Onyx Storm: Predictions + Prologue

All right, I'm going to throw down some predictions before I crack open the actual book.

• So far, Yarros has managed about 1 meaningful death scene per book: Liam in book 1 and General Sorrengail in book 2. Other characters died, yes, in droves, but none of them mattered. So I'm guessing the same will occur here and she'll save her one decent death scene for the climax again. I say we'll lose another one of Violet's squad members. My guess would be Imogen.
• The wards will be raised in Aretia.
• Violet and Xaden will get engaged, or at least start talking about marriage.
• We will discover that Andarna is the Mary Sue of dragons and has other weird powers.
• Yarros will frequently tell us how dangerous venin!Xaden is but nothing bad will actually happen and if it does it will never actually matter.

And now...the moment no one was waiting for. We begin.

( hello darkness my old friend )