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mime_in_a_box's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
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
marleen420's review against another edition
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent
johnrk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
3.75
gabbyy1's review against another edition
4.0
edit jan 2024: no it’s a hot pile of garbage but i won’t change the star rating because that’s how i felt at the time
original dec 2023: wait why did i like it so much
original dec 2023: wait why did i like it so much
fannz_alt's review against another edition
5.0
This book took me out of a massive reading slump!
If you like romance with action, dragons and fantasy, then that’s for you. I also found it quite funny at times.
I then read Iron Flame in a few days and now really sad I have to wait until January!
If you like romance with action, dragons and fantasy, then that’s for you. I also found it quite funny at times.
I then read Iron Flame in a few days and now really sad I have to wait until January!
amckibben's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
dmagboul's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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? It's complicated
5.0
Broken heart, Dagger, Dragon, Forbidden Fruit or Best Friend?
When I finished the book the only thing that I could think of was Klaus Mikelson, running around the Mikelson mansion yelling Rebekah.
Rebecca Yarros, I was never a fantasy reader I mean I dabbled with Twilight because I mean who doesn't like Twilight and the Hunger Games. However, after reading Fourth Wing, I am a die hard, fantasy, world building, revolutionary, dragon rider. (Hey, a girl can dream right). That being said My TBR thinks you, and if I ever go to therapy do you accept bills lol.
My absolute favorite characters have to be Tarin and Andarna because i mean who doesn't love dragons. Not to mention the banter between the dragons and their riders are literally the best part of the book. Nothing had me laughing more than Tarin putting Violet in her place, and telling her to live up to his potential he knows she possesses.
Violet is a fragile, delicate looking young woman who everyone is always underestimating, thinking they are helping her by "protecting her". However, Violet has the heart of a fighter and a rider, and she doesn't even know it. Vi is my favorite character in this book, she is a perfect example of something is not always as it appears. You may look innocent and weak, but at the core no one knows what we are truly capable until we show them.
Dain, I don't even know where to start with Dain, Violets best friend since childhood, second-year rider student. I am not going to lie in the beginning I was pro Dain. But as the story moved along, Dain began to annoy me greatly, always undermining and cutting Vi down thinking she is too fragile, weak etc. Dain's desire to always follow the rules, be the "good doting son" is absolutely exhausting by the end of this book. I don't wish him harm at least I didn't at the beginning but by the end I wanted to push him off his dragon myself.
Xaden- I mean where to even start what's not to love about the grumpy, dark, brooding handsomely irresistible boy that everyone tells you to stay away from. I love his devotion to the rebel children; he wears his heart on his sleeve and is always putting others first even if he isn't showing it. When he first sees Vi, things start to get fun, entertaining and amazing. The amount of banter these two have back and forth is literally goals. I could not get enough of his character and I'm so glad about how things go for his character. He and Vi are a great example of what a couple should be and trials and tribulations that one goes to for love?
Jack- I could not stand this character from the second he arrived on the book, I wanted to flick him out of imaginary, literary existence he is so rude, annoying and pompous. I understand he needed to be in the story for the purpose of building it but man i wish he was never there lol.
Rhiannon- she is my favorite side character for Vi's side, she is the best friend a girl could ask for and she is simply a baddie herself. I love her banter, personality and dedication to those around her.
Liam- He is by far my favorite character in the entire book because he is so selfless, the best bodyguard, friend, teacher etc. Watching Liams journey throughout this book was nothing short of amazing.
That being said this book will rip you heart out, stomp on it, and resew it reimplanting it into your chest. This book has you laughing out loud, rooting for the characters and feeling all the love, hatred, devotion, dedication and feelings of all the characters. There are so many amazing quotes, lessons and morals to learn throughout this storyline. I finished this book and immedately dove into Iron Flame, i hear it is going to rip my heart out, but I am in Navarrian through and through till the end, I'm in it for the long haul. How could you not fall in love with a book, that is about broody, handsome dragon rider, fierce strong female characters and dragons.
When I finished the book the only thing that I could think of was Klaus Mikelson, running around the Mikelson mansion yelling Rebekah.
Rebecca Yarros, I was never a fantasy reader I mean I dabbled with Twilight because I mean who doesn't like Twilight and the Hunger Games. However, after reading Fourth Wing, I am a die hard, fantasy, world building, revolutionary, dragon rider. (Hey, a girl can dream right). That being said My TBR thinks you, and if I ever go to therapy do you accept bills lol.
My absolute favorite characters have to be Tarin and Andarna because i mean who doesn't love dragons. Not to mention the banter between the dragons and their riders are literally the best part of the book. Nothing had me laughing more than Tarin putting Violet in her place, and telling her to live up to his potential he knows she possesses.
Violet is a fragile, delicate looking young woman who everyone is always underestimating, thinking they are helping her by "protecting her". However, Violet has the heart of a fighter and a rider, and she doesn't even know it. Vi is my favorite character in this book, she is a perfect example of something is not always as it appears. You may look innocent and weak, but at the core no one knows what we are truly capable until we show them.
Dain, I don't even know where to start with Dain, Violets best friend since childhood, second-year rider student. I am not going to lie in the beginning I was pro Dain. But as the story moved along, Dain began to annoy me greatly, always undermining and cutting Vi down thinking she is too fragile, weak etc. Dain's desire to always follow the rules, be the "good doting son" is absolutely exhausting by the end of this book. I don't wish him harm at least I didn't at the beginning but by the end I wanted to push him off his dragon myself.
Xaden- I mean where to even start what's not to love about the grumpy, dark, brooding handsomely irresistible boy that everyone tells you to stay away from. I love his devotion to the rebel children; he wears his heart on his sleeve and is always putting others first even if he isn't showing it. When he first sees Vi, things start to get fun, entertaining and amazing. The amount of banter these two have back and forth is literally goals. I could not get enough of his character and I'm so glad about how things go for his character. He and Vi are a great example of what a couple should be and trials and tribulations that one goes to for love?
Jack- I could not stand this character from the second he arrived on the book, I wanted to flick him out of imaginary, literary existence he is so rude, annoying and pompous. I understand he needed to be in the story for the purpose of building it but man i wish he was never there lol.
Rhiannon- she is my favorite side character for Vi's side, she is the best friend a girl could ask for and she is simply a baddie herself. I love her banter, personality and dedication to those around her.
Liam- He is by far my favorite character in the entire book because he is so selfless, the best bodyguard, friend, teacher etc. Watching Liams journey throughout this book was nothing short of amazing.
That being said this book will rip you heart out, stomp on it, and resew it reimplanting it into your chest. This book has you laughing out loud, rooting for the characters and feeling all the love, hatred, devotion, dedication and feelings of all the characters. There are so many amazing quotes, lessons and morals to learn throughout this storyline. I finished this book and immedately dove into Iron Flame, i hear it is going to rip my heart out, but I am in Navarrian through and through till the end, I'm in it for the long haul. How could you not fall in love with a book, that is about broody, handsome dragon rider, fierce strong female characters and dragons.
beckys_books's review against another edition
5.0
You know when you start a book and just know you’re going to adore it? That’s how I felt about Fourth Wing. It has everything I love in a book and then more and I devoured it. It’s also a book that’s incredibly hard to sum up without giving away spoilers, so I’m just gonna jump right in to my review.
Violet was a character I had no trouble rooting for. Someone presumably in way over her head who goes ‘ you know what? fuck this… not only am I going to survive, but I’m gonna become the most powerful rider ever,’ and you have to give her kudos because I’m not sure I wouldn’t have given up multiple times if I was put through the things she was. She not only has her self doubt, but constant ridicule from other riders who think she isn’t worthy, too weak, but she holds her head high, plays to her strengths and bends the rules to her own advantage. She’s sarcastic as hell, witty and so incredibly strong, mentally if not physically, but she never lets any disability she has get in her way, rather uses it to push herself even more.
Alongside Violet we get to meet multiple other characters, some getting more page time than others, but all pivotal to the plot in some way. There are characters you will love and some you will want to die an incredibly grisly death, but the ones we spend the most time with are; Dain, Violets childhood friend who takes her under his wing when she joins the riders quadrant. Rhiannon, the person Violet meets on her first day as a rider and who quickly becomes her best friend and Xaden, Violets Wing leader and the man whose father killed Violets brother in the rebellion. Every single character leaps off the page, no matter how much page time they are given and help us to learn about the world and politics.
Speaking of the world, I adored the world building in this book so bloody much. Yes, it’s pretty heavy on the romance (we’ll get to that later don’t worry) but Yaros never skimps out on fleshing out her world, the politics and history of it making sure we get a deep dive without it ever seeming dumpy in anyway. And while I loved learning about the world, my favourite scenes by far were the ones showing Violet going through her rider training and when we finally get to interact with the Dragons. Yaros writes these creatures just as frightful as they should be. They are shown respect, and if they dislike you or feel you are weak… you quickly become a pile of ash. I honestly lived for the parts of the book where the Dragons were involved and loved seeing them bond and hearing them talk to their riders. There is so much about this that I want to say but can’t because of spoilers, but if you like a good snarky sidekick who is mega dangerous you’re going to love this book.
Fourth Wing is the kind of story that is predictable in the best way. You know this story, you’ve read it before. There will be drama, duplicity… death, but you know the rides 100% going to be worth it so you can just sit back and enjoy. It’s a story that feels completely fresh but also like an old friend and is filled to the brim with moments that have you wanting to pump your fists and jiggle your feet in excitement. Yaros throws in a few plot twists as well as edge of your seat moments to keep us on our toes and make sure we don’t get too comfortable, and her fast paced yet still descriptive writing style has you absolutely flying through the pages.
Finally! The romance and boy was it steamy in parts. Riders generally die young, especially with how many don’t make it through training, so as you can expect there’s a lot of sexy time going on and lets be honest, if you might die the next day you wouldn’t pass up a little bit of excitement right? Violet wise though I did fear the dreaded love triangle at first glance, but the further we get through the story, the clearer it is that there is only one choice for her. On one hand you have someone she has known for years, but someone so rigid, so prone to following the rules that they would rather risk her life than break them. Someone who see’s her as nothing but a weak girl and does their best to get her to quit. And on the other hand you have someone who constantly riles her up, has her questioning if he’s going to kill her one minute and then kiss her the next, someone who would burn down the world to keep her safe. Their scenes were SO steamy and I lived for their romance, it was slow burn and torturous in some parts, but also incredibly humorous in others.
All I’m going to say is this book deserves all the hype and if you were a little put off by how much hype it was getting… don’t be. I know for a fact this will make my top reads of the year and I am dying to get my hands on the second book after the author left us with that torturous ending.
Violet was a character I had no trouble rooting for. Someone presumably in way over her head who goes ‘ you know what? fuck this… not only am I going to survive, but I’m gonna become the most powerful rider ever,’ and you have to give her kudos because I’m not sure I wouldn’t have given up multiple times if I was put through the things she was. She not only has her self doubt, but constant ridicule from other riders who think she isn’t worthy, too weak, but she holds her head high, plays to her strengths and bends the rules to her own advantage. She’s sarcastic as hell, witty and so incredibly strong, mentally if not physically, but she never lets any disability she has get in her way, rather uses it to push herself even more.
Alongside Violet we get to meet multiple other characters, some getting more page time than others, but all pivotal to the plot in some way. There are characters you will love and some you will want to die an incredibly grisly death, but the ones we spend the most time with are; Dain, Violets childhood friend who takes her under his wing when she joins the riders quadrant. Rhiannon, the person Violet meets on her first day as a rider and who quickly becomes her best friend and Xaden, Violets Wing leader and the man whose father killed Violets brother in the rebellion. Every single character leaps off the page, no matter how much page time they are given and help us to learn about the world and politics.
Speaking of the world, I adored the world building in this book so bloody much. Yes, it’s pretty heavy on the romance (we’ll get to that later don’t worry) but Yaros never skimps out on fleshing out her world, the politics and history of it making sure we get a deep dive without it ever seeming dumpy in anyway. And while I loved learning about the world, my favourite scenes by far were the ones showing Violet going through her rider training and when we finally get to interact with the Dragons. Yaros writes these creatures just as frightful as they should be. They are shown respect, and if they dislike you or feel you are weak… you quickly become a pile of ash. I honestly lived for the parts of the book where the Dragons were involved and loved seeing them bond and hearing them talk to their riders. There is so much about this that I want to say but can’t because of spoilers, but if you like a good snarky sidekick who is mega dangerous you’re going to love this book.
Fourth Wing is the kind of story that is predictable in the best way. You know this story, you’ve read it before. There will be drama, duplicity… death, but you know the rides 100% going to be worth it so you can just sit back and enjoy. It’s a story that feels completely fresh but also like an old friend and is filled to the brim with moments that have you wanting to pump your fists and jiggle your feet in excitement. Yaros throws in a few plot twists as well as edge of your seat moments to keep us on our toes and make sure we don’t get too comfortable, and her fast paced yet still descriptive writing style has you absolutely flying through the pages.
Finally! The romance and boy was it steamy in parts. Riders generally die young, especially with how many don’t make it through training, so as you can expect there’s a lot of sexy time going on and lets be honest, if you might die the next day you wouldn’t pass up a little bit of excitement right? Violet wise though I did fear the dreaded love triangle at first glance, but the further we get through the story, the clearer it is that there is only one choice for her. On one hand you have someone she has known for years, but someone so rigid, so prone to following the rules that they would rather risk her life than break them. Someone who see’s her as nothing but a weak girl and does their best to get her to quit. And on the other hand you have someone who constantly riles her up, has her questioning if he’s going to kill her one minute and then kiss her the next, someone who would burn down the world to keep her safe. Their scenes were SO steamy and I lived for their romance, it was slow burn and torturous in some parts, but also incredibly humorous in others.
All I’m going to say is this book deserves all the hype and if you were a little put off by how much hype it was getting… don’t be. I know for a fact this will make my top reads of the year and I am dying to get my hands on the second book after the author left us with that torturous ending.