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Couv. porte en plus "S'envoler... ou Mourir !, Volume 1 by Rebecca Yarros
204 reviews
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
If I could live in this book, I absolutely would. Absolute cinema on paper.
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Gore, Grief, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you need a non-serious read and/or an intro romantasy book, this is a decent place to start. It is a fun, light read (if you aren’t used to the depth of other fantasy books) with a ton of fantasy elements and tropes. However, if you want a better book series to restart your book reading journey, I would recommend the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas or “War of Lost Hearts” by Carissa Broadbent series. I think that this book’s rating is severely inflated from others discovering it on BookTok.
Overall, this book feels like good fan fiction on Watt Pad. The character development is severely lacking. Frankly, it was shocking that the FMC and MMC get together before the book even ended as it seemed like little to no time for the “enemies to lovers” trope to happen. While it was obvious they would get together from the start, I wish there had been a slower burn and more character development before they got together. The lust from the FMC starts almost immediately with almost no build up. The MMC’s nickname for the FMC is cringeworthy and predictable.
The story throws together a bunch of other fantasy/dystopian story lines (ex: Divergent, Game of Thrones, ACOTAR, The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, etc.) and many tropes into one book (ex: shadow “daddies,” enemies to lovers, smol girl/big man 🙄, etc.)
The writing is cringeworthy at times…I cannot think of another fantasy book series where a FMC would say she wants to climb the MMC “like a tree” not just once, but twice…
On a more positive note, one aspect of the book I really appreciated was that the FMC had a disability, which is not widely represented in other fantasy novels.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Killing someone isn’t the only way to destroy them. Keeping you from reaching your potential seems like a great path to the retribution he swore against our mother.“
I found that I LOVED the rider/dragon relationships so much, and honestly if Yarros wanted to explore that alone, I’d be more than satisfied! I also really enjoyed Mira & Violet’s relationship so much—give me all the sibling dynamics & found family vibes 😌
There’s lore aplenty, but ngl some of the politics, creature elements, and history of the story went over my head OOOPS! It was just a lot of info-dumping at times (although a great grounding strategy, having your MC recite dragon facts or geography as exposition is mehhh writing).
Despite that, Yarros has good pacing and an engaging plot. I was rooting for Violet at every corner and twist!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, War
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
⚔️ Violet Sorrengail has spent her whole life training to become a scribe at Basgiath War College - only to be forced into the Dragon Riders Quadrant by her mother, The General. In a world where death can arrive at any moment, Violet must prove herself to be worthy of not only bonding and riding a dragon, but surviving. The stakes in the Riders Quadrant are high - fly or die. Thrust into the wing led by her sworn enemy, Xaden Riorson, she must face her struggle between her hatred and undeniable attraction for him. Her once-in-a-century signet and bonds make her an even larger target. With deadly challenges and quests around every corner, Violet uncovers dark secrets and hidden history amongst the deepest walls of Basgiath. Has everything she’s been taught a lie? Who can she truly trust? Using her training as a scribe, Violet pieces together the turmoil surrounding the kingdom of Navarre. With their collective skills and uncovered knowledge, Fourth Wing and their dragons fight to uncover the truth and protect those they love and those in need of their help.
This book had me EMOTIONAL. Wow. I had heard a lot of both positive and negative reviews on this but I can’t believe I waited this long to experience it for myself. I LOVED it. As someone who’s always been frail and dealt with chronic illness her whole life, Violet really resonated with me. I loved the chronic illness rep and how it truly ties in with building mental strength as well. Her character growth was motivating for me. The challenges were high stakes and the characters were captivating. Xaden & Violet’s slow burn and struggle for trust between hating each other and the bond growing between them was intoxicating. The banter & tension between them was *chef’s kiss*. Xaden’s encouragement and faith in Violet had my heart melting for them. The dragons…PERFECT. The dragon banter?! NO NOTES. The found family and secondary characters had me riding an absolute emotional rollercoaster. 😩 I finished this and immediately started Iron Flame because I could not wait for more. Then I read Iron Flame in two days. This is a book I will read again & again & again until my time to meet Malek arrives.
⚠️ Please research all trigger warnings before reading this book! ⚠️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
This book had me EMOTIONAL. Wow. I had heard a lot of both positive and negative reviews on this but I can’t believe I waited this long to experience it for myself. I LOVED it. As someone who’s always been frail and dealt with chronic illness her whole life, Violet really resonated with me. I loved the chronic illness rep and how it truly ties in with building mental strength as well. Her character growth was motivating for me. The challenges were high stakes and the characters were captivating. Xaden & Violet’s slow burn and struggle for trust between hating each other and the bond growing between them was intoxicating. The banter & tension between them was *chef’s kiss*. Xaden’s encouragement and faith in Violet had my heart melting for them. The dragons…PERFECT. The dragon banter?! NO NOTES. The found family and secondary characters had me riding an absolute emotional rollercoaster. 😩 I finished this and immediately started Iron Flame because I could not wait for more. Then I read Iron Flame in two days. This is a book I will read again & again & again until my time to meet Malek arrives.
⚠️ Please research all trigger warnings before reading this book! ⚠️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Grief, Murder, War
Minor: Child death
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Murder
adventurous
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Toxic friendship
Minor: Child death
adventurous
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Death of parent, War