*Review* Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

 

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

Published: January 21, 2025

Pages: 758

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.

This was the book selection for my new Colorado Springs book club in January (because I'm in two of them with the same name, but they have very different vibes). This is my honest review. 

This book marks a turn towards the political for this series. There were definitely background politics at play before now, but the politics were a serious focus for this book. For that reason, I think listening to the audiobook did me a disservice. I don't retain as much information listening as I do reading with my eyeballs, so there is definitely some info I just didn't process completely. 

If you haven't heard yet, the book ends on a cliffhanger, and I was definitely left with some questions and theories about things that were not entirely clear at the end. Even though I hadn't finished the book yet when we met, I'm glad I was part of a pre-planned discussion for those aspects. 

Overall I give Onyx Storm 3.9854 out of 5 stars. - Katie 

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Rebecca is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over fifteen novels, including FOURTH WING, and is always ready to bring on the emotions. She's also the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence in New Adult for Eyes Turned Skyward from her Flight and Glory series.

She loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for twenty-one years. She’s the mother of six children and lives in Colorado with her family, their stubborn English bulldog, feisty chinchillas, and Maine Coon cat who rules them all. Having fostered then adopted their youngest daughter, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system through her nonprofit, One October.

Visit her website at www.RebeccaYarros.com for more!