A review by miahc
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

 
wowwww I am so impressed!! booktok was actually right! this was a very addicting fantasy read, i loved the plot and the characters, i loved the arc, although it was predictable, i loved the tropes used! i don’t think anything really shocked me except for the
double dragon bonding and the lightning powers,
everything else was pretty predictable but that’s not really a complaint because everything was executed pretty well. I felt like i got to the know our main characters violet and xaden pretty well, and i was actively rooting for both of them the whole time!! violet is a queen of communication and knowing what she wants while also keeping a clear head (except for the spicy scenes lmao that was too funny). i wish we got to know rhiannon better, she definitely was the bff who isn’t too fleshed out as a character (and esp as a queer character), but I’m very curious what the relationship will be in book 2 because there was a quote from the book that talked about how enemies start as friends (the archer tswift as well). but that’s definitely a reference to dain as well. i hated dain from the get-go. ugh that man was awful and so annoying. even worse than mal!! Overall, I was very invested the entire time, the pacing was excellent and every scene felt important. I’m so excited to talk about this book with my friends! 
 
5 stars!! 

i noted my reactions the entire time, and here are some of my faves (spoilers ofc)

 
  • THE SCREAM I SCRUMPT- she’s been playing it smart with the challenges each week, finding out who she’s up against a week before, learning their weaknesses, poisoning them right before, but this week she poisoned her opponent too early so someone else has to step in the ring…. and who is it other than Xaden HAHAHHA i literally had to pause to cover my face and silently screammm
    • SHE THREW A KNIFE AT HIM AND HE CAUGHT ITTTTTTT. SWOOOOOON
  • OMGG SHE IS BONDED WITH TWO DRAGONS WOAHHHHH  
    • THATS MY GIRL YEP SHE DESERVES TWO DRAGONS COME ON NOW, IM SO PROUD
  •   RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
    • VIOLET AND XADEN’S DRAGONS ARE MATES WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SO THEY WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER HUZZAHHHHHHHH
    • I WOULD DO A LITTLE JIG IF I COULD!!
    • IT GETS JUICIER- IF VIOLET DIES THEN XADER DIES SO THEY ARE TETHERED- INVISIBLE STRING
  •  this girl’s scalp keeps prickling my god hahahh we know you’re sensing xaden every time
    •  tingle in my scalp again lmao
    • damn i should’ve had a counter of how many times her scalp prickles oml
    •  she feels this familiar prickle along her scalp again OML IVE HAD ENOUGH OF THAT HAHAH
  •  “He leans in so we’re almost nose to nose. “I am annoyingly aware of everything you do.” it’s the italicization for meeeee
  •  HE GOT A KNIFE SET SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR HER???? SWOOOOOON
  •  did she zap the curtains on fire?? bahahaha
  •  “whatever you do… don’t fall for me” blah blah blah please you both have already fallen
  •  folkloreeee
  •  finallyyy a mc who refuses to be gaslit lol, she knows what she wants
    • “he’s going to have to fight for this, too, or it will never work.” so true
    • ohhhh im clapping so hard for her right now!!! come on girl!! communicate yes!!!!
    •  “where will that leave us in the morning? right here, both wanting and only one of us brave enough to take, and I deserve more than a relationship that’s only on his terms.” YESSS
    •  WOOO IM SO PROUDD SET THOSE BOUNDARIES
  •  HER BROTHER HAS TO BE ALIVE PLEAK PLS I KNOW IT IN MY HEART PLEASE SAVE HER
    • BRENNAN OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS…BRENDEN… BRENNEN
  •  ok xaden chill w the kiss lol she’s been unconscious for three days lol