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A review by chronicallybookish
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
adventurous
emotional
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? N/A
5.0
<i>Quick Stats</i>
<b>Age Rating: 18+</b>
<i>Spice Level: 2/5</i>
Over All: 5 stars
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Disability Rep: 5/5
<i>Special thanks to Red Tower Books for an ARC of this book! All thoughts and opinions reflected in this review are my own.</i>
This is one of those books that I do not know how to review because I loved it so much.
It has dragons! Magic! Politics! Action! Romance! A lil spice! And #ownvoices disability representation! And it just so! Freaking! Good!
I will admit it was a little cliche, a little predictable at times, but the tension—both plot and sexual—was immaculate. Even when I pretty much knew how something was going to play out, I found myself on the edge of my seat anticipating it, and when those not quite surprising twists came, I was shrieking and freaking out over how obsessed I was. Yarros gripped and thrown into the story. I could not stop reading—I finished the entire 500+ page book in a day and a half. Even without the disability rep, this book would’ve been a five star read. With it, it’s become one of my favorite books of all time.
Violet, our main character has ehler’s danlos syndrome (EDS), which is a connective tissue disorder that essentially makes your joints loose and fragile. Dislocations, sprains, subplexations, and other similar injuries are very common. Of course, since this is a high fantasy, the disorder is not named, but the symptoms are present, and Rebecca Yarros has said that’s what Violet has—and that its portrayal is based on her own symptoms. I don’t personally have EDS, but I am disabled, and despite the differences between my and Violet’s disabilities, the representation was incredibly meaningful to me. There were so many quotes, conversations, and scenarios that were so similar to my own experiences. I felt seen in Violet in a way I rarely get to in fantasy, and I love it.
I love this book with all my heart and I can’t wait until it’s out in the world, because I think it could—and SHOULD—be the next big romantasy book.
<b>Age Rating: 18+</b>
<i>Spice Level: 2/5</i>
Over All: 5 stars
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Setting: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Disability Rep: 5/5
<i>Special thanks to Red Tower Books for an ARC of this book! All thoughts and opinions reflected in this review are my own.</i>
This is one of those books that I do not know how to review because I loved it so much.
It has dragons! Magic! Politics! Action! Romance! A lil spice! And #ownvoices disability representation! And it just so! Freaking! Good!
I will admit it was a little cliche, a little predictable at times, but the tension—both plot and sexual—was immaculate. Even when I pretty much knew how something was going to play out, I found myself on the edge of my seat anticipating it, and when those not quite surprising twists came, I was shrieking and freaking out over how obsessed I was. Yarros gripped and thrown into the story. I could not stop reading—I finished the entire 500+ page book in a day and a half. Even without the disability rep, this book would’ve been a five star read. With it, it’s become one of my favorite books of all time.
Violet, our main character has ehler’s danlos syndrome (EDS), which is a connective tissue disorder that essentially makes your joints loose and fragile. Dislocations, sprains, subplexations, and other similar injuries are very common. Of course, since this is a high fantasy, the disorder is not named, but the symptoms are present, and Rebecca Yarros has said that’s what Violet has—and that its portrayal is based on her own symptoms. I don’t personally have EDS, but I am disabled, and despite the differences between my and Violet’s disabilities, the representation was incredibly meaningful to me. There were so many quotes, conversations, and scenarios that were so similar to my own experiences. I felt seen in Violet in a way I rarely get to in fantasy, and I love it.
I love this book with all my heart and I can’t wait until it’s out in the world, because I think it could—and SHOULD—be the next big romantasy book.