A review by curiousherring
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

What a ride!
 haha.

Anyway, I think I had a love/hate relationship with this book. I really enjoyed the fantasy, and wish it had expanded on the world-building more. I think I enjoyed this the same way I enjoyed Twilight when I was younger. It's teeny and emotions are high, but dam, it sure does drag you in! 

I wanted to love the characters, I really did. But the only thing they have that builds any character development seems to be small victories or smut. As someone who is not a fan of romance, I know I'm biased. I just wished the characters had a bit more dimension to them. This book could have so much more depth, if only there was more background! 

There are a lot of very cringey moments, which kinda' just gave me the ick. I also found myself getting annoyed at some of the relationships (especially Viloet and her mom) as there was absolutely no background. 

However, I was so freaking invested in the dragons and their relationship with the riders. Andarna melts my heart and I absolutely need more of that. 

I was on the edge of 3 staring this book due to half of it being a bit too spicy for my liking. But, I went into it knowing that there was romance, so I feel like it'd be unfair to knock it down a star just because romance isn't my thing. It's a wild story, well-written, filled with dragons, and it has me wanting to pick up the sequal on its release.