A review by ahalstead
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

Wow... I'm slowly getting more into reading and this book blew up online so I had to give it a go. I love the character development, the universe that is built, and the emotions this book brought out of me.

I bawled by eyes out during parts of this book due to
my favorite character's death
and couldn't put it down. 

As much as I devoured this book I also had several issues with it, which results in my numerical rating. I love a good
enemies to lovers
trope but when the sexual tensions RUINS emotional scenes it rips me out of the moment. During the final chapter that takes place from
Xaden's
perspective and he can't stop thinking about bedding
Violet
I just kept thinking, seriously? You both just went through hell,
she's emotionally distraught, was just poisoned, 
and you're STILL just thinking about having sex with her? Kind of made me lose respect for the characters in certain moments. There were moments from
Violet's
with the same kind of issue. 

I understand that the idea is that
their dragons are mated and in this way they are as well resulting in so much sexual tension
but dang, just not called for. You can calm your hormones down to have a civil conversation for 5 minutes if you really care about her. 

That being said, I'm hoping there is more growth about this with these characters. I'm all for the spicy moments, I just dont need or want them during emotional moments like these. If I'm fighting with my significant other over something as astronomical as what they went through, I'm not thinking about how hot they are. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings