Fourth Wing

Decent read, got over halfway through. I was intrigued by the concept (I’m a big fan of dragons) and generally liked the storyline.

Now, I’m pretty much in the middle in terms of my opinion on the romantasy genre. I’ve enjoyed it before (I remember really liking the first two ACOTAR books when I read them) and occasionally I still enjoy the reading, and I’m okay with the erotica side of it (though sometimes they make me laugh and most of the time I’d be just as okay with them not being there as having them exist - they’re not terrible but generally they’re just more “there” than enjoyable or interesting imo) but in my opinion, it was just way too overwhelming in this case. It almost completely pushed the actual story line out of focus, and I ended up not finishing because honestly, the story ended up feeling flat and not enjoyable anymore.

If I was a bigger romantasy-specific fan, it probably would have been a great read. I just personally prefer more of a heavy focus on complex, engaging plots and well-developed fantasy worlds with maybe a light sprinkle of romance, rather than just drenching the story with romance.

Overall, started out pretty good and I was hopeful, but turned out to not be for me.