Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Fourth Wing - Flammengeküsst by Rebecca Yarros

19 reviews

lizsurber's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

This is my most favourite book I’ve ever read now. I just loved every single thing about it. I will forever be completely mad for this world and these characters. Thank you Rebecca Yarros! I can’t wait for all the books to come!! Xaden is the dark Mr. Darcy I never knew I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, War, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Oh my god, I want book 2 and I want it now! 

First of all, an adult spicy how to train your dragon? Sold.

Fully developed, well-rounded characters? Absolutely.


Semi-predictable plot but still worth reading? Definitely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Genocide, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Bullying

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Bullying, War, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Grief, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Classism, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Torture

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Vomit, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Ableism, War, Violence, Medical content, Death, Bullying, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

megcarrick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Bullying, Death, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Toxic friendship

marveloesje's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Edit: Rebecca Yarros has come out with a statement that is in support of the Apartheid enforced on Palestine by Israel. I will not remove this review, but I want to change this rating to a 1 star and a headsup instead. 

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I'm conflicted if this is secretly somewhat pro-war, pro-military hinted. The author calls herself a ''military brat'' and her husband has been deployed before, which is why I feel somewhat uneasy with some of the wording and sentiments throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, and War

Moderate: Abandonment and Bullying

Minor: Colonisation

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Chronic illness, Violence, Death, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Dysphoria

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

This book was entertaining, I’ll give it that. But I do not, on any level, understand the popularity and hype for it. 

Fourth Wing is fine. It’s not amazing, it’s not bad, it’s fine. Like, THIS is sold out everywhere?? 

The modern speak in a fantastical story really took me out. I don’t care that there is an in-universe explanation for it. It was awful. The FMC is try hard sassy and over dramatic. Fortunately, she is a relatively intelligent character, which I find rare in these types of books. 

The entire concept of the plot and world is fascinating. I just wish the romance and high school drama weren’t shoehorned in. The battle and action scenes were great. I really found myself invested in this world.

I genuinely cannot remember the MMC’s name. The romance covered too many popular Booktok tropes for it to feel natural. 

I would die for the dragons. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, and War

ampersandc's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.25

Predictable but fun; world building is ok

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, and Ableism

Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder