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A review by abbier_14
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
At first I dismissed fourth wing as overhyped booktok garbage but how wrong I was lol. I decided to take a chance because I wasn't even really that impressed with the synopsis but it paid off. The best way I can describe this book is that it feels like im reading a fanfiction but in a good way. Everything seems catered to the readers and the author really knows what we want. I think its because it has a school setting with dragons so its kinda reminding me of harry potter fanfictions and stuff.
- At first I was panicking because the synopsis mentioned how 'small' the main character Violet was and I was like nooo im getting The Hating Game flashbacks. Honestly that was one of the main reasons why I wasnt drawn to the synopsis because it sounded so pathetic and like it would be her only character trait, and as a tall girl idgaf about small characters or height differences.
However I was wrong and I like how her height was handled. Seeing Violet have to adapt to the challenges like the gauntlet herself was refreshing which really showed her strength and ingenuity. I think I do like Violet as a character and it was nice that she was still badass without being overly competitive. She was really supportive of her team and others which is a nice trait.
- Again at first I didnt know if I would like Xaden as im kinda over grumpy rude MMCs but he was alright ig. I will say the romance wasn't as central to the story as i thought it would be. They first kissed around 55% which felt very slow burn to me seeing as that was like 300 pages, and then after that we would go chapters without seeing them together. I think the buildup was way better than the actual getting together for me and i would have preferred wayyy more tension filled interactions than we got. But I still think their relationship is cute and I LOVE that their dragons are mated.
- The setting was really good I miss fantasy boarding schools. Hopefully we get to know more about the other quandrants in the next books because all of that seemed interesting as well. I am not that used to fantasy so trying to distinguish between character, dragon, and place names was difficult but I think I got it in the end.
I think their classes were cool and the challenges they had to do were well thought out (Parapet sounds scary as hell), although the battle scene was a little boring.
- The plot is a little confusing I will admit, mainly the backstory element. So Xaden's dad is a separatist? but im not sure what that actually means? So there was this treason conspiracy thing which got everyone executed and the children sent into foster care? Ill probably get more information on this in the next book as it seems the ending might flip all of that on its head anyway. But I dont think me not understanding ruined the book, its just something I will have to pay more attention to in the next one or if I re-read.
But yeah loved the characters and the setting I couldnt put it down, ill probably fail my a levels because of it lol .
- At first I was panicking because the synopsis mentioned how 'small' the main character Violet was and I was like nooo im getting The Hating Game flashbacks. Honestly that was one of the main reasons why I wasnt drawn to the synopsis because it sounded so pathetic and like it would be her only character trait, and as a tall girl idgaf about small characters or height differences.
However I was wrong and I like how her height was handled. Seeing Violet have to adapt to the challenges like the gauntlet herself was refreshing which really showed her strength and ingenuity. I think I do like Violet as a character and it was nice that she was still badass without being overly competitive. She was really supportive of her team and others which is a nice trait.
- Again at first I didnt know if I would like Xaden as im kinda over grumpy rude MMCs but he was alright ig. I will say the romance wasn't as central to the story as i thought it would be. They first kissed around 55% which felt very slow burn to me seeing as that was like 300 pages, and then after that we would go chapters without seeing them together. I think the buildup was way better than the actual getting together for me and i would have preferred wayyy more tension filled interactions than we got. But I still think their relationship is cute and I LOVE that their dragons are mated.
- The setting was really good I miss fantasy boarding schools. Hopefully we get to know more about the other quandrants in the next books because all of that seemed interesting as well. I am not that used to fantasy so trying to distinguish between character, dragon, and place names was difficult but I think I got it in the end.
I think their classes were cool and the challenges they had to do were well thought out (Parapet sounds scary as hell), although the battle scene was a little boring.
- The plot is a little confusing I will admit, mainly the backstory element. So Xaden's dad is a separatist? but im not sure what that actually means? So there was this treason conspiracy thing which got everyone executed and the children sent into foster care? Ill probably get more information on this in the next book as it seems the ending might flip all of that on its head anyway. But I dont think me not understanding ruined the book, its just something I will have to pay more attention to in the next one or if I re-read.
But yeah loved the characters and the setting I couldnt put it down, ill probably fail my a levels because of it lol .