Ep 54: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 28-36 | Review & Discussion

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12/27/24 • 97 min

Listen in as we discuss chapters 28 through 36 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 28: • Rather than heading back to basgiath, Violet/Tairn join a drop off, she's not allowed to dismount. • Catriona "looks" as Violet feels towards Xaden, jealousy increasing :( • Cat says xaden has had 2 opportunities to get the luminary and had what the vicount wants.... Violet. Scene more upsetting the second time. • Xaden tells violet something(forge luminary) is near Athbyne and violet thanks him for his honesty Chapter 29: • Vi figures out Cat before Xaden tells her but he didn't have a chance. • Tairn builds up her confidence 🖤 • They talk about the Viscount Tercarus deal, she thinking about how much she loves him, he gives her a dagger • They arrive at basgiath, tairn shares Andarna is still sleeping, violet says she will update him of her punishment • Varrish and hench men find her almost to her room, Professor Kaori defends her, Rhiannon removes the dagger • She shares the truth with Rhiannon. Chapter 30: • Tells her friends everything except for secrets that aren't hers to tell. • Realizing that nevarre is burning the evidence. • Ridoc knew about the journals in a sublevel vault. • Barlowe is a changed man now, adored by many, they watch threshing for 1st yrs, sloane has a red dragon like Liam. • I think Ridoc visits jesinia, Violet has watch duty, assassin's attack, i don't think these ones were venin, she is nearly taken out until a knife goes through his spine. Chapter 31: • Brennan book says most riders die from gravity. • Jack Barlowe saved her, Ridoc finds her, Jesinia found the vault, need king Tauri's bloodline. Chapter 32: • Xaden gets updates since they last met, and the raid plan • The gang brought Aaric, Xaden killed Alic the brother who attacked garrick on threshing and that was when Sgaeyl bonded him per the letter in ch 12. • Begin heist, xaden doesn't camouflage lol, Xaden's is so cool, jesinia badass getting them to the vault. Chapter 33: • Knock out two guards, Aaric pulls violet through the wards. • 2mins left and they got the books, blistered hand, they run. • Such a great chapter Chapter 34: • Excerpt: letter from Xaden to vi about his last conversation with his dad was an argument • They all escaped • They scatter, treat the hand, quinn can astral project as others to give an alibi, her signet is strong because her great aunt was bonded to her dragon. • They make-out in the courtyard, xaden takes Warwick's journal, strodes away like he owns it • Nolon offers her a drink, Jack gives Violet a nod, Violet drugged :(, varrish arrives Chapter 35: • Excerpt: the only thing worse than an inntinnsic is a truth sayer • Nolon asks for answers, how, who and why she did it. • Truth sayer knows if she's lying not makes her tell the truth, I would lose this game. • Liam shows up, sent by malek, do you think she talking out loud to him :( • Dain arrives, 5 days later • Dain asks for the weapon and kills Varrish. • Xaden arrives post 💀 spree. Chapter 36: • Xaden shadows loose composure seeing her • Bad ass xaden moment having her take out Varrish... he assists her 😭 • She blames herself, he said he would watch Aretia burn off it means she lives, and finally says he loves her. • She says "i do love you" "glad you didn't forget" lol • "When you're a mother, talk to me" • Tyrrish custom for his scars, Vi reflects on Xadens actions as his deal with lilith, xaden's love foundation crumbling from the news of the deal. • Sorrengail's walk or fly off the flight field, no hug good bye. • Leaving means dragons need to take their hatchlings. • Solas didn't die, andarna still sleeping • Heaton?! Protects dain • Brennan hugs her, overwhelmed by the increase of people and dragons.

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Ep 53: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 19-27 | Review & Discussion Part 2

Listen in as we discuss chapters 19 through 27 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 23: • Enters secret(?) Training area, "the key can be found in my dresser drawer" • Rhi bitter, sawyer lied to his parents, Ridoc scared of snakes, "I'm in love with Xaden" 🤣 • No one drank the water • Violet roasts the interrogators looks • Bring in "water", could rhi one day move the water into their stomach? • Varrish misses interrogating, brings dain. Chapter 24: • Dain's a little b**** • Gasp, Varrish is testing a theory. • Testing if xaden will show up, to understand their bond or the effect of the elixir? • Dain not as much of a little b****.... for now. • Nolon follows orders and helps-ish them escape. • Varrish and Nolon talk about Barlowe. • They escape, the boys have huge egos lol Chapter 25: • Excerpt: Zolya cliffsbane academy • They get a patch, lost cadets, asks bodhi why sgaeyl was very angry last night • Zolya defeated notice from two days ago on all of their chairs. • Markum calls it propaganda, grabs papers and changes the story from blue fire dragons to blue dragons • Barlowe Chapter 26: • Menders are not healers, follow different rules • Start class like this is normal, discuss outpost attacks, Devera implies xaden was injured. • This chapter gave me extreme anxiety the first time, tairn overpowering. Chapter 27 • Samara to basgiath is an 8hr flight. • She realizes she is controlled by tairn, Mira finds her, she finds xaden, gives her a cold shower. • Xaden jelly of Bodhi's flight jacket. 😂 • Ope, this is the shower scene • "It's no longer up to you to punish me, I'm no longer in your chain of command" • "You were worried about me?" He says it 3 times, he feels loved 🥺 • No way Mira didn't realize violet and xaden are banging

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Ep 55: 'Iron Flame' Chapters 37-42 | Review & Discussion

Listen in as we discuss chapters 37 through 42 of Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. Podcast inspired by Shadow Daddy, Xaden Riorson, in The Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. JOIN OUR BOOK CLUB! https://links.fable.co/aiMtu8GyWNb Also enjoy our summary book notes: Chapter 37: • Another nightmare, I'm confused • She wakes, she's horned up seeing him sleep, and reflects on how thankful she is for him, blames her mom for the scars, morning boner. • X scene⚡️ • Committee meeting, holding hands, Brennan can't read the journal, one person thinks melgren knows where they are. • Xaden has a mark for Violet, Violet realizes all of the land is Xaden's, too many cadets to feed and no access to stealing weapons. • Andarna wakes Chapter 38: • Andarna reflects color around her, she is huuuuuge, can't open her wing. She couldn't sleep properly • She will never carry a rider, andarna doesn't know yet, she loves sheep • New classes, new history, violet panics over all of the possible consequences from what happened. • Translated the book and thinks there is blood magic • Kaori did not go with, I think Emetterio did, 4th wing the biggest, kept their squad. • They don't have wards hence the propose of the journals 🤦‍♀️ • Fliers attacking because the lost their suppliers, violet starting to plan going to get the luminary from Viscount Tercarus. • "Can you carry a luminary?" "That question insults me" "Can you carry a luminary while insulted?" • Dark wielder in Zolya, Mira's riot arrives. • Tairn has teine neck in his month lol • Lilith saw Mira after violet incident, Mira punches Brennan Chapter 39: • Ridoc makes an ice pack, her feelings are valid, she says her dad's heart gave out because of him. • What are Brennan's motives for "staying dead", xaden uses to wish for siblings 👀 • This is tame for them - Mira 🤣 • "I know how to raise the wards" love how she is relatably nervous • Brennan says the Viscount wants to see Vi wield. • Violet speaks confidently but wrong lol, "I've never done anything wrong in my life!" • Plans of sneaking out to Tercarus, Tairn sighs, Andarna eager Chapter 40 • Xaden gone, Felix begins training Violet, love how he's like why the he'll is strikes an hr useful. • Did Carr sabotage her training? Felix think he was scared. • Finger lightning like storm in X-men! • Glad orb, conduit, Felix points out she can wield lightning and xaden. • Mira and Brennan going with violet to get the luminary. • You sure you can find the way? I'm going to pretend you didn't ask that - tairn • Tairn never promised to not tell sgaeyl just that she is gone. Andarna not invited. • The fliers were expecting them, 2nd person with truth sayer, also a boolean signet. • Lol Xaden already there, you aren't where I left you Violence Chapter 41: • Palace shockingly beautiful, Violet realizes they aren't escorted and Xaden knows the place very very well. • Violet tells him to stop protecting her like last year, he said at gauntlet and threshing he didn't love her or know what she would become to him, Xaden is scared. • He calls her out for sneaking away after being unable to translate • "You know who sound like right now....Dain" • Everyone smoking hot but Cat is hotter 😬, pities Violet for no color as xaden laments the lack of color at basgiath • CATRIONA IS A BITCH 😡 • He tells her Cat can heighten emotions • Raining, sheer dress, one dagger, Fen Riorson's chest exchanged for an alliance, mira can't shield, Venin pops out Chapter 42: • How long was the dude in the chest? • "Great note he had a knife" 🤣 • Brennan joined, Mira can't shield, the venin couldn't pull past the rock wall • Pinned his boots, tairn lifts her, strikes the water, 💀 the venin • Second man to beg for her forgiveness... soon a third 😏 • Hand on thigh, Cat not intimidated, offers her an isle of peace. • Take flyer cadets to train, they must bring a crossbolt, for the luminary