Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

13 reviews

analenegrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

3.5

After seeing so many different opinions on this, I knew I had to try and read it. For the first 30% of this book, I wanted to DNF, but I pushed through, and it got a lot better. 

As a disabled reader, reading a character like Violet with chronic pain, I really enjoyed the way it was written. The author has the same disorder as Violet, and as such, doesn't baby her but doesn't make it one of those things she just has to get over to succeed. She has to have accommodations, and while she is initially embarrassed by them, they make her able to do the same things as others, and I thought that was so important. 

Once the dragons appeared on the page, the book became a lot more interesting, but it was still, at times, hard to get through. It felt way too long, and some of it was stretched out in a frustrating way. I expected the twist of the

traitors not actually having been traitors

basically from the beginning; every military fantasy I've read has done this twist, so it's getting kind of boring.

The romance was also predictable, but I liked that it wasn't a traditional love triangle,

Dain was written as a character who made me uncomfortable from the beginning

so I was never stressed about who she was going to end up with.  The way people online were talking, I thought this was going to be much more explicit, and it really wasn't. 

My greatest criticism lie in the writing, which at times felt very juvenile for the characters. The language felt too modern, and that is frustrating for a book like this. 

I am interested in the sequel though, and I am curious where the story is going to go, although I have read enough fantasy to know...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Ableism, Murder, Medical content, Death, Grief, War, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Confinement, Chronic illness, and Blood

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, War, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Ableism, Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, War, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Drug use, Medical content, and Murder