Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

204 reviews

mockingjaygutgs's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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: Complicated

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Yarros builds a world beautifully with a wide representation of characters that all fit in seamlessly and without question. The adventure, romance, and overcoming adversity are all wrapped up in Violet’s witty sense of humor and sheer willpower. I can’t wait to read the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Ableism, Child death

amy_brunet's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent

mangofraiche's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail

fallnangel's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book inspires people to try regardlessof your flaws

between how Violet figures a way to scale the gauntlet to her claiming her dragons

and finds her place in the complicated ethics or surviving a school. Where you either learn to fly or die trying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

amtron's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed the premise and I don't mind the obvious inspiration from The Dragon Riders of Pern and Harry Potter. I picked it up for what it was - a entertaining fantasy read. I liked the female protagonist who wasn't always incredibly strong and has a permanent disability. I liked the instances of meaningful loss and death.  But halfway through the book things started to disintegrate - the character development, the writing, pacing. The smut scenes were notably poorly written (maybe it fits the mentality and intensity of characters in their early 20s?). At 80% in I was supremely annoyed and almost DNF, but the last handful of chapters Yarros managed to revive the plot and I was satisfied enough to remain interested in what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: War

esv_'s review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Child death, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Alcohol

simply_stvrlight's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, War

Moderate: Death, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Violence

bxbytazi's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death

princessdana36's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War

becky1209's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

Moderate: Gore, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Death of parent, Colonisation