Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

40 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

While I understand why people would enjoy this book, I am unfortunately one of the ones that couldn't turn off the feeling that I was reading a YA that was aged up to include sex.

I could not read the word badass without cringing.  The world building was positively wild.  It's in a more historical fantasy setting where they write with quills, use weapons, crossbows were a big deal, people who wield magic have access to smaller abilities like locking/unlocking doors, making mage light, etc.  There lots of wooden shit, but that also translated to having wooden exercise equipment to essential get swole in a modern fashion, rather than bodyweight exercises.  There's a brief mention right at the beginning about shoe sizes which means they have standardized them?  And the whole riders quadrant can get married before everyone else when the graduate....  At age 23?  That's early for this society?  And the focus of sexual relations was just pervasive.  The talk of raging hormones...  The convenience of fertility suppressants getting a brief mention before boning down.  Oh and gods are worshipped, but not by dragons.

There was some disability rep that I think was decent considering that it was a fantastical setting with healers, and the character didn't want to "look weak" and would refuse treatment to speed the healing process.  There was some LGBT+ rep as well, but mostly on a surface level for side characters.

Honestly, it was fine but the romance had me putting the book down regularly and made finishing this book difficult.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Stalking, Classism, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, War, Violence, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Torture, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Torture, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

This is my most favourite book I’ve ever read now. I just loved every single thing about it. I will forever be completely mad for this world and these characters. Thank you Rebecca Yarros! I can’t wait for all the books to come!! Xaden is the dark Mr. Darcy I never knew I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, War, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

Oh my god, I want book 2 and I want it now! 

First of all, an adult spicy how to train your dragon? Sold.

Fully developed, well-rounded characters? Absolutely.


Semi-predictable plot but still worth reading? Definitely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Genocide, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Bullying

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Bullying, War, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Grief, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Classism, Murder, Violence, Ableism, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Gaslighting, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Torture

lqne's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Violence, War, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Ableism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Blood

culzean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Bullying, Death, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Toxic friendship

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Chronic illness, Violence, Death, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder, Vomit, Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Dysphoria

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

This book was entertaining, I’ll give it that. But I do not, on any level, understand the popularity and hype for it. 

Fourth Wing is fine. It’s not amazing, it’s not bad, it’s fine. Like, THIS is sold out everywhere?? 

The modern speak in a fantastical story really took me out. I don’t care that there is an in-universe explanation for it. It was awful. The FMC is try hard sassy and over dramatic. Fortunately, she is a relatively intelligent character, which I find rare in these types of books. 

The entire concept of the plot and world is fascinating. I just wish the romance and high school drama weren’t shoehorned in. The battle and action scenes were great. I really found myself invested in this world.

I genuinely cannot remember the MMC’s name. The romance covered too many popular Booktok tropes for it to feel natural. 

I would die for the dragons. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, and War