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A review by willowbiblio
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
4.0
"But I will not run. I wouldn't be standing here if I'd quit every time something seemed impossible to overcome."
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If Emily Henry, Brandon Sanderson, Tamora Pierce, Hunger Games, and Divergent were all melded into one book, it would be this book. I took off a star for some of the more juvenile/cringey writing (dialogue mostly), but otherwise it would have been a 5. I knew once I was 50 pages in I would be reading it in a day, no matter how late I stayed up.
This was so readable and perfectly paced. It had enough movement through time that the relationships and progression of each character were believable. I think most of the big reveals were heavily foreshadowed so they didn't feel like surprises; Venin= real, Tairn and Adarna choosing Violet, Xaden and Violet's relationship, Dain being problematic, etc.
The battle with the venin felt quite clunky. There was a lot of shrieking at each other and it made it hard to visualize and to be fully present for Liam's death.
I was not expecting just how spicy this got as it read more like a YA novel until you got to the intimate scenes. It was then I realized that this was very much for adults, and really appreciated that it was about 20-somethings, not teenagers.
This book was extremely inclusive with characters who sign, and not just heteronormative couples. I loved Violet advocating to be treated well by those around her. I'd never seen BookTok reviews or trigger warnings in a book before and thought it was a nice touch. Looking forward to the sequel!
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If Emily Henry, Brandon Sanderson, Tamora Pierce, Hunger Games, and Divergent were all melded into one book, it would be this book. I took off a star for some of the more juvenile/cringey writing (dialogue mostly), but otherwise it would have been a 5. I knew once I was 50 pages in I would be reading it in a day, no matter how late I stayed up.
This was so readable and perfectly paced. It had enough movement through time that the relationships and progression of each character were believable. I think most of the big reveals were heavily foreshadowed so they didn't feel like surprises; Venin= real, Tairn and Adarna choosing Violet, Xaden and Violet's relationship, Dain being problematic, etc.
The battle with the venin felt quite clunky. There was a lot of shrieking at each other and it made it hard to visualize and to be fully present for Liam's death.
I was not expecting just how spicy this got as it read more like a YA novel until you got to the intimate scenes. It was then I realized that this was very much for adults, and really appreciated that it was about 20-somethings, not teenagers.
This book was extremely inclusive with characters who sign, and not just heteronormative couples. I loved Violet advocating to be treated well by those around her. I'd never seen BookTok reviews or trigger warnings in a book before and thought it was a nice touch. Looking forward to the sequel!