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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

65 reviews

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Bullying, Ableism, Chronic illness, Blood, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Body shaming, War, Medical content, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Xenophobia, and Drug use

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

• Dragons
• War School
• disability rep (MC has EDS although it's not called this specifically in the book)
• Enemies/Rivals to lovers*
• Civil unrest
• other monsters 

Is it mind-blowing, no. If you're a regular fantasy reader the plot is fairly predictable, but it's still done in an engaging way. Honestly it reads a lot like many other YA fantasies I've read (except this is NOT YA cause 🌶️ ). I felt like some of the world building and more particularly the history could've used some more fleshing out. I understand some of this is left out intentionally for storyline development, but more history in particular about the school would've helped me to understand the drive behind students attending such a brutal place. Like is the chance to bond with a Dragon really it? Seems like there needs to be some other motivation beyond that imo considering I think 80%+(?) of students don't get there.

*The term enemies to lovers gets thrown around a lot, and it doesn't 100% applies here. The two characters in question are not true enemies. One (the love interest) just comes from a background of being from a different part of the (same) country and that region previously was involved in an uprising against the current people in power. So there is mistrust from our MC of said person because of their families' history (as she is the daughter of a General and therefore on the side of those in power). To me that's not true enemies to lovers, it's more along the lines of rivals to lovers.

3.5/5 🌶️ (a bit sub-par imo, even though I knew the spice was coming it still caught me a bit off guard with how abruptly things got very adult and I was kind of chuckling at how out of place it seemed in a book that otherwise reads very YA).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Medical content, Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, War, and Chronic illness

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, and Grief

animal death (dragons)

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Bullying and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Vomit

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

princessrory's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, War, Ableism, and Animal death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Vomit

jritc13's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, War, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, and Chronic illness

Minor: Drug use

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Violence, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Classism, and Blood

Moderate: War and Drug use

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

roget's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

There’s a lot of fun, exciting, and harrowing content here. Much of it feels fresh and is wildly entertaining. There is a central character extremely similar to a prominent character in ACOTAR, though—down to personality, hidden depths, and even the powers he wields. While the rest of the book felt fresh, that character and his dynamic with the lead felt a bit recycled. I’d have liked to see the story lean more into what made him distinct from the template/trope they’re drawing from. 

But the disability rep was pretty solid—she’s not magically cured or fixed or killed. That element was rather well handled, as far as I can tell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Blood, Ableism, Death, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Murder, War, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Bullying

Moderate: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Vomit, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, and Drug use

There’s some weird takes on dragon mind bonds—especially one that takes a decidedly uncomfortable…spiced angle. Not my cup of tea, exactly. 😅

lesliehirgelt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Body shaming, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Animal death