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A review by noriboo
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It's good. I can see why a lot of people love this story so much. But there were a few things that made this not the most enjoyable read for me.
This book made me realise that military academia is not for me.
The story starts off strong, but after 10 chapters, it starts to drag. Chapters were too long, and the book could've been 200 pages shorter imo.
My favourite parts were anytime we got interaction with the dragons, and I was surprised to see that even after threshing, they spend more time with theorie than actual dragon riding.
I loved Xaden's character, but the nickname he came up with, "Violence," was cringy to me. Everybody talking about how frail Violet is was grating on my soul. Even after, she definitely bulked up and SURVIVED multiple challenges that killed other cadets. But sure, let's keep holding on to the narrative that she's the weakest link . BFFR🙄
My other hangup was that I didn't find Violet or most of the other cadets inquisitive enough. There were multiple times when Violet noticed that the math ain't mathing, but she didn't investigate. She let's it go until another thing pops up and rinse, repeat.
I was happy when we finally reached the point where Violet at least started kicking ass, taking names and telling Dain to stick it where the sun doesn't shine.
Xaden and the other descendants of the old rebellion were the saving grace of this story, as they seemed to be the only ones with critical thinking skills and not just blindly following codex.
Will I continue reading this series? Yes, probably, because I dislike starting and not finishing one. But I won't be picking up Iron Flame anytime soon.
This book made me realise that military academia is not for me.
The story starts off strong, but after 10 chapters, it starts to drag. Chapters were too long, and the book could've been 200 pages shorter imo.
My favourite parts were anytime we got interaction with the dragons, and I was surprised to see that even after threshing, they spend more time with theorie than actual dragon riding.
I loved Xaden's character, but the nickname he came up with, "Violence," was cringy to me. Everybody talking about how frail Violet is was grating on my soul. Even after, she definitely bulked up and SURVIVED multiple challenges that killed other cadets. But sure, let's keep holding on to the narrative that she's the weakest link . BFFR🙄
My other hangup was that I didn't find Violet or most of the other cadets inquisitive enough. There were multiple times when Violet noticed that the math ain't mathing, but she didn't investigate. She let's it go until another thing pops up and rinse, repeat.
I was happy when we finally reached the point where Violet at least started kicking ass, taking names and telling Dain to stick it where the sun doesn't shine.
Xaden and the other descendants of the old rebellion were the saving grace of this story, as they seemed to be the only ones with critical thinking skills and not just blindly following codex.
Will I continue reading this series? Yes, probably, because I dislike starting and not finishing one. But I won't be picking up Iron Flame anytime soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Death of parent, and Child death