Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

1084 reviews

elizabethbest's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Bullying, Death, Violence, Murder, War

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent

shaleen64's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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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This book follows Violet who is made to join the dragon riders quadrant by her mother, a general of the Basgiath War College, despite having trained her whole life for the scribe quadrant.

We follow Violet during her first year of dragon rider training and the relationships she develops along the way. Violet is a lovable character you can’t help but root for and the relationship she forms with Xeden is captivating a true enemies to lovers plot line.

The final few chapters were emotional, tense and heartbreaking but the ending was so unexpected you can’t possibly not reach for the next book in the series and because of that Iron Flame will be my next read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Blood

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Vomit

amylangdown_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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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One of the best fantasy books I’ve read in AGES! Slow burn doesn’t even begin to cover it. The lore of the lands is so complex and there’s nothing I love more than a little bit of corruption in a fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Torture

juan_adhd_reading's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is objectively not a very good book. But I also won't say I actively disliked it. I feel like other creators have already pointed out the flaws in the writing and character development, so I won't really go into detail about any of those things. I was putting off reading the book because I don't really like spice, but I was also curious about the story. Thankfully, I think the people I heard talk about this book might have overexaggerated the spice level, and I managed to read it just fine. There are actually only two spicy scenes in the book, both of which I just skimmed over because I couldn't handle the cringe. But otherwise it was ok, I just had to get over the fact that Violet is apparently horny all of the time (despite the fact that she is in very real danger of dying all of the time). Whatever, I guess.
The story was really decent, especially towards the end of the book when we discover all the secrets that the government has been keeping from all them, and real reasons for the rebellion.

I just feel like this was an aggressively "just ok" book, and unfortunately, after that cliffhanger of an ending, I will have to reluctantly keep reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail

nosidam820's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War

min_minti's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes

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 Overall, this book could've been a lot shorter and result in the same ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, War

Good start to the book, midway through lost interest in around the 26 chapter mark, picked up again at the end of the book with a satisfying ending.

justlexi30's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

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The writing is amazing. It is a medium to fast paced story but within that time you get to understand the characters and love them all so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Murder

Minor: Blood, Death of parent

booknerdery's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Was this the perfect book? Nope. But I loved it! It’s been a long time since I’ve devoured a book like I did this one, while simultaneously being consumed by the book. It’s a wonderful feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail

501_loulouise_212's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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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If you haven’t read this already, then what are you waiting for? It’s absolutely worth it. I couldn’t put it down for the life of me and the plot just kept thickening. I might just call this my new favourite series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, War

Moderate: Torture, Murder, Toxic friendship

kylasmv15's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

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If I could live in this book, I absolutely would. Absolute cinema on paper. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, War

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol