Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - Fourth Wing

Really enjoyed the world building and the pace of the book. Mostly plot, with spice. Can’t wait for the next one

Do agree with this TikTok and some of their critique on the writing style of the author. Well, it wasn’t enough to completely take me out of the story and DNF the book. It was a little bit jarring.

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crinkledmochi's review

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

THE ENDING?!?!!

Yeah Xaden got endless amounts of explaining to do, but this amazing!! Also Dain is the dumbest character to ever exist.

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literaryintersections's review

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adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

Honestly this book is lucky to get a 4 and I might put it down to a 3.5 Let's be clear, the 4 is strictly for:
- the readability - I devoured this
- the fucking dragons. Tairn and Adarna are fabbbbbb
- Rhiannon and Liam and Imogen
- the disability rep (which for some reason I haven't read a lot about.... troubling)
- the last 20%

This should be a 1-2 star for:
- Xaden legit being a rip off Rhysand from ACOTAR
- this entire book being a rip off of ACOTAR (Dani = Tamlin, Xaden = Rhys, Violet is like Feyre book 1, the family dynamics, etc.) AND of Divergent (I mean Tris and Four are legit Violet and Xaden)
- the nickname "violence". Folks that is not sexy like literally re-do your standards
- the absolutely terrible worldbuilding - like literally what is this world? How was it made? Why do dragons bond with humans? What do they get out of it? Who are the venin? How were they made?????
- The anachronistic language - I mean legit using "thrice" in the same sentence as "get laid" folks this does not make sense.
- Violet being extremely annoying for a big chunk of the book, kind of off and on. When she was awesome, she was awesome - really understanding her power, challenging misconceptions of those around her, and just being unapologetically her. But when she was like waffling, or "does he like me, does he not", blah blah blah blah blah. She seemed much younger than 20.
- the American Ninja Warrior Gauntlet. Like it's literally as if I was watching ANW on tv. Embarrassing.

Overall, I get the hype. I get that this is for many people an easy way for them to get into fantasy. That's what I hear a lot of people saying "I don't even read fantasy and I loved this" which should honestly say something for the fantasy folks out here who read it all the time. This is fantasy light, which is not a bad thing, but important to know going in. I also think that there is just better, more complex, more romantic, fantasy/romantasy out there. So hopefully this welcomes a new class of fantasy lovers into the genre.

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nadiaherondale's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5

So yes, I gave in to the hype and I was expecting an enjoyable book, clearly YA and not my target, a bit cringey,... And it didn't happen. I honestly loved it. Fourth wing had me hooked right from the start, with Violet's narration and giving information about worldbuilding in the correct times it set up a great first book. So while yes, the love story and some parts of the plot were predictable a good twist should be able to be seen at least partially coming in my opinion. It's interesting and it delivers everything it promises: if it's dragons you want, you'll get tem. I wasn't even expecting to be this into them, honestly never been a big Targaryen fan. I don't know if The Emperyean might be the next big fantasy saga (think of ACOTAR style), but to me, it has the potential to hook lots of people into the genre and for that alone deserves the praise.

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