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Fourth Wing

Rebecca Yarros

4.44 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny 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

This is the one that started my love, dare I say obsession, for this series. The portrayal of the main character living with chronic illness and overcoming obstacles is refreshing. The sexual tension is on point. You feel invested in the characters and relationships by the end. 
adventurous emotional mysterious 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
adventurous emotional mysterious 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
adventurous emotional 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: N/A
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Addictive and full of tension between Violet and Xaden, with dragons that absolutely steal the show
challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes

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Just finished my re read and I forgot how much I loved this book the first time around still a 5 star read for me

Fantasy usually isn’t my jam. I think a lot of my hesitation with fantasy is that all the books I’m told to read that are fantasy novels are actually series with 5+ books that get progressively longer with each new addition. I decided to give Fourth Wing a try since it’s only one book so far, and boy am I glad I did! I felt truly immersed in the world of Bagsiath College, and imagined how cool (terrifying!) it would be to be a part of the riders quadrant! I was a little worried at one point that there wasn’t much of a typical “plot” and that it was more (for lack of a better word) “coming of age” style. I didn’t think that would be able to keep my interest, but I jumped from the parapet to the gauntlet to threshing, and before I knew it, I was 80% done with the book. I’m excited to see where the next book goes after that ending, and to dive further into the continent.
adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes