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Fourth Wing
by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I may have enjoyed or even hated this book, more than I did, if not for the hype surrounding it.
I went into this with nothing but the never ending hype up on bookstagram and booktok, and for a long time, I refuse to read it, simply because it was being rammed down my throat!
In the end, I inevitably caved, and I’m more annoyed because it wasn’t stand out enough for me to have done so. In saying that, there were some interesting parts and as an overall read, I did enjoy it, but there was still a lot to be desired.
Fourth Wing is Hogwarts meet Divergent, coupled with How to Train Your Dragon with an additional bit of spice. It’s poorly written, it’s repetitive, the plots, reasonings, and stakes are severely lacking in places. However, because it practically bleeds every young adult fantasy trope that exists, it gets its stars from the masses.
Blonde haired, childhood boy, crush on you can do no wrong? Check
Dark haired, brooding, mysterious love interest who calls to the darkness in you? Check
Best friend, who happens to belong to multiple minority groups in order to keep the heroin grounded? Check
Beautiful, yet overpowered heroin with a redeeming feature that keeps her just the right side of likeable? Check
This book has it all in that regard, but then in the same respects has nothing. It’s a weird blend of gossip girl in a fantasy setting, in that their contemporary speech doesn’t match with their surroundings.
The best thing going for it by miles, are the dragons. The different species, personalities abilities, how they communicate with their riders etc. was all fun to read and made it bearable when the plot began to lack. Considering the point/plot didnt really take off until literally 90% in, this says a lot.
I will admit that even though he is bad-boy-book-boyfriend by numbers, Xaden is hot and definitely earned his place in the YA Spice world. He is, however almost a carbon copy of Rhysand mixed with Azriel and a little bit of Cas. Which of course it’s why he works, but it still doesn’t mean that it’s any less of a copout from the writer.
Read it, dont read it, Fourth Wing is either for you or it isnt but in no why is it reinventing the wheel the way the hype implied. It was fun in parts, sexy at times but falls into the meh pile for any real emotional attachment.
The end was a nice enough surprising so i will likely continue for the fun of it all.
I went into this with nothing but the never ending hype up on bookstagram and booktok, and for a long time, I refuse to read it, simply because it was being rammed down my throat!
In the end, I inevitably caved, and I’m more annoyed because it wasn’t stand out enough for me to have done so. In saying that, there were some interesting parts and as an overall read, I did enjoy it, but there was still a lot to be desired.
Fourth Wing is Hogwarts meet Divergent, coupled with How to Train Your Dragon with an additional bit of spice. It’s poorly written, it’s repetitive, the plots, reasonings, and stakes are severely lacking in places. However, because it practically bleeds every young adult fantasy trope that exists, it gets its stars from the masses.
Blonde haired, childhood boy, crush on you can do no wrong? Check
Dark haired, brooding, mysterious love interest who calls to the darkness in you? Check
Best friend, who happens to belong to multiple minority groups in order to keep the heroin grounded? Check
Beautiful, yet overpowered heroin with a redeeming feature that keeps her just the right side of likeable? Check
This book has it all in that regard, but then in the same respects has nothing. It’s a weird blend of gossip girl in a fantasy setting, in that their contemporary speech doesn’t match with their surroundings.
The best thing going for it by miles, are the dragons. The different species, personalities abilities, how they communicate with their riders etc. was all fun to read and made it bearable when the plot began to lack. Considering the point/plot didnt really take off until literally 90% in, this says a lot.
I will admit that even though he is bad-boy-book-boyfriend by numbers, Xaden is hot and definitely earned his place in the YA Spice world. He is, however almost a carbon copy of Rhysand mixed with Azriel and a little bit of Cas. Which of course it’s why he works, but it still doesn’t mean that it’s any less of a copout from the writer.
Read it, dont read it, Fourth Wing is either for you or it isnt but in no why is it reinventing the wheel the way the hype implied. It was fun in parts, sexy at times but falls into the meh pile for any real emotional attachment.
The end was a nice enough surprising so i will likely continue for the fun of it all.