary and fun genre of book to read. You aren’t missing anything, it’s just the literary equivalent of a midnight drive-thru burger and fries.

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Did you dnf after the first or second book? Because Iron Flame does have a long dry spell in the middle but it’s worth it for the ending twists. As for relatability, Violet isn’t supposed to be. The author has a chronic disease which Violet also has, and her character is one of the ways Yarros advocates for the chronic disease. Xaden is personal preference I suppose but so no comment there

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