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A review by kiwij96
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
3.5
I definitely had higher expectations of this book given all the hype it received but it just,,,fell short for me.
I had to reread chapters or entire sections just because the writing was so clunky in places. Especially at the start, the first 7 chapters was like waiting for paint to dry. At times it was just like,,,sketched over events from the characters history that didn't match up with what was going on in the actual scene.
What I enjoyed about The Poppy War was that it was all worldbuilding and history and like mechanics of war without any of the romantic interests. Fourth Wing had the wolrdbuilding, the mechanics of war and partial history. But it was like as if the school was entirely run by the third years, not by the teachers. They were hardly there in lessons. It was like Xaden ran the show. Also the romance just felt misplaced, or at least too fast paced. I love an enimies to lovers as much as the next person, but this wasn't it. The friendships and betrayals were excellent, loved that. Disability representation in a main character - again, excellent. The dragons bit,,,inner monologue mixed with cringe dragon interruptions at times just felt juvenile.
Violet as an FMC though, just unbearable. And boring, pick-me main characters just make reading a chore. She's giving early seasons Meredith Grey. Dain, also unbearable. Liam, Garrick, Bodhi, Xaden, Rhiannon, Imogen, Ridoc: all exceptional characters who I want more of in the next book.
All in all, it was just,,,,fine, really. I would maybe read it again just to give it another chance, amd I'll probably read the sequel given that it's out in like 5 weeks and I'm intrigued by the cliffhanger. But like genuinely, I feel like this is massively overrated.
I had to reread chapters or entire sections just because the writing was so clunky in places. Especially at the start, the first 7 chapters was like waiting for paint to dry. At times it was just like,,,sketched over events from the characters history that didn't match up with what was going on in the actual scene.
What I enjoyed about The Poppy War was that it was all worldbuilding and history and like mechanics of war without any of the romantic interests. Fourth Wing had the wolrdbuilding, the mechanics of war and partial history. But it was like as if the school was entirely run by the third years, not by the teachers. They were hardly there in lessons. It was like Xaden ran the show. Also the romance just felt misplaced, or at least too fast paced. I love an enimies to lovers as much as the next person, but this wasn't it. The friendships and betrayals were excellent, loved that. Disability representation in a main character - again, excellent. The dragons bit,,,inner monologue mixed with cringe dragon interruptions at times just felt juvenile.
Violet as an FMC though, just unbearable. And boring, pick-me main characters just make reading a chore. She's giving early seasons Meredith Grey. Dain, also unbearable. Liam, Garrick, Bodhi, Xaden, Rhiannon, Imogen, Ridoc: all exceptional characters who I want more of in the next book.
All in all, it was just,,,,fine, really. I would maybe read it again just to give it another chance, amd I'll probably read the sequel given that it's out in like 5 weeks and I'm intrigued by the cliffhanger. But like genuinely, I feel like this is massively overrated.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail