A review by katiekeske
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was an entertaining enough read, even though I thought about not finishing it in the beginning. I stuck with it and eventually got invested. I think it's generally a well written YA novel, but it was a little juvenile for me personally. It's a little weird how a violent, sexually graphic novel can come across juvenile. I would have preferred if it was written for adults as a New Adult novel, but I can't help thinking they want teenagers to read it. 

I liked that the heroine had physical issues to overcome and usually thought things through. 

Overall, I couldn't suspend my disbelief about certain things with the world-building. I find it hard to believe a school would be so okay with students killing each other. They are supposed to be training soldiers, but how can you trust people in the future when you've been thinking they will kill you all through school? Plus, rules kept being mentioned about not hurting others or using your powers during training, then a character would. There were never any repercussions for the rule breaking. 

Warning for SPOILERS, the twists toward the end just frustrated me. Honesty is really important to me, and my views toward Xaden (and others involved in the secret) took a nosedive. I knew there was going to be a secret he was keeping, so that part wasn't much of a surprise. Then when it happened I just couldn't feel much respect for him. I don't plan on reading any sequels. 
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