This monster was over 550 pages for no good reason. Yes, I get that this was intentionally slow burn, but the execution really was not it. We had so mThis monster was over 550 pages for no good reason. Yes, I get that this was intentionally slow burn, but the execution really was not it. We had so many choppy scenes where we were shown irrelevant scene after irrelevant scene... the first half dragged on for AGES. And when the MCs finally formed a "bond", it wasn't worth it and both bc both of the MCs sucked.
The FMC's POV was so annoying to read from. In an attempt to be humorous, the word "poop" was repeated a million times in the book. The FMC kept talking about her Big Girl Socks and slutshaming other women. And why did she ALWAYS call Kulti "the German" (or some other German word) instead of using his name?? That made me so uncomfortable.
ALSO despite this book being sooo long, I can confidently say that I still know NOTHING about Kulti (nor do I want to). Why did his previous marriage end? Why did he get a DUI? Did he hurt the FMC's brother on purpose and why? WHY WAS HE SUCH AN ASSHOLE TO EVERYONE (yeah, including the FMC!)? ...more
I'm going with a tentitive 3 stars for this one. I'll hold off from doing a full review until I finish the rest of the trilogy, but here are a few genI'm going with a tentitive 3 stars for this one. I'll hold off from doing a full review until I finish the rest of the trilogy, but here are a few general thoughts for this one:
> The first part was great—I loved the ATLA energy of the school portion.
> The fantasy aspect was so interesting! Definitely unique.
> A lot happened that seemed to be there just for shock value and had no real impact to the story.
> Rin's characterization was sooo inconsistent. I feel like I don't know her at all after having her as an MC this entire book.
> Most characters were irrelevant and kind of flat, but we did have ones I genuinely loved (Jiang and my boy Kitay!!). I grew to love Nezha by the end, too.
> Gruesome war and drug use aside, this still reads very YA. The characters all felt so young, bc of the way they thought and spoke.
> I thought the ending was intriguing (view spoiler)[post-final-genocide (hide spoiler)]. Will be looking forward to the next books!
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Does anyone know if this is getting any kind of adaptation bc I would watch the fuck out of that. Also I think this book broke my brain so I'm going to have to think on the rating. (Will definitely continue the trilogy though!)
94% (Chapter 24): AAAAAAAAAAAAA
80% (Chapter 21): What the fuck
65% (Chapter 16): My stress levels are currently off the charts. ...more
This book was SHOCKINGLY messy and boring. 2 stars because I didn't necessarily want to chuck my book out the window and I've read worse. Are the sequThis book was SHOCKINGLY messy and boring. 2 stars because I didn't necessarily want to chuck my book out the window and I've read worse. Are the sequels worth reading? Please advise.
� None of the characters were interesting (and there were A LOT of characters) except for maybe Cook � World-building was lazy � So many things happened but none of them seemed relevant to the story until the last act � There were two love triangles--TWO! � Used rape as a plot device!! � Men belong in jail AKA misogyny is also used as a plot device
Also, can someone explain that scene where (view spoiler)[Elias and Helene were on the edge of a cliff and roped to each other (hide spoiler)] bc I didn't get the logistics of how that went down.
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50%: I fear I'm no longer part of this book's target audience. ...more
I was betting my soul on this book. Unfortunately, there really isn’t anything positive I can say about it. The two-starFiled under: porn-without-plot
I was betting my soul on this book. Unfortunately, there really isn’t anything positive I can say about it. The two-star rating? Those are pity stars....more
JAIL! As a joke, I started highlighting the scenes that made me physically roll my eyes... and I got to 33 highlights. I'm surprised my eyeballs havenJAIL! As a joke, I started highlighting the scenes that made me physically roll my eyes... and I got to 33 highlights. I'm surprised my eyeballs haven't completely rolled to the back of my head. Honestly, I was prepared for this book to just be hilariously bad, i.e., I really just wanted to read it for the shits and giggles. Do I regret it? Absolutely. I want to douse my entire soul in bleach.
I don't even know where to begin. I guess let's start with the aspect that made me less angry than the other -- the plot. And that's not to say that I liked the plot... I hated it. The story was incredibly unrealistic, and the twists were so predictable. But it doesn't matter how crazy the random murder mystery ended up being (which, for the record, I did NOT sign up for a muder mystery), resolutions all came really easy to the main characters because of how well connected and filthy rich the ML is. Also one of the FL's best friends is a literal princess. Truly, the story was just so unserious. I don't understand how people can read this unironically.
So what was this book, really? Was it a romance? Nothing about this was romantic. Was it a mystery? Not really. Everything was already right in front of your face. Was it dark? Sure. It was totally unhinged and a lot of people should have ended up in prison.
Okay. Time to rip off the bandaid and discuss... the characters. Ava and her friends were supposed to be in college, but they spoke and acted like teenagers. All of them were very one dimensional and were just super forgettable. Any of the four of them could have been the main lead and the story would have been exactly the same.
Alex Volkov gets a special section dedicated all to him, just like he has a special place in hell. First of all � Alex is such a side character name (I'm sorry to all the Alexes out there! I love your name, but you know what I mean ...more
Here's what I imagine happened: I believe that Rebecca Yarros wanted to write an edgy fantasy book with dragons targeted for a YA audience. She probabHere's what I imagine happened: I believe that Rebecca Yarros wanted to write an edgy fantasy book with dragons targeted for a YA audience. She probably had a word cloud of ideas and no actual details prepared. Fine, maybe there was a rough outline. Her characters were written on the fly, but she knew she wanted a heroine who was not like the other girls. In 2023, she finally decided that it was time to publish her book... but it was missing something... ah, spice is getting really big in the book world. She went back to make her characters adults and made them super horny. And BAM, Fourth Wing was born. �
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ONWARDS!
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Do you want to read a book about a bunch of adults (who act and speak like horny teenagers) running around trying to kill each other?
Maybe you do, and I don't blame you because that honestly sounds like a fun time. But personally, I need one basic question answered before I can enjoy this kind of plot: WHY are they trying to kill each other?
In the case of Fourth Wing, there is no point. This book supposedly features the best, the brightest, and the toughest kids adults (I'm going to have a problem with this) going through the dragon riders' quadrant of the Big Bad War College�. This is allegedly the most revered sector of the college, and those who are admitted here are trained in magic and eventually go to war... which is why it makes absolutely NO SENSE why it would be okay for the students to murder each other and lessen their work force. It's so dumb.
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This book features the laziest world-building I've ever encountered. It's wild.
Despite this being the most covetted quadrant, they waste space by conscripting the rebel kids (children of those part of some previous big rebellion I can't remember) into it, who they supposedly do not trust, where they'll be given access to dragons and magic? Make it make sense! Why not give them manual labor jobs if they can't be trusted? Why give them positions that everyone else wants to have?
And yeah, despite everyone supposedly having trained for years to get into this quadrant, nobody seems to know anything about it!The students talk about dragons, dragon riders and the quadrant in ways that make them sound so unsure about everything. If you're willing to risk your life to get in here, shouldn't you have done reseach? Or, if this was such a popular quadrant, shouldn't all of these things be common knowledge? A few examples:
“Pܲ, I've heard that riders are allowed to marry sooner than the other quadrants,� Dylan adds.
“True. Right after graduation.� If we survive. �I think it has something to do with wanting to continue bloodlines.� Most successful riders are legacies.
�I overhead a third-year say when a first-year survives Threshing unbonded, the quadrant lets them repeat the year and try again if they want.�
I study the map. The Esben Mountain Range is the highest along our eastern border with Braevick, making it the least likely place for an attack, especially since gryphons don't tolerate altitude nearly as well as dragons, probably due to the fact that they're half-lion, half-eagle and can't handle the thinner air at altitudes.
The author also opts out of ever attempting to explain anything the dragons do. Whenever someone has a perfectly reasonable question about the dragons, the response is always just about "respecting one's life" because if they try to ask, the dragons will kill them? (Again, why?) Anyway, this is just an excuse on the author's part because she doesn't want to think of a reasonable response. ...more
I have nothing against plotless smut if that's what I'm offered and I still willingly read it, but this book kind of promised a dark, gritty DNF @ 42%
I have nothing against plotless smut if that's what I'm offered and I still willingly read it, but this book kind of promised a dark, gritty story about magic and revenge. I feel betrayed. Honestly, I do.
It's just not worth it. These characters suck, too.
Plot makes no sense + Jacks is boring + there's no actual romance... 2 stars because I wasn't totally mad at it while reading. Now I'm off to ruin anoPlot makes no sense + Jacks is boring + there's no actual romance... 2 stars because I wasn't totally mad at it while reading. Now I'm off to ruin another couple of days of my life by reading the sequels because I want to understand what the fuck is going on. ...more
500 pages and no conclusion? I can’t believe I forced myself to finish this. I’m probably going to read summaries for the next books because I don’t w500 pages and no conclusion? I can’t believe I forced myself to finish this. I’m probably going to read summaries for the next books because I don’t want to put myself through that again.
It was more of a cheesy romance novel than anything, and if that's what I'd wanted, I'd be reading a different book -- one that didn't try to mask as a high-stakes fantasy -- instead.
Bonus: I originally gave this one star, but the next couple of books I read after it were so much worse that I had to give this one a promotion....more
This was definitely stronger than the first book. The story made more sense, the characters were more fleshed-out, and it was overall easier to read. This was definitely stronger than the first book. The story made more sense, the characters were more fleshed-out, and it was overall easier to read. Still not very fond of the characters (yes, I mean West) though.
Also, I've decided to add a new shelf dedicated to male leads I hate. This is your fault, West....more
This wasn’t bad (ie: I didn’t cringe as much as I normally do with other books I’ve given low ratings to), but it was dry as fuck.
I was just waiting This wasn’t bad (ie: I didn’t cringe as much as I normally do with other books I’ve given low ratings to), but it was dry as fuck.
I was just waiting around for something (anything) to happen. The characters were indistinguishable from each other. The male lead� a walking red flag.
I’ll probably try to give the sequels a few chapters since this one ended in a cliffhanger, but we’ll see....more
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