Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

321 reviews

rileydobereading's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Violence, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

scribesquadrant_sierra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

 

Summary: Fourth Wing follows Violet Sorrengail, a scribe by training turned dragon rider cadet thanks to her mother, a General at Basgiath War College. Her journey to ride or die brings a surprising romance with a sworn enemy of her mother, Xaden Riorson, after she bonds to the dragon mated to Xaden’s dragon tethering their lives to one another. As their year progresses, secrets are unveiled that expand beyond the War College which change Violet’s life forever.

What I loved:

-The dragons. I love them all, but I have a special place in my heart for Andarna

-Xaden and Violet’s romance. I love them so much and their spicy scenes were well done

-The plot twists. The foreshadowing throughout the book was well done and some of the things said early in Fourth Wing reflect back into Iron Flame.

-Liam. *still crying*

-The foreshadowing. Writing this after reading Iron Flame, there was so much intentionality in the writing of this book that makes a re-read after reading book 2 a whole new adventure. 

What I hated:

-Dain existed.

-We didn’t get to spend as much time with the dragons as I would have liked.

-World building was a bit lacking, but acceptable given this is book 1 of 5.

Favorite quotes: (there’s too many to include them all…)

“Should I get the Wingleader?” - Tairn

“I will not die today.” - Violet Sorrengail

“You look all frail and breakable, but you’re really a violent little thing, aren’t you?” - Xaden Riorson

“It’s been. My honor.” - Liam Mairi 

“The right way isn’t the only way.” - Xaden Riorson

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

brimacca's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Body horror, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Classism, Cursing, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Violence, War, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

corrieroe's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Chronic illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and War

leligavi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious 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

4.25

I'm a book hipster. I really, really didn't want to read this book because it was so hyped. However, the Overdue Podcast did an episode on it and they were HYPING it UP. And I don't trust their tastes with everything, but all the things they said they liked about it were things that I like in a book...so I found it second hand and finished it in a week. Look, all I can say is...I understand the hype. 
I thought Violet was great and I loved everything about her disability. I loved Tairn and Andarna and... let's not forget Liam and Xaden <3 
The angst man...the angst. 
Liam is the best. You can't tell me nothing. 
Dain sucks. 
I need more Tairn in my life. 
That is all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Murder, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal death and Chronic illness

quiet_reader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Violence, War, and Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Drug use

devincold's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

This book reads like a fantasy-flavored reimagining of Divergent. It's a fun read that feels predictable throughout. If you're looking for a romance novel and you like a fantasy setting, this might be a good option. If you're looking for enemies to lovers and LGBTQI+ representation - I would look elsewhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Stalking, Torture, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, and Chronic illness

avacyn731's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Blood, War, Sexual content, Grief, Death, Toxic friendship, Cursing, and Animal death

goblinbabe00's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Classism, Chronic illness, Death, Toxic friendship, and War

ciara_fs98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, and Grief