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Quarta Asa by Rebecca Yarros

718 reviews

justinareads's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark 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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c_dmckinney's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring 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: Complicated

Honestly, one of my favourite books ever. The EDS representation made me feel more seen than I've ever felt in any other piece of media. There was so much representation for other things such as Deafness, sign language, foster care, LGBTQ people (and it's normalised!) and accomodations (which are also normalised and people don't bat an eye!)
Also, I've not read much fantasy with Dragons, and I honestly love the dragons and other mythological creatures in this book.
I feel like everyone talks about the romance and writing etc, but romance isn't my focus, and I loved the writing and pacing of this book.

Just everything about this book had me silent screaming out of joy. Please read this book!

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amelia_horseman's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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dragonsheart8261920's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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popquizliz's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

Is it predictable? Yes. Is the Gauntlet very much based on the American Ninja Warrior obstacle course? Also yes. Is it still a fun read? Yes. This isn’t going to win a Pulitzer and if you’re looking for unexpected twists, this isn’t it. But if you want a fun, easy romantasy that’s more vibes than anything else, this is a great option.

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amy_in_the_city's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book was really fun! Finally, a true "enemies to lovers" story, not "person-I-kind-of-dislike-for-petty-reasons to lovers." I appreciated that Violet clearly communicated what she wanted from Xaden, and he respected that boundary. That really should be the bare minimum, but is unfortunately rare in romance, especially fantasy romance. I loved the dragons and all of Violet's and Xaden's friends

except for you, Dain!

.

The world-building was clunky. There were several instances of unnatural exposition through dialogue starting with "as you already know" or someone explaining something to another character that they should already reasonably be expected to know. There was also a lot of telling us Xaden was "ruthless" and "vicious" without ever actually showing him acting that way. This was just fine with me since I don't like cruel love interests much, but it bothered me that they were trying to convince us he was a "dark and dangerous bad boy" when he's really not. Another minor issue was I really didn't like Xaden's nickname for Violet. I thought it was awkward and not cute.

I feel like Violet kind of overreacted to the third-act conflict.

I understand being disappointed that the guy she likes didn't tell her that he's been working with the enemy because the enemy is actually the good side. I understand needing some time to process that. On the other hand, it is unrealistic to expect a guy she only just officially got together with like the day before, who was also her mortal enemy for the longest time, to tell her, the daughter of a general, that he and all his friends have been committing treason. Did she really want him to risk his life and the lives of all his friends as well as the lives of everyone the rebellion is defending because she's just so important to him? His reasons for not telling her were solid, and I really don't think this warrants her saying she can never trust him again.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series!

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