Bretta
In the third book of the Fourth Wing **cough** trilogy we are recovering from the events of bringing up the wards and what it cost. Xaden is existing in a state of constant vigilance, and separating himself from Violet for fear of draining her. Not giving up on him, she is exhausting every idea and resource at her disposal to find a cure. With the dragon riders and the flyers trying to find common ground, the higher-ups of Basgiath seem determined to send the fliers back outside the wards. Ever the rebel, Violet and her squad are on the hunt to nullify the rune that is preventing the fliers from accessing their powers.
I have enjoyed this world so far, and want to love this book, and while I’m not as mad as some people seem to be about it, I am disappointed with certain aspects. The focus on Xaden’s problem and the side-quests was over the top, and I felt like certain parts of the story were not given the focus they deserved. Theophanie’s story being so heavily concentrated at the end was too quickly done, and didn’t get the backstory it deserved.
So many people thought this was going to be a trilogy and it’s not, but the information was so buried that people were shocked when they got to the end and BAM! I have so many questions about her approach and the implications of what happened with Violet and Xaden, but I want more backstory on the betrayal because it currently feels to simple. If you know you know.
All in all, Onyx Storm was awesome, but not 5-star spectacular, and if I had known it was going to end on a cliffhanger I would have waited on it a bit longer. Now I’m going to need to re-read the entire series right before the release of book four.
Originally posted at youtu.be.
In the third book of the Fourth Wing **cough** trilogy we are recovering from the events of bringing up the wards and what it cost. Xaden is existing in a state of constant vigilance, and separating himself from Violet for fear of draining her. Not giving up on him, she is exhausting every idea and resource at her disposal to find a cure. With the dragon riders and the flyers trying to find common ground, the higher-ups of Basgiath seem determined to send the fliers back outside the wards. Ever the rebel, Violet and her squad are on the hunt to nullify the rune that is preventing the fliers from accessing their powers.
I have enjoyed this world so far, and want to love this book, and while I’m not as mad as some people seem to be about it, I am disappointed with certain aspects. The focus on Xaden’s problem and the side-quests was over the top, and I felt like certain parts of the story were not given the focus they deserved. Theophanie’s story being so heavily concentrated at the end was too quickly done, and didn’t get the backstory it deserved.
So many people thought this was going to be a trilogy and it’s not, but the information was so buried that people were shocked when they got to the end and BAM! I have so many questions about her approach and the implications of what happened with Violet and Xaden, but I want more backstory on the betrayal because it currently feels to simple. If you know you know.
All in all, Onyx Storm was awesome, but not 5-star spectacular, and if I had known it was going to end on a cliffhanger I would have waited on it a bit longer. Now I’m going to need to re-read the entire series right before the release of book four.
Originally posted at youtu.be.