Book Review: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

 


My book review of Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.

Title: Onyx Storm

By: Rebecca Yarros

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 544

Release Date: January 21st, 2025 

Rating: ★★★☆☆

 

Summary from Goodreads:

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty.

Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust.

Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything.

They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth.

But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.

 

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Review:

The beginning of Onyx Storm held promise, diving straight into the chaos of the ongoing war. However, three books in, I’m still puzzled about why the characters are attending school during such a monumental conflict—it felt out of sync with the stakes. The war scenes, while exciting at first, became repetitive, with a climax that seemed to reset repeatedly, losing its impact over time. The ending left me underwhelmed, as Violet losing time, waking up married, and Xane disappearing felt rushed and unresolved. While there were glimmers of the gripping storytelling Yarros is known for, this installment fell short of its potential.

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