A review by songbird72
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark funny sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

I was all over the place during this book.  I loved it, I hated it, I was ambivalent about it.   So first the good:

1.   It was an engaging story that kept me reading.  It was also funny in places.
2.   I liked the main character and the relationship she had with the dragons.   
3.   The author had dreamt up a very interesting fantasy world, even though I'm not much of a fantasy reader.
4.  Even though the end was more setting up the next book, it had a twist that I did not see coming.

The bad:

1.   Some of the cliches in the book were cringe-worthy.  Some of the dialogue seemed a little forced.
2.   I'm not big on f-bombs and they were used liberally in the book.
3.  I'm definitely not found of graphic sex scenes and there were a couple in the book. That was stated at the beginning however.  
4.  Some of the plot twist were telegraphed and didn't surprise me.  

With all of that said, I will probably read the next book in the series but wasn't blown away by the book like some people are.   
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