It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. In one of her recent Q&As, Rebecca Yarros mentioned that there is usually a double meaning in the epigraphs, so we’re going to pay much closer attention to them. Chapter 17… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. Chapter 16 reveals the full story behind that initial teaser we got from Rebecca Yarros some months ago. It’s about seeing Xaden and Violet on the sparring mat—only this time, they… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. Chapter 15 opens with Xaden Riorson welcoming everyone to Signet Sparring. It’s cute. We also learn about a very complex set of wards, which I wonder if it’s going to come… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. Chapter 14 opens with a clear explanation as to why Violet made that comment that her relationship with Xaden just ended. Gosh, Rebecca Yarros knows how to do a cliffhanger even… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. I was wondering when we were going to learn what happened to Jesinia, and woah, Markham is gruesome. She has been removed from her adept path. What we do know, however,… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. As expected, the chapter opens with a touch of intimacy between Xaden and Violet, along with some new nuggets of information. Sgaeyl sensed that Tairn was in danger (and with that, Violet too).… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. It’s fair to say that Chapter 10 has so much going on—a lot of new information and a lot of Easter eggs, as we discussed. I don’t know about you, but… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this series, it’s that no sentence is ever written without purpose. Nothing is redundant—likely one of the main reasons the Empyrean Series is so successful. The… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. The chapter opens with the phrase “six of us”—yet again, a different six. I feel like Rebecca Yarros is subtly hinting at something here, but she keeps rotating the riders and fliers so… Continue reading

It goes without saying that THERE ARE MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD. If you haven’t read this chapter of Onyx Storm, please go read it first. The chapter opens with the introduction of a new God, Hedeon. I absolutely love how the Gods are becoming more integral to the story—it’s feeding right into my Gods theory! It’s fascinating to… Continue reading