A review by artmuseam
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

alright so i walked into this book with a LOT of expectations considering the hype around it and im not going to lie…it was just alright. i didn’t really like the narration style of the main character, violet, especially because she sounded more like an moody and angry 16 year old instead of the driven and determined 20 year old rider she was supposed to be. i think her character development was also pretty much expected, which made me not like her that much..the world building was overall great and easy to follow, and i liked how there were a lot of other characters that the readers got to meet so we weren’t just focusing so much on violet. now i will say this, (and some people might get mad) but the overall writing and story of this just sounded like it was written by a 14 year old kid writing fanfic on wattpad. i didn’t find the language engaging or poetic at all, nor did it have any level of maturity to it. just a bunch of f bombs thrown around and then very graphic sex scenes that kind of took me out of the book. the nickname thing too….CRINGE. CRINGE CRINGE CRINGE. every time i saw the nickname i audibly sighed out of annoyance. there were so many better ways for xaden to call violet a nickname and it just had to be that. the ending was also greatly expected and i felt like the actual climax of the story wasn’t very compelling. i was expecting to be at the edge of my seat, holding my breath, but the climax was pretty mid. the only thing i genuinely liked about this book was how fast-paced it was. other than that, not really sure why everyone hypes this book up so much. not my cup of tea :/ 3/5 stars
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