Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

A patra aripă by Rebecca Yarros

384 reviews

meliemelo's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

3.5

Look. Is this well-written? Not really, and it gets quite bad at some point.

But is this entertaining? YES.

It hits all the beats of a fun YA and I thoroughly enjoyed myself reading it.

Sometimes, you don't need a literary masterpiece. You just need dragons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Abandonment

alexschrade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

I loved it! The story line is really well written, but the characters are what did it for me... Violet and Xaden are incredibly likeable, but even side characters like Liam were really well built. Also loved that themes like gay relationships and non-binary characters felt really natural in this book, since they simply introduced by using the correct pronoun.. didn't feel like they were just build in as a marketing strategy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, and War

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

Despite my interest in how this novel explores disability, I just don't really feel like reading it anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Ableism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Cursing, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief

Author's note at the beginning states the following:

"Fourth Wing is a nonstop-thrilling adventure fantasy set in the brutal and competitive world of a military college for dragon riders, which includes elements regarding war, battle, hand-to-hand combat, perilous situations, blood, intense violence, brutal injuries, death, poisoning, graphic language, and sexual activities that are shown on the page. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please take note, and prepare to enter Basgiath War College. . ."

Also includes scenes of people being burned alive by dragon fire, and attempted murder.

rmlknisely's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

ziracrow's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Cursing, War, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Death, and Toxic friendship

tori1771's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Bullying

gaugedgage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

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

fuchsiarascal's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, War, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Death of parent, and Grief

cinderackerman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Bullying