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A review by sarah_cameron
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
I just had to see for myself what all the hype was about here.
This book certainly does cover war and politics, feelings of inadequacy, character challenges and growth, an interesting and well-considered historical background to the current plot, and, of course, dragons. But it's also an angsty enemies-to-lovers about a girl who definitely falls victim to the 'she's not like other girls' energy, with a nice wee sprinkle of light smut to boot. And yeah, some of the plot twists can be seen from a mile away. But you know what, I loved it.
If you're a high fantasy enemies-to-lovers sucker who's been in a bit of a reading rut lately, this book is exactly perfect for you.
I will say that I love Rebecca Soler as a narrator, but I was not a huge fan of her voices for the dragons, so for the more high-stakes scenes like battles where you don't want to be pulled out, a physical copy might be better. I'll likely go that route for the sequel.
Also I'm sorry but Dane was the actual worst literally from the first time we saw him on the page, let alone after all the messed up manipulative ish be pulled, what on earth was Violet talking about? Mans suffered from MAJOR nice guy syndrome, wish someone had pushed him off the parapet right at the start.
This book certainly does cover war and politics, feelings of inadequacy, character challenges and growth, an interesting and well-considered historical background to the current plot, and, of course, dragons. But it's also an angsty enemies-to-lovers about a girl who definitely falls victim to the 'she's not like other girls' energy, with a nice wee sprinkle of light smut to boot. And yeah, some of the plot twists can be seen from a mile away. But you know what, I loved it.
If you're a high fantasy enemies-to-lovers sucker who's been in a bit of a reading rut lately, this book is exactly perfect for you.
I will say that I love Rebecca Soler as a narrator, but I was not a huge fan of her voices for the dragons, so for the more high-stakes scenes like battles where you don't want to be pulled out, a physical copy might be better. I'll likely go that route for the sequel.