belleslibrary1012 's review for:

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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Man oh man, what to say. For starters, the reason I even thought of reading this, as I don't buy into super popular reads, is a friend of mine described it in this way: "The Hunger Games...but with dragons." Sold. Immediately sold. From the intricate world building, to the political intrigue, and of course, the love story, this book had its claws in me the entire time. I stopped reading all my other books to keep in this one. The character development was second to none and I thoroughly enjoy when an author's words have me laugh, cheer, and cry alongside the story. This entire concept is brilliant and I am very anxious to keep diving into this. Well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Blood, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief