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Before we read a single chapter of Iron Flame, Christian is judging the cover, spiralling about character deaths, and praying this book doesn’t turn into a 600-page trust exercise.

We’re kicking off book two with a classic first-impressions episode! Christian finally reads the back cover of Iron Flame, gives us his honest (and unfiltered) theories, and immediately spirals about betrayals, spies, and how Violet is probably going undercover in the worst way possible. He makes wildly confident predictions about who's going to die (spoiler: Christian says everyone), how long Xaiden will stay in the doghouse, and whether Violet’s mom can, in fact, weather-bend her own daughter. There’s also a full rant about the page count, a debate on whether Mira is secretly the villain, and some truly chaotic ships that should never sail—but probably will.

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