Iron Flame
Violet and Xaden, now together and somehow still fighting about secrets. Bigger war, bigger dragons, bigger cliffhanger.
- Spice
- 3/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~623
- Ending
- Cliffy
How spicy is Iron Flame?
Iron Flame is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts early (first quarter).
- Steam: Open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts early (first quarter)
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Heroine's POV only
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Graphic violence
- Death of a loved one
- War
- Torture
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How spicy is Iron Flame?
Iron Flame is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts early (first quarter).
Is Iron Flame a standalone?
No. Iron Flame is book 2 of 5 in The Empyrean. Start with Fourth Wing. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Iron Flame?
Iron Flame features dragons, magic academy, morally grey mmc, badass heroine, disability rep, touch her and die. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does Iron Flame have content warnings?
Our notes for Iron Flame include: graphic violence, death of a loved one, war, torture. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Iron Flame?
If you loved Iron Flame, try From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas, When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker. They share its dragons and magic academy energy at a similar spice level.