Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

125 reviews

tess_gee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and War

samluh's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book! It kept my attention and I am not a big fantasy reader. If you like hunger games and Harry Potter you will like this. But it’s with dragons! :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Nothing groundbreaking (lots of cliches and tropes) but an enjoyable read. Pretty fast-paced, as there doesn’t seem to be much filler in any individual chapter outside of Violet’s internal monologue. The downside to this lack of filler can be that the world doesn’t feel fully built out, and the descriptions of some of the surroundings can feel lacking. I found my brain sort of filled in some of those gaps while reading though, especially when I didn’t overthink it. The plot was a bit repetitive and the internal monologue objectifying one of the characters was a little silly. But I don’t feel the book is trying to be anything beyond what it is, so I don’t begrudge those faults. Feels a little YA, which seems maybe to be a common theme in the NA genre, but just because it’s trope-y and your main character thinks like a lovestruck teen doesn’t make it a bad or unenjoyable book. Just not a profound one. Easy read despite the length, and while the plot was a little repetitive as mentioned, the chapters broke that up well enough that the repetition didn’t feel monotonous or at least still drove the story forward in some way. 

TLDR: Overall, kept my attention, and I found the pacing to be done well. If you can’t handle the internal monologue of a somewhat rebellious lovestruck high schooler (I know that’s not the age of the characters but it is how it reads) or relatively predictable but intriguing enough plot, this book isn’t for you. Even you want an easy read to take you out of your own head and world for a while, and you can take the aforementioned characteristics in stride, then give it a shot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

greentearex's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I LOVE dragons, but I don' t really get the hype around this book. It was nice to have a heroine with a disability (connective tissue disorder?), but predictably she spent most of the book having to convince the men around her that she was capable. If this is something you experience in life, it might be draining to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alexandraknaub's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Death of parent

rchulin1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

arf27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

cozy_gremlin4's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I was honestly disappointed by the end of the book. It completely veres away from the plot and more or less only focuses on the romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

suite_madame_blue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

tieflingmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail