Onyx Storm (Empyrean‪)‬

APPLE BOOKS REVIEW

Swoop and dive into the heart of Violet Sorrengail’s transition from student to formidable warrior in the thrilling third instalment in Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean fantasy series. After a year and a half of lessons at Basgiath War College, anything Violet doesn’t know now, she’ll have to learn on her adventures outside the struggling kingdom of Navarre. Enemies are ready to attack, and allies are needed if there’s any chance of survival. Yarros’ expansive world-building feels almost limitless. Flying—literally—outside the wards means unexplored landscapes and cultures to experience and discover. Despite the unrelenting violence, truly shocking betrayals, and constant high-octane drama, we loved that Violet’s endlessly important relationships with her dragons, her friends and family, her home, and of course, her—let’s just call it complicated—history with her fighter Xaden Riorson (who’s undergoing some changes of his own) still drive every decision she makes. Narrator Rebecca Soler gives Violet both the steely resolve and the underlying doubt necessary to make this heroine relatable as well as powerful. This sweeping and suspenseful epic series soars to new heights and plunges to unexpected emotional depths.