Anna’s Reviews > Iron Flame > Status Update

Home stretch. We have a second signet now, and it makes no sense. I have skipped most of the scenes between Xaden and Violet because I cannot stand those two. Break up already!! You two are not fit to be in this together

Hmpf… the cat-fights (god I hate that this is really a thing), Violet’s childish outbursts when she tries to wield her power and can’t do it perfectly, and actually has to face solid criticism for it (the horror 🙄) and then the scenes between Xaden and hers. These are so over the top…

I absolutely hate that we still play “pit the bitchy ex-girlfriend against the current one”
Makes me roll my eyes so hard I am afraid they’ll get stuck in my head.

Yeah, it makes a character reeeeally nice and relatable if you let them throw around petty nonsense like “I have never failed anything in my life”, then let them throw a temper tantrum when they are (rightfully) told that the grasp they have of their abilities is subpar and in fact NOT THAT GREAT. Yeah, that makes me root for them instead of letting them be humbled, accept their limitations and LEARN/IMPROVE /s

We are in 2025 and we are still confusing desire with love… -.-‘ can Violet please learn to finally control her abilities, it’s the second year already and the fact that these only work in the most arbitrary way is just cringey at this point. Get that girl to check her impulsive behavior too while we’re at it please, it’s embarrassing

This endless nonsensical bickering is starting to really grind my nerves to dust. It’s really not that complicated