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Fourth Wing - Flammengeküsst by Rebecca Yarros

10 reviews

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Writing: 3⭐️/5 

The writing was there. I’m a big quote person. Generally, I write down at least one quote from every novel I read, one line that just felt so beautiful and powerful I can’t resist putting it in my notes app to look back on it later. I don’t have a single one for this book. And that’s not to say it’s poorly written. It’s more of the opposite: it was well-written, but unremarkable. It existed to serve both the plot and the characters and, while that means there was nothing terribly wrong with the writing, it was not the book’s strong point either. 

Beyond that, I believe the novel started at maybe the worst possible start. I either needed more of Violet’s life before joining the Riders or less. I had a sliver of it, and it served only to push back the action without doing any concrete service to the characters or the plot.

Characters: 4⭐️/5

Alright. Xader is amazing. Love him. Perfection, don’t change a thing. Our main character, Violet or Violence: she’s very awesome, but I felt like her inconsistencies as a character were pushed off as ‘character growth.’ I saw no scribe here, despite everyone’s insistence that there was one. I saw a nerdy girl with a love of reading, but not a scribe, and it bothered me for the first half of the novel, despite loving the strengthening and self-improvement of our MC. The side characters felt forgotten at times and well-fleshed out at others. And Dain. He’s believable to a point, but I really had a hard time taking him seriously after a while because he was too easy to hate. I wanted a bit more out of him. But also, I had fun with the characters, and I’m pretty sure most fantasy-novel lovers would, too.  

Plot: 3.5⭐️/5 

A world with a strict government that is allowing the death of many innocents. A girl who is exceptional in her powers, despite looking small and weak. A rebellion alliance that is gaining traction. A love interest who is forced upon our main character. It’s a lot of things I’ve seen before, and a lot of things I’ve seen before together. That’s not to say I didn’t have fun reading the plot, but I found myself often a bit bored with the tropes and overused plot points. At one point I found myself wondering why we can’t have a functional government in fantasy novels. After all, it is fantasy. And the fact that I spent a portion of the novel daydreaming is probably not the best evidence for a fully engaging and exciting plot.

World: 4.5⭐️/5

Can’t help but add a whole category to my review process in order to tell you about this world. I was intrigued and enthralled by this world. I loved the dragons and, even more, I loved that the dragons rule this world. I enjoyed the powers, the explanation of the academy, and the vibrancy of the processes the dragon riders had to undergo. I tired a bit of the exceptionalism of the world – I don’t need an explanation of fertility suppressants, personally. We can just call birth control, birth control – but otherwise, I found it fun, exciting, and intriguing.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of ACOTAR & TOG
• Fans of dragon-centered books
• Readers not deterred by a few tropes and predictable plots
• Someone looking for a fast and fun fantasy read

Content Warnings? 

• Death, sexual content, death of parent, grief, torture, murder, fire/fire injury, blood, ableism, violence, war, bullying

Post-Reading Rating:  4.25⭐️/5

Will read the next book; however, I am not excited for us to pretend to be mad at the main love interest for the first bit.

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, and Gaslighting

shuglen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

What in the acotar, got, hp and serpent & the wing of night did i just read?!? This is the best book i have read in a while. I cried, I laughed, i was blushing, but most of all i fell in love!! I really recommend  this book if you like fantasy, a good lovestory and lots of action! 10/10🌟

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Sexual content

diana_raquel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.75

“A dragon without its rider is a tragedy.
A rider without their dragon is dead.” 

I started this book because I friend of mine wanted to start reading again and didn't know what to read. And because this was something that was recommended to her, we decided to do a buddy read. However, not gonna lie, I had a lot of doubts about this one. This book gets a lot of hype and I tend to have a very 50/50 reaction to hyped books: I either love them or hate them. 

Well, take this review with a grain of salt (because I'm still riding the fumes - that's why I'm not going to give 5 stars to this book) but I f****** love this book! I loved every single second of it. The drama, the action, the romance, everything has its time and blends together to make a really good story! The characters are well written and structured! 

I'm excited to start the second book, and really recommend this series!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Violence, War, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Stalking, and Medical trauma

Minor: Physical abuse

vas_17's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Xenophobia, Bullying, Animal death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Grief, Blood, Animal cruelty, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, War, Violence, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Violence

clairew97's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Ableism, Child death, Violence, War, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Sexual content

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, War, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

geekoncaffeine's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Bullying

crinkledmochi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

THE ENDING?!?!! 

Yeah Xaden got endless amounts of explaining to do, but this amazing!! Also Dain is the dumbest character to ever exist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Slavery, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Classism, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Animal death

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Rating: 5 (million) stars

Violet was never meant to be a dragon rider, but when her mother, General Sorrengail, insists she join the Riders Quadrant at Basgiath War College, it will take all the strength she has to survive.

I’ll go out on a limb and say that if you’ve been on booksta for the last few weeks you’ve seen a few reviews of this one. It’s wildly hyped and somewhat came out of nowhere, but I was heavily influenced to buy it because it’s just so pretty. I’d heard good things but had no specific expectations when I started reading.

If there were ever a book that deserved more than 5 stars, it would be this one. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you this may be my favorite book ever.

From the first chapter, I was pulled totally and completely into Violet’s world. I love her as a main character—she’s dealing with a disability/chronic illness and is a relatable struggling human lead rather than the usual near-perfect and inexplicably invincible heroine we often get in fantasy novels. The world building is fascinating but not overly complex, making this book equally accessible for fantasy lovers or those new to the genre. And the dragons are, in a word, incredible—I’ve always been a fan (they’re easily one of my top three mythical creatures) but the ones here are SO MUCH FUN and leap off the page as real fully-formed characters in their own right.

And, finally, I could not conclude this review without mentioning Xaden Riorson. He’s perfection in an MMC—easily tied for my all-time favorite book boyfriend and unlikely to be displaced anytime soon. If you like ACOTAR, I describe him as “all the hottest parts of all three bat boys in one”—but if you have no idea what that means he’s also just an incredible, sexy, captivating character in his own right.


Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: The Hunger Games/Divergent; dragons; utterly addictive fantasy novels

CW: Lots and lots of death/blood/injury/violence; chronic illness/pain; discussions of death of parent/grief

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty