A review by tbd24
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

really had to force myself through this one, i wish I could have skipped the first 75% of the book, or just have been given cliffnotes. I feel like so much time is spent trying to convince the reader that Violet is weak and useless and then immediately negating that information with her actions. Honestly my biggest problem with this book was the prose itself, there is a lot of telling and not showing, and it reads like a 18yr olds diary. Maybe the second book will get into more of the logistical questions I have, like why this country is fine with, by my math, approx 200 eligible cadets dying BEFORE they even reach the front lines EVERY YEAR, or why the humans haven’t realized that they are canon fodder for their dragon overlords. (seriously can you imagine if the US military killed 130,000 enlisted before they even stepped foot out of boot camp?? how does the population even support that?? maybe you’d win the war better if you stopped murdering 2/3rds of your army in war games)
Anyway yeah plot wise it was only interesting once the twist happened. The main character is insufferable and I’m saying that as a bella swan stan. The bar is in hell and she couldn’t clear it
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