Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Fourth Wing

Despite what I’d heard, I thought Fourth Wing was a predictable, unspectacular novel that had the potential to be great.
The underlying plot was admittedly interesting and I wish it and the characters had been developed with more focus rather than injecting over-the-top, cringy narration that was only distracting. Compared to similar sub-plots (like Jamie & Claire in Outlander), the Xaden/Violet sub-plot was so predictable, artificial, and sloppily integrated that it reminded me of wattpad.

Ultimately, I thought the book missed the mark of being great and had hoped for a more mature writing style. However, it was interesting enough and I think it has its place as a safe read if you’re looking for something straight-forward.

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lilybarna's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

I didn’t think I’d get hooked but I did.. reminds me of stories I love like divergent, hunger games, a little Enders game imo

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hcnye's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I don’t usually go for fantasy novels, and while this isn’t the worst i’ve read, I never really felt invested.
First of all, Yarros needs to learn new ways to say “my scalp prickled”, “my voice dripped with sarcasm”, “he growled”, “badass”. these phrases were repeated to an annoying extent.
the book felt like an attempted mix between the hunger games and divergent,

especially with the revolution coming at the end.

. I found none of the characters well-fleshed out, and none of them lovable except maybe Liam. Despite this shallowness, the book is quite long. Parts were fun, and I might continue the series to see if it improves, but i’m not particularly excited.

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mirithyl's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Zoveel liefde voor dit boek! En dat ondanks dat het echt een pul van een boek is, waar ik meestal geen fan van ben. In dit boek zie je de groei van meerdere characters, maar ook de afgang. Xaden was een character die ik haatte tot ongeveer het stuk van de Verkoring. Dain daarentegen is een character die ik eerst tof vond, dat ging al vrij snel over in irritant tot op het punt dat ik nu denk wat voor een hufter is dat. Van alle draken is Andarna echt mijn favoriet, de schat!

Wees voorbereid op een zielig stuk richting het einde van het verhaal, maar ook voor een plottwist. Ik ga zeker door met Iron Flame/IJzeren Vlam want ik wil weten hoe het verhaal verder gaat!

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