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A patra aripă by Rebecca Yarros

247 reviews

lorraine19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don't say this lightly - this is my new favorite book. Every scene - even the slower discussion scenes - is tense. The way everything was written is so beautiful. There's a perfect mix of everything from epic dragons, to conspiracy, to spicy scenes. Characters are as complex and complicated as the world they live in. The excerpts at the beginning of each chapter add so much to the world building and I was absolutely captivated each page. I cannot recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Sexual content, Classism, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

andmingmingtoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This book reads like the novelization of a blockbuster action movie. There are pros and cons that come with that.

Pros:
-The general premise is really fun. I was excited to learn more about the dragon, magic, and government systems of the world
-The action sequences actually felt tense, and they definitely felt like they would be cinematic if in a visual format
-The side characters were really fun (and often eclipsed the main character in likeability)
-Xaden is an interesting and actually respectful male lead

Cons:
-A lot of Violet's inner monologue feels jarring and sometimes detracts from a tense vibe in a scene
-A lot of scenes that would be interesting and would add to the characters' growth are left offscreen, like they were cut for time, despite this being an original work where the author could decide what did and didn't exist. For instance,

most of Violet's hand-to-hand challenges occurred offscreen, even the ones where she finally wins without tricks. Like, that's a big moment for her character! I want to hear more about that!

-A lot of visual descriptions of settings were left out, like

the Parapet or what the hell a chimney formation is

-For the most part, we have to take Violet's word for it that characters, including herself, have experienced growth. The growth seems to happen offscreen and is not substantiated by their onscreen actions 

Additionally, this book is screaming to be part of a series (I am aware that the sequel is out and a series is in the works, as is a movie). In my opinion, there is no finite conclusion of the book's overall plot quest at the end, mostly because there is not one unifying plot quest. The extent of the book is defined temporally, not from a plot perspective, which can give the book the feel of a series of episodes, rather than a unifying experience.

Obviously, this book is popular! I did enjoy it, and I can see how others may enjoy it more than me. That being said, it is not a polished experience, but if you know to expect that, it may help you brace yourself and enjoy it more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Chronic illness, Classism, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, and War

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic friendship, Child death, Ableism, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

lnzava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, War, Violence, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Vomit

thebookishwizard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, War, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, and Ableism

rissa_roo_pa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

One of those “unable to put down” books. I ignored responsibilities and lost sleep over this one. So. Good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Genocide, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: War and Bullying

Minor: Vomit

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Death of parent, Child death, Vomit, Grief, and Drug use

setaggu's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Death, War, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

Nothing groundbreaking (lots of cliches and tropes) but an enjoyable read. Pretty fast-paced, as there doesn’t seem to be much filler in any individual chapter outside of Violet’s internal monologue. The downside to this lack of filler can be that the world doesn’t feel fully built out, and the descriptions of some of the surroundings can feel lacking. I found my brain sort of filled in some of those gaps while reading though, especially when I didn’t overthink it. The plot was a bit repetitive and the internal monologue objectifying one of the characters was a little silly. But I don’t feel the book is trying to be anything beyond what it is, so I don’t begrudge those faults. Feels a little YA, which seems maybe to be a common theme in the NA genre, but just because it’s trope-y and your main character thinks like a lovestruck teen doesn’t make it a bad or unenjoyable book. Just not a profound one. Easy read despite the length, and while the plot was a little repetitive as mentioned, the chapters broke that up well enough that the repetition didn’t feel monotonous or at least still drove the story forward in some way. 

TLDR: Overall, kept my attention, and I found the pacing to be done well. If you can’t handle the internal monologue of a somewhat rebellious lovestruck high schooler (I know that’s not the age of the characters but it is how it reads) or relatively predictable but intriguing enough plot, this book isn’t for you. Even you want an easy read to take you out of your own head and world for a while, and you can take the aforementioned characteristics in stride, then give it a shot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, War, Death of parent, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Genocide, and Toxic friendship

ballousclues's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

I absolutely adored this book and it made me so excited to start Iron Flame. I haven't started a series for a while that really pulled me into their world like Fourth Wing did. It's so hard to not love all the characters and picture what they're going through in your head. I think that Fourth Wing ended on a wonderful cliff hanger and opening for the next book. I'm curious to see how the author will be able to stretch this story line out over 5 books though. I'm midway through Iron Flame now and am having a hard time conceptualizing their world for 3 more books, if she truly does end up creating a 5-book series. 

My favorite parts of the book were definitely around the enemies to lovers plot line, and that the author didn't hold back in altering the trajectory of the plot. It reminded me a lot of Game of Thrones where no one is truly safe and the story just does whatever it wants. It will have you on the edge of your seat and you'll be eager to start Iron Flame.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Grief, War, Animal death, Genocide, Murder, and Chronic illness