A review by shas
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

the first half of the book was really engaging. i loved the pacing, the narrative, the combativeness and competitive nature of the characters. the romance was kinda meh for me. a bit cliched.

the book was overall very predictable. i called out every single plot "twist" hundreds of pages before, and i was right. didn't even have to overthink the plot. 


booktok hyped up a mid book. it was fun, fast paced, average, and i finished it within a day. i see why people like it, truly, but it isn't as fleshed out as it could have been

liam's death, for instance, sucks. i didn't feel connected enough to his character to have a reaction. his death was predictable, avoidable, and made me a bit mad. he wasn't injured and still died because of the dragon death. the dragon code is BS. his character definitely could have had more screen time.


along with characters, i feel like the whole book could have had more substance to it. it was fast paced, rushed, and some areas (the hierarchical system) weren't explained very well. it would be nice to see these areas expanded and further developed. the beginning of the book did a wonderful job, but the middle and end seemed very greedy.


shit, even the romance was mid. i feel like the romance, and the spicy scenes, kind of ruined the story for me. it's just not how i would have imagined an enemies to lovers trope / triangular relationship trope develop. the relationship felt quite rushed.
and you're telling me the allegedly smartest person in the grade didn't get the hint about being touched by dain??? on the face??? the fuck??? i'm surprised he didn't find out more.
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