Fourth Wing

This book has a tendency to confuse me about the physical components of any trials violet went through. I genuinely could not conceptualize the gauntlet and was very glad to find detailed fan art of it.

The writing itself was giving YA, which is fine! But the sex scenes didn't feel necessary if that's what we're going for. The characters read as 17-18 year olds, not adults.

I thought the enemies to lovers arc was going nice and slow until suddenly they were both very, very hungry for each other and honest about it out of the blue. I just thought that yearning might stretch a little bit farther. At the same time, it raised the stakes for me in certain moments.

genuinely have no other thoughts right now. it was good and engrossing but doesn't really come close to some of my favorite fantasy. This has verified for me that I've fully rode the fantasy wave this summer and it is abruptly coming to an end for me. I literally cannot take the cringe yet sweet enemies to lovers arcs that materialize too quickly because they-actually-like-each-other-from-the-very-first-moment! I need my man to hate me in order to give af.