Laurie Forest has created an exceptionally well written fansty world with realistic problems of the ours lives today.
Elloreen has made her way to the resistance with the help of her friends. She is being sent to train for the up coming war. She still has boy issues to be solved.
These characters have gotten into my mind that I’m dreaming about them.Can not wait for the next book.

Another cliff hanger here, but I enjoyed this book much more than its predecessor. Elloren has grown quite a bit since the beginning of The Black Witch, but there were still several times I wanted to shake her. Laurie Forest surprised me a couple times with twists I wasn't quite expecting with a YA novel, which was a happy surprise. We will certainly purchase a couple of copies for our collection. For RA, depending on the patron of course, this is a story that teens will find appealing. I don't anticipate it checking out to many adult readers of YA.

I didn't think it was possible, but I loved this book more than the first! Elloren continues to evolve as a character, recognizing the prejudices of others and taking steps to right the wrongs she sees. Surprising turns and heartbreaking losses make this a hard book to put down. Loved it! Cannot wait for the next installment!

Despite the risk of 'second book syndrome' The Iron Flower (TIF) remains just as strong as its predecessor in terms of both plot and writing. The plot is set at somewhat of a slow-burn pace, but this does not diminish the sense of anticipation I felt on every single page. I had to know what was happening next, I had to know what was going to happen to these characters, what other possible challenges and evils could befall them? The plot and writing is consistent throughout the book, I never felt that it slowed down too much to ever be considered dull.

The characters continued to delight and surprise me, even as they faced ever more perils. The main character, Elloren (who is heavily criticized by those who have not read TBW and yet reviewed it anyway), undergoes a difficult journey of disillusionment of her culture and religion toward a fuller comprehension of the prejudices held by her people in TBW. In TIF Elloren is given the opportunity again and again to continue unlearning her prejudices, to check her privilege, and also to make use of her privileged position in her society to aid in rebelling against that very same society. There are so many characters to adore in this series and we get to meet even more in this book.

Overall The Iron Flower remains consistently strong as a sequel in this series and is evidence that The Black Witch Chronicles is not a series worth ignoring as it is promising to be a powerful and impactful fantasy series.

This book is available as of September 18, 2018! In the meantime I highly recommend picking up the first book in the series, The Black Witch.

ARC provided by Netgalley.
I am on the shelf for this one. I liked it, it had all the necessary steps to leave you wanting a third, and it answered some questions from the first. I just didn't loooooove it, and I truly wanted to. I enjoyed Wandfasted and The Black Witch and have reread both. Iron Flower just seemed to excessively explain and provide reasons that , for me, made the story drag. I am going to let it simmer and reread again in the hopes maybe it was me.

I really wish I was articulate enough to describe how great this book is, amazing would probably be a better word, it held me from beginning to end, made me laugh and cry, and while I guessed one part of the prophecy the second part came as a surprise, now to wait for the 3rd book.
Thank you Harlequinn Teen for the Arc in return for my honest review.

I finished this book in less than 24 hours. I couldn’t put it down. I cried, I screamed at certain parts, I was happy to see some of my thought of what might happen in the next book come true. The worst part of this experience is the fact that none of my friends have read it yet so I can’t cry on a friend’s shoulder for support.

Laurie Forrest did an amazing job on the sequel, I can’t wait to read it again. This is flat out my favorite book of the year, it was filled with Elloreen still fighting for what she believes in, but making more actions than getting educated. This book if you’ve read the first will make you cry, want to throw it, then pick it back up and say I’m so sorry. It will make you laugh and the love interests are phenomenal. The ending itself OMG, Laurie be careful because kidnapping you is high on my mind right now with that ending!