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anni_swanilda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide and Death of parent
juliapatt2007's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness and Sexual content
Moderate: Gore, Violence, and War
sweetasicecream's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and War
katerinovaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The tension?? The banter?? The magic?? The first sex scene?? XADEN??
I was worried about angst, but I wasn't anxious at all, and unless blood and death make you uncomfortable, it's pretty chill when it comes to triggers. There are a few lines of jealousy, but it is definitely unnecessary, and there isn't any drama
Violet salivating over Xaden was a bit too much sometimes but I can't blame her.
- I'm probably in the minority here, but the dragons mostly annoyed me. đ
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I won't be reading book 2 because (according to reviews) there's a lot of OW angst and lack of communication so no thanksđĽ´
Graphic: Chronic illness
Moderate: Sexual content and War
chloecam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Stalking
zydecovivo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Iâd like to start by saying it is good. If you like romantasy (fantasy+romance) with a touch of dystopia, youâll have a great time reading Fourth Wing. The main character is also explicitly disabled and it is intertwined with her journey of self-discovery, as well as challenging the status quo of the society she is in. Based on the descriptions, I think she has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. I also love the dragons. They are characters in their own right, not just tools to be used. However, the entire time I was reading, I couldnât help but tell myself âThis is just Divergent with dragons.â The general plot is almost identical. Everything was predictable because of this and the only things that I didnât predict were because something we were told was âimpossibleâ was, in fact, possible for our super special main character. This occurs multiple times. I donât even think itâs an unreliable narrator at that point. I think itâs an unreliable universe. The upper hand that Fourth Wing has over Divergent is that this fantasy setting allows for more creativity (and covering up for narrative mistakes). Additionally, I did not enjoy most of the main characterâs âlove lifeâ. This is enemies-to-lovers, so much so that it is almost anti-friends-to-lovers. I donât care about either trope, but the blatant comparisons get old. I also felt that the main character thinks about âspiceâ a lot more than I care for, especially considering the actual spice level of the book. There may be people who want to see this since womenâs sexuality is largely swept aside in many stories. But this was not it for me.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Basgiath has to be the worldâs worst military school - it seems like it exists simply to kill off its cadets which seems counterproductive? Call me crazy but there are stakes higher and fates worse than death. In a book written in first person POV you know from the jump that the narrator isnât dying soooooo the tension I wanted in the first part of the book simply wasnât there.
In the year of our lord 2024, I simply cannot get into a hero named Xaden, even though I liked him just fine in terms of his actual actions/personality. Tairn was the best character in a SEA of named characters who were interchangeable and forgettable. Violet is very much a 20 year old dystopian fantasy heroine.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
cozy_tea_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Violence, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War