I've Been Too Kind to This Series | Iron Flame Review

[@nikokida7878]

An upload from book Jesus right before Christmas, truly a holiday miracle!

[@chelsey8737]

Book Jesus 😂😂😂😂😂

[@williek08472]

​@chelsey8737 I mean he has the right hairstyle 🙃

[@TheTrueKarin]

Book Jesus😂🤣🙏📖

[@tyler-df3wy]

What gets me is that Yarros is a military wife whose other books are military romances, but the army in this series is about as accurate as Onision’s

[@palamedes4740]

Is it? Why would she go against the propaganda of the US army if she's known it all her life. It's not a bug it's a feature

[@mariasolenardelli3745]

As someone with EDS, I am very glad you asked the opinion of people with the disorder for this review. Suffering from EDS, my whole life, but especially in adulthood, and having to change my life around it (constantly taking painkillers, using a wheelchair, getting kicked out of university because my lowered immunosystem caused me to miss too many days, not to count working around the constant fatigue) hearing what EDS was portrayed as in Fourth Wing felt like mocking. And I am very glad you addressed it in this review, and not from an abled person(or at least without EDS)'s point of view, but from people who actually deal with it day in and day out

[@theothermorgan]

I don't have EDS specifically, but Yarros' depiction of "disability" involves every ableist trope I've ever encountered as a disabled person. We should just power through it, we could do anything able people can do if we tried harder. It's an excuse to discriminate against disabled people who can't meet ableist standards.

[@amethystsunsun]

@@theothermorgan After being gaslit and ignored by doctors not talking my symptoms seriously I've had my fair share of internalized ableism that I've started to work though in therapy, and especially helped to research the disorder and start to enter online communities for it. I can see how Yarros could fall back on harmful tropes if she is surrounded by only able-bodied people (and if those able-bodied people treat her illness as invisible and also don't take it seriously) and I still get conflicted about bad representation because at least it is representation of any kind, right? I always wonder how much could have changed if she reached out to these online communities when she was diagnosed not just because she wants a self-insert character in a book to make her MC /special/

[@AdamThibodeaux-e5s]

wtf are you talking abt? EDS has nothing to do with the immune system, youre literally lying. i dont have EDS, but do have marfans, which is super similar issue with the fibrilin gene, and you need to chill out and not lie out of your ass.

[@amaririii_ch]

​​@@theothermorgan Yea, after seeing the comments from people with EDS in the Fourth Wing video, I'm like, "I don't think you can power through _that_ ..."

[@Shalaena]

@@theothermorgan I can actually explain why she is seemingly so ableist while having the disability herself. Apparently she grew up Mormon, and so did I. It's the most ableist religion I've ever encountered, while being covert about just how ableist they are. It creeps up and isn't in your face, and so unlearning it is really hard, because you don't realize you've been lied to. The way they treated my autistic sister makes me sick to this day, and I'm so sad she didn't deconstruct with me.

[@mathieuleader8601]

that golden dragon meme in the thumbnail this is a meme that never get's old

[@chipsleftwing]

king ghidora!

[@callmekodiak]

Only 6 hours!? Is this even a Krimson review?

[@SpiderJack99]

He’s going back to his roots

[@BudewFan_]

Must’ve accidentally uploaded it to his main when it was meant for the short rants channel

[@OrangeHand]

Pull the string on the KR doll: "But I'm getting ahead of myself!"

[@anth636]

“*anime shoutout”

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Pulls the string again: "Gods, this is stupid!"

[@kaithompson2876]

Regarding the portion of how people with EDS aren't eligible for the military, I saw what could happen first hand with my mother. She most likely has hEDS like I do, but she went into basic training at 18 and dislocated her hip on a normal backpack hike. She didnt slip or fall or anything, she was just walking. She was immediately discharged afterwards. I personally end up partially dislocating my hips just living my life normally. There's no way I could even make it through basic training. . Also thank you Krimson for giving those of us who reached out for the council a shoutout even if we couldn't make it ❤

[@miritallstag336]

Hey krimsonrogue, i was in Target today, and i saw the third Lightlark book! Time for more unhinged ranting about the worldbuilding and descriptions!

[@TheTrueKarin]

Yeah, please do this, book Jesus 😂

[@spidertoes28]

I think he’s suffered enough 😭

[@allyvollheim3575]

And we all say in unison: "Thank you council!" 🤗 This video brought a whole new level of insight with your input. We appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@Viridigitus-y6c]

Thank you so much again for letting us EDS folks boggle along with you about this book! I still cannot get over some of the stuff that goes on in there - Violet is going to be so miserable when she's older and all those antics with her joints catch up to her.

[@quinnzykir]

She isn’t already?!

[@Viridigitus-y6c]

@@quinnzykir considering some of the stuff she gets up to? I can safely say no

[@mst3kharris]

Thank you to the EDS council because I’ve listened to other reviews of this book and cannot fathom how she’s able to do half of what she does without severe physical repercussions.

[@ChariotLee]

When krimson starts a video with his head in his hands you know it’s going to be a good review.

[@chartate1017]

I know this is stupid but today has really sucked and seeing this in my subscription box has made it better. I probably won’t be able to watch it until tomorrow but I’m so excited

[@KrimsonRogue]

Tomorrow will be a better day.

[@Saburi0504]

Petition for ‘Standard Issue Shadow Daddy’ to become an official trope

[@amandapanda5087]

Signed

[@MC-lm7de]

Bonus: you can read it to the TMNT theme

[@MetaFanWing]

⁠@@MC-lm7de “Standard Issue Shadow Daddy “Standard Issue Shadow Daddy “Written with two brain cells “Goofy jerkwad”

[@jasrianna]

Too kind is an understatement. It's a travesty that there are so many talented authors out there struggling to get published and *this* is what makes it. It has some of the worst dialogue I've ever heard, with most characters speaking like they're straight from a contemporary soap opera, and the villains making pantomime look understated. Twirl your moustache a little harder, why don't you? But the series' biggest crime is being just plain dull, painfully boring and so unimaginative it may as well have been written by AI. There's no effort put into anything. Need to find some crucial information? Just look it up in a book, or find a convenient journal. New character introduced? Go through the same cycle of killing them when no-one remembers who they are, rinse and repeat. And what's worse is including EDS as a cynical box-ticking exercise while not bothering to include any significant aspects of the condition and how they might impede the main character. If anything, living with chronic pain might make you less likely to endure acute pain well (purely anecdotal, but I doubt I'm the only one who experiences this) because you're so exhausted and worn down by constantly battling the former that the latter is the straw that breaks the camel's back. Bad representation is worse than no representation, and some of the egregious omissions in these books could be actively harmful in terms of society's perception of what it's like to live with EDS. I genuinely don't understand how anyone can enjoy these books, ironically or otherwise. If you want badly written fantasy smut, there's plenty of fanfic out there. And it's free! Stop giving hack writers your hard-earned money. The only reason I can think of for gravitating towards Sarah J. Mass derivative rip-offs like this is wanting to avoid the stigma of indulging in aforementioned fanfic and post these unecessarily chunky books on Instagram or Tiktok to seem smart. Look at me Ma, I'm ReADiNg. I can read good. You'd be better off staring at a blank wall in silence for however many hours you wasted on this trash - I felt like I lost IQ points just being exposed to the extracts in this review. I mean, if Mass is your starting point then it's already a lost cause, but I digress. This is the only time I've had to stop mid-review because the book's success was making me legitimately angry. I can't even laugh at it like Lightlark. The infection that is 'Romantasy' is a plague upon the fantasy genre and I hope it runs out of victims sooner rather than later.

[@Solarstormflare]

yeah, romantasy could be great in theory but i havent found one i actually liked yet. Curious why it's only popped off in fantasy though, where is the love for romanscifi?

[@TheMightyAerodrakon]

Very terrified of even wondering if I can get my book published when I have to compete with utter sh*t like this

[@w_renaissance]

This is my first holiday alone after cutting off my abusive family, and this video was just what I needed to keep me company. I can’t wait to see how bad this book gets

[@SilentProti]

Wishing you a good Christmas time!

[@KrimsonRogue]

I'd give you a fist bump if I could. It takes a lot to walk away from abusers, but it's always worth it. Just stay warm, healthy, and have a happy Christmas. I'm rooting for you!

[@toddabowden]

​@@KrimsonRogue You're such a good man. Absolutely a wonderful person 😊

[@mst3kharris]

Happy Liberation Holidays!

[@shadowheartart3898]

Wishing you a Merry Christmas. Good job on taking care of you

[@cursedcontent4207]

The plot holes in this thing as it's being constructed are a part of the reason I'm writing my entire trilogy at once.

[@Solarstormflare]

this is a fantastic idea and i wish traditional publishing allowed for this more

[@rainybearstudio]

Ahhhh I've been so excited for this upload! Thank you for sharing my artwork!

[@KrimsonRogue]

Thanks for making it! It fits really well as the pfp for my second channel.

[@shittyname2657]

Finally a short video to enjoy.

[@missxfaith]

The *best* Christmas present 😌 (I wasted 28 hours of my life listening to the audiobook for this and I deserve some kind of compensation for my time)

[@xiexielian]

@@missxfaith u're brave my lady, did u pay for the audiobook?

[@missxfaith]

@ lol no I borrowed it from my library

[@xiexielian]

@@missxfaith hahaha good, yeah now u need some detox haha

[@lzrshark617]

@@xiexielian In the vein of the old joke 'your body can only process one source of pain at a time, so if you just stubbed your toe, slam your hand in a door to not feel your toe anymore', may I recommend marathoning Krim's entire Empress Theresa review to truly melt your brain into a puddle?

[@xiexielian]

@@lzrshark617 empress theresa, the classic 🙌🏻

[@dragonranger8456]

Not even an hour into this, and all the logistical errors would make Robute Guilliman shed a tear.

[@shadowjack239]

The Codex Astartes does NOT support this action...

[@dolos4301]

He'd have written a treatise on the travesties committed by this series by now

[@xiexielian]

Best Christmas gift ever, thank u Sir.

[@Jean-Luc_Renard]

I'm having the worst holiday season of my life, but now it's not a complete loss. Thank you.

[@KrimsonRogue]

I hope everything gets better for you!

[@astro-cerinth]

For some reason, hearing you talk about a bad book always inspires me to work on my own writing. Took a break from the video and wrote 1800 words in the script for my comic before coming back to finish watching. Thanks! Also thank you EDS Council ❤

[@maryanntheconqueror]

3:50 The second you started saying this I began chanting "Dashcon, Dashcon, Dashcon!"

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

And we're gonna have Dashcon 2: Electric Boogaloo

[@NickLinz-ig2rq]

No fucking way. I literally just finished your video on 4th Wing yesterday! What a nice turn of events, cheers for that

[@KrimsonRogue]

Good timing! lol

[@VioletRM]

a 6 hour video about a series of books i dont care about? my favorite! thank you Mr. Rogue

[@amandaramey9760]

The best holiday gift I could've ever hoped for was a KrimsonRouge video upload 🙇🏻‍♀️✨💜

[@chrisyoung1576]

dude, I was thinking about your channel earlier and then voila you uploaded video

[@KrimsonRogue]

I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED!

[@robinronin]

1:29:28 I thought that Violet was getting trapped in the pantry at unalive college on the reg and was SO CONFUSED 😂

[@daughterofyith5393]

When I heard (in both your reviews) that Yarros wanted to include the theme of censorship and restricted information, I just stared at the screen. It's a very good concept to explore, but the way she set up and presented her story just doesn't convey it well, if at all.

[@Icicle_158]

Perhaps the answer is that Yarros’s approach to writing and handling controversial topics is being too safe and simplistic by design. It would be one thing to highlight and underline the familiarities in an underacknowledged historical period, as is the case with Detention and the White Terror. As much of a rush of Taiwanese monster mythology as it is a study of guilt, McCarthyism, and manipulation, it’s evident Red Candle Games put in the mileage to do such a complex task justice. Yarros, meanwhile, takes a markedly different approach. Perhaps the first true warning sign was her comments on receiving feedback on the Shelved Books Podcast. It would be one thing to implore writers to vet the criticism they receive, as it can discern the corrective from the invective. The problem is that Yarros’s advice is tellingly puerile: a protracted Oreo analogy that could elicit eyerolls from creative writers at best, an answer utterly reeking of tone policing at worst. Needless to say, this is the smoke after a forest fire. I won’t elaborate much on Yarros’s frankly pathetic counter-DeSantisian, borderline Rhysandesque posturing at the Library of Congress, given that her anodyne approach to the Afghan War in ITLE could blanch even Donald Rumsfeld. After all, having the cardboard cutout couple reunite and bump uglies before the Fall of Kabul is an unprecedentedly jawdropping approach to covering the crisis. It’s like unironically splicing in the soundtrack to “Team America: World Police” to the most disturbing scenes of “Spec Ops: The Line”. This galling anodynity isn’t even limited to Yarros’s fiction, as a hastily revised Instagram post of her (weakly) lampshaded stance on the Gaza War retains most of the discordant echoes. For the record, the Expert Book Smuggler has the relevant screenshots. Tl;Dr: There’s a reason why, in my notes on ITLE, my patience l collapsed after Nathan (by extension Yarros and any of her puppet characters) pontificated on war for the umpteenth time. Try as she might to fashion herself a Cornelius Slate or a Vivian Monroe, the comments and stories she has concocted puts her closer to a Zachary Comstock. Then again, those three characters have far more depth than the Violets and Xadens of Yarros’s bibliography.

[@daughterofyith5393]

@@Icicle_158 For Iron Flame specifically, I think it's either of two things - she wanted to limit potential controversy and ended up being too simplistic in how she portrayed a complex issue, or she just didn't have the talent to weave something this multi-layered into a genre that is, in itself, multi-layered and complex. Or she was rushing to churn out her next paycheck. That is also a possibility.

[@Icicle_158]

Agreed, especially for the first and third reasons. Given her comments in that Entertainment Weekly piece about Fourth Wing, I fervently think Red Tower’s bottom line was a key reason Empyrean took flight. Yarros definitely understands how to tincture her fiction to surf market waves, I will grant her that. The cynicism surrounding that notion, however, occludes my perception of her. If an artist writes for the market itself and the base cravings of its readers, what is forfeit in return? IDK, I’m going through Percival Everett’s “Erasure” and I can’t say I didn’t remember this specific series when I dived into “My Pafology”, the book within said novel.

[@daughterofyith5393]

@@Icicle_158 Oh, I'm not for writing things tailored specifically to a certain market. Yes, you need to be mindful of your target audience (especially if they're not adults), but castrating your prose to fit them is not the way to go. Yarros at least tried to do something, but this is the same mindset that leads to overtropification of fiction a'la Lightlark.

[@marocat4749]

Its no attack on titan for sure thats actually great at history revisionism in that the complexity what people belief happened and who talks about history can vary a lot. And propaganda.

[@ithseem]

I am a simple person. I see Krim upload, I smile

[@lavendermothboy]

yesterday i went to a POTS clinic and basically the only reason I dont have EDS is because my joints don't pop and i heal normally. i have hypermobility spectrum disorders (POTS, hypermobility syndrome, as well as fibromyalgia) and know enough about EDS to rule it out so i think i'm relatively qualified to talk on this topic. i learned that any hypermobility disorder can be made worse with each virus a person gets. Violet suddenly "getting EDS symptoms"/"her strength stolen" is actually possible and people in a medieval fantasy setting may think that was the cause. however, that's about the extent of the accuracy. it's so fascinating to me because as an autistic writer i can't write characters who are NOT autistic, so from an own voices author on EDS, i'd expect the rep to be so much better (in terms of accuracy) but she just ignores it for the sake of the plot in the way that makes it just "a weakness" instead of an actual thing she has to live with on the daily.

[@PanicattheDiscourse]

Your comment had a read more and you mentioned the POTS and the hypermobility and my first thought was "lemme guess, a fellow spectrum buddy" and there it was. How are the bowel problems and the dizzy spells treating you?

[@lavendermothboy]

@@PanicattheDiscourse fine, fine (poorly. im dealing with them though)! you guessed correctly! and from what i learned yesterday, violet very well should be autistic, queer and/or have POTS. i don't know if the author has either but its just unlikely.

[@luisfreitas4724]

The fast promotions are common during times of war. Napoleon became a General super super young because he was one of the few survivors

[@jamespetitious1311]

Napoleon was also incredibly skilled. There’s a reason he was able to beat the rest of Europe several times. These characters are _not_ Napoleon.

[@luisfreitas4724]

@jamespetitious1311 I mean, yeah for sure, he was just an example there are several others in history

[@Ringelschlumpf]

I just got home from my last day of school for this year and really needed this without knowing it. Thank you so much for all your work!

[@justelliot4870]

I have two essays I need to write, this is going to be perfect background for my researching! Well... I'll probably get distracted and watch it all

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

Damn, when do you get off school?

[@Unidentified.Problem]

Hey Krim, thank you for the video! Long essay ahead so you have been warned. I just wanted to let you know that you missed one detail involving the dragon bond breaker water. It's small, so easily missed with everything else going on, and only really discussed in two actual lines: the serum is developed for controlling Jack/venin. On page 565, Violet says to Xaden: "The serum... [Jack] must be why they developed the signet-blocking serum" On page 566, Xaden says to Nolon: "I'm assuming you know what to do with him? Seeing as you've been doing it since May?" To which Nolon nods and uses the serum on Jack, letting him fall unconscious. This means that the serum is less than a year old and likely still experimental, further implied by Professor Grady stating on page 137 to "let us know if you feel any side effects" during it's introduction so they don't know how it effects non-venin. Meaning that this year's RSC is likely the military's first time testing it on non-venin individuals, which is super fucked up considering they got dropped in a forest with no connection to their dragons. This also leads the reader to think that the reason they brought back Jack is because the higher ups somehow knew about his venin transformation and saw it as a chance to experiment on their enemy, by either creating this serum or perfecting what they already had. There is no contrxt in the book that I can recall to draw on for this, but it is what I extrapolated from the text presented. (Which makes it even funnier if you consider that the Navarre military cares more about recovering bodies of their enemies than the bodies of their students/actual allied forces.) Meaning that It makes even less sense when you realize that they would be doing such experiments at a school when the existence of venin is supposed to be such a massive secret. I know Nolon and Brennan have rare powers but uh...seems like an easy way to cause an information leak they so depesperately wanted to avoid. Maybe just have them (Nolon and the military) doing this at an outpost or at least partially off the campus to be more secret than "guarded door in the infirmary" which obviously wasn't a well kept secret. It also makes it even crazier that the Navarre military is using it on their own soldiers for training when, as far as we know, this development is only something the Navarre military knows how to make. I guess the first few times would make sense to dismiss it (secret tech and what not) but especially after the weird leaps of logic Violet does to get to realizing the serum was made for Jack, it should bring up a LOT more questions about the military and the college at large. Also, since we can now infer that the serum was made/perfected during the time period Jack was dead, using it on Violet's entire class and (presumably) all classes going forward seems like a massive information leak, especially when communicating with other riders. One casual mentioning to an older rider and getting a "wtf are you talking about" reaction would be enough for anyone to start wondering when this serum was created and for why. After all, the question then has to be asked: does it work on griffin riders? Does Then again, that's assuming anyone in the college has a brain cell to use to ask these kinds of questions which, thus far, has not been proven. Anyways, solid video like always! I hope you have a happy holiday (however you celebrate or not) and can't wait to see more from you!

[@SarahGraceNeal]

I’ve literally JUST started iron flame today

[@KrimsonRogue]

I am so sorry.

[@SarahGraceNeal]

@@KrimsonRogue I feel like I have to stick it out now. I’ll be back to either agree or disagree 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@WhiteWolf-lm7gj]

o7

[@fromvault801]

Honestly to help with the boredom I felt as KR read passages, I recommend pretending all dragons are dronkeys from Shrek. It really works. My fave part was the Dronkey hatching ground and the possibility 1 may have a fin shaped tail.

[@watchface6836]

I hope you don't mind Krimson, but I am saving this one for tomorrow. I have two long flights and I need something to keep me sane.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Totally valid. Have a safe set of flights.

[@watchface6836]

​@@KrimsonRogue I will. Holiday Airports might as well be a designated PVP zone.

[@quinnzykir]

Author: My main character isn’t a self insert but she has the same interests, disabilities as me and same attitudes. BUT SHES NOT A SELF INSERT. At least with my book my self insert is just a side character that the main characters talks to from time to time. Mainly because the name Aaron has this weird stereotype where you’re either a dick or you die horribly.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Or you pronounce your name incorrectly during roll call.

[@JacobSzukalski]

@@KrimsonRogue Ya done messed up, A-A-Ron!

[@quinnzykir]

@@JacobSzukalski pre-sent

[@marocat4749]

I mean a lot wtiters do, artists and creators in general. including cameos in series and movies. Be assured pretty common. including stephen kings many author characters?

[@seanpoulton2446]

I always like to add pieces of my personality and interest in my characters. That way I can connect with them in some way. I even do that with the villains. It just helps me write them better

[@SithVampireQueen]

Love falling asleep to you ripping apart a book. Can’t wait to “watch” this video tonight!

[@rainylupin]

I told my family about the whole "fantasy SAS training where cadets get to kill each other" thing and they all agree, especially my military buff dad, that the whole concept is unfathmomably stupid. Became even stupider when my brother pointed out that training is supposed to build cameraderie

[@azumi-]

was having a bad day and saw this and it's calming me down so much, I really really love your videos you're my favourite youtuber ❤ thank you so much for uploading!

[@KrimsonRogue]

Good! I hope your day gets better!

[@leopoldakaleopoldalsoknown5050]

I have a very important public anouncement to be made; after just coming home completely shitfaced from drinking with one of my best friends, thinking of my beautiful girlfriend, about to cook something amazing for my drunk ass, I am discovering with UTTER delight that Crimson uploaded a 6 hour long video ripping into this abomination. The announcement is: LIFE IS GOOD

[@KrimsonRogue]

Now you just gotta make NACHOS!

[@leopoldakaleopoldalsoknown5050]

Funfact: I actually had Chili sin carne with Nachos, before reading your comment. It just continues to be the perfect evening

[@viciousbagel]

New Krimson video to start the weekend? My prayers have been answered!

[@Leon_arsagent]

Just a little note, Nightbane got skipped over being added to the mass playlist for these reviews!

[@KrimsonRogue]

Noted and corrected, thanks!

[@marocat4749]

So Skyshade?

[@purplehaze2358]

For a while, I couldn't tell why this book was worse than Fourth Wing. And then they brought Jack back from the dead after he was dropped out of the sky and pancaked by a mountain.

[@susanritchie2394]

And Violet is even more annoying and unreasonable.

[@asterionarts7490]

Merry Christmas, Krimson, please enjoy some rest as we dig into the gift of video!

[@Icicle_158]

Is it just me, or is the Empyrean Saga the romantasy version of Ready Player One? Ephemeral awe, cliché and/or media amalgamation, a lopsided romance, representation definition with echoes of L0hengrin, even Rhiannon’s precariously close to an Aech when scrutinizing her relationship with the protagonist. The translation might be rough enough for it to not be a direct mimic, but there’s enough concerning parallels to harbor cause for alarm. I can only hope Yarros doesn’t plummet down the road Ernest Cline did to a point of no return. In The Likely Event may be a tone deaf nightmare of a romance, but the last thing anything should sprout from this is a redux of Nerd Porn Auteur. Postscript from the future: Of course Yarros fumbled the theme of opsec and toxic secrecy the same way Kline did with empathy. The RP2 flashbacks are getting stronger…

[@WobblesandBean]

It's not just you.

[@WobblesandBean]

0:55 And what did we learn?

[@marocat4749]

Not sure, she doubled in the past down on weird takes and i ignore israel takes that, are too messy in general, she is a weird person as, like she did military romance and is a military spouse , she has no excuse write military that bad? And her , she has weird priorities to doubble down and will progably go down there.

[@thejohnhopkinscompany9599]

What a beautiful early Christmas present! I’ve been excited for this video for months!

[@ooozerxizer36]

Yay, new video. Finally, something new to rewatch another 100 times later

[@nobledamask]

After Varish roasts the innocent people and that subsequent discussion about how someone would probably just break the rules and kill him, I can't help but imagine him and the main character reenacting a certain scene from the end of Words of Radiance.

[@xiexielian]

Sir, are u doing the video about skyshade? That book is exactly like butter scraped over too much bread.

[@TheTrueKarin]

I heard even the lightlark fans were very angry. There is some weird scenes in it were isla is two timing her shadow daddy while the other is actively trying to kill her.

[@perry6005]

MORAL OREL REFERENCE ! Looks like I've got a new favourite book analysis video

[@Dr3Mc3Ninja]

I have been checking the channel every week~ Finally~

[@Avarn388]

When the world needed him the most… he came back. Nice to see you Krimson. :)

[@Dr.Starbound]

Man, that title has me excited for how this book will turn out!

[@songweretson]

1:04:22 "Take a shot every time I say that." No, thank you. I don't want to die.

[@Pillzpop]

Bless you, Book Jesus! I’m eating well this Christmas.

[@Icicle_158]

Urgh… Varrish is a terrible primary antagonist with how over the top and counterintuitive his behavior is. How can I even take this Snidely Whiplash as a genuine threat? It’s like if Jeffrey Cuddletrousers did a stint at Abu Ghraib, except even Hatred was so utterly bizarre it made the ultraviolent bathos easier to stomach. Perhaps it’s because I’m obsessing over the game as a project on the horizon, but Richard Vanek from F.E.A.R. 2 is far more threatening than this tub of lukewarm I Can’t Believe It’s Not Severus Snape. Even as a secondary antagonist, I can absolutely envision Vanek as a professional colonel as much as I can a ruthless corporate mercenary. Though he sounds like Kurtwood Smith and curses like a sailor (which is such a tonal blow-off valve playing through the game), his characterization is potent enough to turn his menace from monotonous to monomaniacal. Perhaps the most telling moment is this: I always get disappointed when I have to complete Vanek’s inevitable execution towards the end of the second act, given how badly the ornery bastard carved a soft spot in my memory. In contrast, Varrish could suffer a Vollmer to the head and all I’d have is elation that his participation in the story was over. Just compare 3:02:08 with any clip of Vanek’s Replica monologue and the differences are night and day.

[@WobblesandBean]

0:50 And what did we learn?

[@TheTrueKarin]

Hope is truly the last thing that dies?😂

[@honestkyn718]

Thank you for the gift. Haven't felt good at time of writing, but at least i have your company

[@dokchampa9324]

It's really admirable that not only did you bring on someone with actual EDS to help review this book, you actually got several people for it! Not everyone's experience with an illness is going to be the same, so having multiple perspectives is always very helpful.

[@cooraa]

The way my face lit up when I saw this notification- Christmas came early this year! 🥰

[@blueb1rd120]

💙 thank you Krimson! Your voice is very soothing and might quiet my horrible nightmares.

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

The gasp I gusped. I'm so excited, I've been waiting months for this!!

[@vapause7268]

I've only just started the review, but thank you EDS council. I think having this insight is incredibly important for stuff like this.

[@spukhaus5669]

I love that this is longer than my 400km drive to my parents’ house for the holidays x. Thanks king!

[@RoseRamblesYT]

My information is purely coming from in depth reviews that I've watched of both books, so keep that in mind. The discussion around Violet wanting 100% honesty and Xaden saying he'll earn her trust. While it's not necessarily wrong of Violet to want 100% honesty from Xaden, one issue is that Xaden is a leader in a rebellion, and thus the safety of other people are on the line. In Fourth Wing, Violet's best friend, whose name I'm blanking on, can read minds (by touch). Thus, if Xaden discloses information, too much information, about the rebellion to Violet, well her best friend can learn this information and shit can hit the fan. And didn't the friend do exactly that? He learned information which causes problems for Xaden and Violet? Part of my point is that Xaden was not wrong to prioritize the safety of the rebellion - and the safety of those in it - over Violet who was not in any danger, if you follow me. In addition, just generally speaking, no one is entitled to 100% of a person. People are allowed to keep some things, especially if no harm will come to another person, to themselves, you know? People are allowed to keep secrets. So, while Violet can ask for 100% honesty, 'cause that's a good expectation to lay down, Xaden is not a bad person IF he chooses to not be 100% honest about everything all the time. Again, because unless there is some information that will affect Violet personally, she doesn't need to know everything. As well, if I remember correctly from the reviews, Violet kept asking for honesty, but not even about Xaden himself and who he is as a person, but rather she kept demanding he be 100% honest about the rebellion, which there was definitely a time period where she did not need to know about it, if that makes sense. Relevant to this, I would have been irritated with Violet because I believe she essentially gave Xaden an ultimatum in Fourth Wing, which was he either be 100% honest with her (about the rebellion), or they'll break up. If this was the case, I find that unfair and rather selfish of Violet. Idk, from all the reviews I've watched about these books, Violet seems like a selfish character anyway, despite the fact I'm sure that's not what the author intended, but alas.

[@chiarab8625]

My friend and I talked about iron flame just yesterday. She loved it, and I haven't read it, yet. I was waiting for this video to get an insight before reading the actual thing. Guess who'll shortly be debating with her for 4 hours straight about how this book suck?

[@GamersHolyArmy]

Doing another "As I go" comment with all my reactions just spit out and edited as I go along. 1:39 That would be a pretty funny idea for a parody book of these kinds of books. 10:29 Holy shit I was actually jumpscared by Factory of Sadness, that was the last thing I was expecting from Krimson. All I can think of with the scapegoating is that the organizers noticed that a controversial author attended so they just blamed her for everything in order to sic the internet on them and get them off their asses. 33:49 to be fair about arrows, those would probably be a bad idea because if you're trying to preserve the metal you shouldn't use it for something to be expended, and worse might land in the hands of the enemy. 2:29:30 I thought at first that Jack was some random dude that Murder College decided to pretend was now Jack for some reason, which is still dumb but it's a lot less dumb than what basically amounts to "Somehow, Barlowe returned" I just got to the end of Part 1 and I just realized that the full rant on Varrish hasn't come yet, so oh no. I just realized that the problems with Violet falling off of Taern just kind of stopped without any real resolution. Oh yeah, the theme of secrecy is a complete mess.

[@empyrun9830]

Wow a video a day before my bday thanks crimson.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Happy early birthday!

[@empyrun9830]

@@KrimsonRogue Thank you sir! Hoping for another good year of Book trashing!

[@cwovictor3281]

2:17:00 Leaving this here for me. Yes, I'm doing this again.

[@aki3128]

Six hours KrimsonRougue review oh thank you for the gift!! I love your book analysis so much they're so lovely thorough!

[@miningglalie]

New Krimson video just in time for exams season? Wonderful

[@questionthat]

Thank you, EDS Council!

[@BoReads]

Happy Festivus great channel. 👍

[@SpiderJack99]

I find your lack of cats disturbing. Also will you take on Onision’s autobiography?

[@easiestcc6451]

He already has

[@sherrish_]

5 hours?!?! ooooh we're soo back!! Keep up the great work and happy holidays!

[@ranniazorya]

For Yarros’ own reputation, I do want to point out that she refused to support BDS by claiming that refusing translation in solidarity with genocide victims was the same as book banning and that she sympathized with both sides because it ‘wasn’t a both sides issue but a human rights issue’.

[@marocat4749]

I think that should ignored as the discourse, is too toxic and messy, there literally are no good guys per se which makes , it easy to get crucified. Yet its treated as teamsports? Which is understandable why many just dont state a side at all and, are humaniterian side. Its messy Agree we should focuds on her other weird stuff thats plenty on an opinion on her as person

[@IvartheScientist]

these long videos make my commute so much better 😆

[@warrirornunluv801]

Five hours, here we go! This is definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

[@lionheartt15]

I said it to myself in the first book and I'll say it again in the comments. even in a book like this a place that would allow and quite frankly encourages such rampant killing and murdering among what is iirc their elite ruling class would see their kingdom implode as everyone would almost certainly just declare war on the other nobles since there seems to be no way of enforcing any kind of laws or morality on them beside survival of the best

[@raywilson641]

Whenever you drop a video, I know my entertainment is set for the day. Much appreciated, my dude!

[@Vooman]

1:13:40 Ah yes, as opposed to humans killing humans, which is seen as completely normal and acceptable lol

[@lalunenomikoto]

had a shitty week so ill be sure to continue this review in the morning. happy holidays to everyone !

[@travisstoll3582]

I really enjoy these long reviews.

[@LonelyWolf337]

Need to study for my midterm exams but.... Krimson upload is Krimson upload

[@Teckman8]

*Sees runtime* Good god Crimson! This is best measured in multiple modern feature length movies. *Grabs popcorn*

[@glowlngx]

got home from work and started up my laptop to see this video in my recommended. very excited to spend the next 6 hours watching!

[@lindos602]

Watching a video like that always makes room for spontaneous reactions when bad ideas are introduced. KXD Krimson : Wait to see the runes ! Me : Les quoi !?

[@lindos602]

Oh good lords, YEEEEES ! A new KrimsonRogue video !

[@coeval5568]

I have soooooo many problems with these books as a chronically ill, military-raised dragon girl lmao The only thing about the military that Yarros really gets right is the entrenched idea that “pain is weakness leaving the body” and I feel so bad for her that she’s stuck in that thinking.

[@jacklucas3592]

Another Krimson Rogue video, my day is saved

[@Taypunk]

BEEN HYPING THIS REVIEW UP TO ALL MY FRIENDS LETS GOOOOO

[@greyhovnd]

oh thank god,, i have 6 hours of this shift left and it is DRAGGING,, thank you king 🙌

[@turboDrowsy]

I was laughing when you used Haze as an example of “terrible side-switching plot”. I know Free Radical Design’s games usually don’t have the “best” plots, but Haze was just bad on its own. 😂

[@KrimsonRogue]

I dunno, for some reason, I've just maintained a hate boner for that game every since I played it. It tried so god damned hard to push a "drugs'r bad, m'kay?" message that I tuned out after the first 30 minutes. I just kept playing because I had rented it (thank you Gamefly) and wanted to see how bad the story got.

[@emmaaa7229]

This is EXACTLY what I needed today

[@sergentharker7182]

Oh hey, I've got a long drive ahead, so this is perfect to have on. Also, damn, Bennett the Sage, that's a person I haven't thought of in like ten years