Fourth Wing
I solely picked up this book due to the influence of BookTok…and I don’t regret it at all. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this story since I finished it. While, yes, it does fall into some basic tropes like ‘Weak FMC’ and ‘Enemies to Lovers’, the author handles both in ways I haven’t seen before. The enemies to lovers in this book feel so realistic between Violet and Xaden because you can see them both fighting the attraction they feel for one another. Then it makes it all the more satisfying when we see things start to shift. For the ‘Weak FMC’ trope it’s also more believable because Violet doesn’t start weak and suddenly become strong. No, she still struggles in a lot of areas and she recognizes it as well as everyone else. Bonding with two dragons didn’t change anything. She still had, and continues, to work hard and fails. While she does make progress in some areas, it’s very small. Overall, I thought this book was a masterpiece. I love this world Rebecca Yarros has created and the characters within it…even if they were gone too soon. Especially with that plot twist and reveal at the end, I can’t wait to see the next installments and learn how things might change.