Sharky’s Reviews > Fourth Wing > Status Update

Dain. Brother. Get the fuck out, for the love of EVERYTHING I truly hope he isn’t an actual love interest because his ass is so annoying

I’m not really jiving with this prose, it feels almost corny to me? Lots of cliches building I fear. I’m enjoying it a little more now that I’m not taking it seriously, but like… what. is. going. on.

I. Hate. These. Sentences.

Violet is very much giving fanfic Mary-Sue. The EYEROLL she got from me after that “for once I’m grateful to be shorter than most” line was major 😭

Also there’s so much cliche dialogue? I think if I reframe reading this like watching a corny movie maybe I’ll have more fun, I just can’t take it seriously ://

Finishing my thoughts before I start the next chapter, more as a reference for me after I finish the book:

Violet will be somehow naturally be good at everything, even though narratively we’ve been told she’s been trained for something else her whole life

Xaden will be her love interest and they’ll have an enemies to lovers arc or something, potentially a love triangle with Dain

She gets a special dragon

I am so sorry to all the Fourth Wing enjoyers out there but I am struggling with this book already 😭 it’s only the first chapter though, so my feelings could change. My feelings, though, so far:

1. Violet is giving “my mom sold me to One Direction” energy. She’s teeny-tiny and has cool unique hair and is so pale..ok

2. Xaden (god help us) is definitely a love interest isn’t he