Bonus Book February 2025: ‘Onyx Storm’ by Rebecca Yarros
BOOK DESCRIPTION
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.
KEY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOOK CLUB
Violet’s second signet…. Dreamwalking. Discuss!
THAT ENDING - Different POV’s, Imogen wiping her memory, ties with Tairn etc, return of Andarna
First half of the book - pacing? Traveling to the isles? What worked, what didn’t
Do you think Violet is still leaning too much on Xaden for support? How do you think she will handle the next book without his support?
Do you think Violet is processing her emotions of guilt and loss in a healthy way? Regarding her mother (in Iron Flame) and Andarna.
How do you think Xaden handled his further descent into a venin?
An oracle said that Violet had multiple paths and could not be completely dedicated (to Dunne).
What do you think is in store for Violet? Do you think Theophanie is really dead? Could she be a projection of a god? Maybe one we have yet to meet? Theophany (Ancient Greek: θεοφάνεια, romanized: theopháneia, lit. 'appearance of a deity'[1]) is an encounter with a deity that manifests in an observable and tangible form.
Why have the Irids been missing until now?
We find out Aaric’s signet in this book. How long do we think he’s had it? How long has he been plotting and did he tell anyone in particular before we (Violet) found out?
Balance is mentioned quite a bit in this book. Between Theophanie/Lilith, Xaden/Lynx… Could Violet be the balance to anyone?
WHO IS THE THIRD BROTHER?!
