Ep 60: 'Onyx Storm' Chapters 1-5 | Review & Discussion

Listen in as we discuss chapters 57 through 66 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 57: • Meeting Melgren • Sgaeyl and Tairn fighting, violet blocking xaden and he feels neglected and hurt 😭 • lilith warns of the wards and gives other journal • Violet hits her mark at the wyvern that was still alive Chapter 58: • Meets xaden in the sparing gym, he calls it his room and he corrects to our room. She's keeping him from touching her, feeling her bond, or feeling near her. • She makes the rule, no more secrets and no more having to ask. • Violet asks about his mother, marriage contract until he was 10 • Lots of war talk in battle brief, concludes with Vi realizing that it's not Samara Chapter 59: • Andarna upset that she has to use the harness if she wants to go to basgiath. • Andarna to stay in the Vale, Violet to find her mom • Jack kills baide, Her blood extinguishes the flame, wards fall Chapter 59: • Nolon has known Jack is venin. • Long discussion with Barlowe and his plan • Barlowe draining dain, grey handprints, nolons only plan was to block him from power • Infantry to find the lures around the school, squads put together, Violet and Xaden together, grid sectors • They go to bed, they bang one out, reasonable lol, Awkward frustration interruption from Brennan Chapter 61: • Violet squad to cover grid over the ward stone • General sorrengail warms the temps, then creates a storm to embue her favorite weapon 😭 • Jesinia in the archives • War begins, violet takes out multiple wyvern, bad ass fight, tairn is incredible • Young Asim venin, "you'll meet them all soon", Rhiannon lands on Tairn Chapter 62: • Violet saves Rhiannon saves Violet, rhi jumps back to her dragon, melgren 10 minds out, venin waiting for a second wave • Sawyer loses part of his leg • Tairn catches Violet and sawyer as they free falled lol, ward stone mended • Cat takes sawyer to the healers, Cat compliments Violet, "you would've done the same", "i would've ran faster" 🤣, gives her a dagger • Venin arrives and excited to deliver Violet to Him, Cat heightening Venin's emotions(wants to be more than and Asim), Violet strikes her • Another arrives and suspends violet Chapter 63: • Andarna torches the Venin's face 🤯💀 • Cat spoke to Andarna, Andarna snaps, Violet realizing her scales are different • jesinia found the only difference is a 7 • Big meeting, ward stone mended, Lilith disagrees with Violets plan while the sage is above(?) • Xaden puts Melgren in his place Chapter 64: • Excerpt:letter from liam to sloane about violet • WHY DOES XADEN KNOW THEY WONT ATTACK BECAUSE THEY ARE WAITING FOR XADEN • When violet asked how he knew the venin thought they would be in samara, he says not to ask • Tells Codogh she needs to talk to him • Embues the stone, calls for andarna, discuss how she wants to be like tairn 😭, tairn doesn't know, waited 650yrs for Violet • Violet opens tairn door completely, tempted to pull from the ground to save Tairn, Lilith kicked violet lol • Shuts the mental doors, Brennan mends, Lilith forces Sloane to embue • Xaden dying, lilith died • Dragons torch the stone Chapter 65: • Walks to Sgaeyl, tairn, xaden, and Andarna. • Sgaeyl compliments Violet, "be careful of your words" -sgaeyl • Xaden killed the general, covered his face in shadows, he won't look at her, "you won't be as scared under the full wards", "you love me", • Slow gaze up, red rings Chapter 66: • Feels violet down the bond when she was burning out • He pulls from the ground • Wakes next to Violet, Violet fell asleep crying for her mom • He walks to Barlowe in the Varrish cell,increased power, you can never give back what's taken, only crave more, brothers