Is ridoc gay

Aside from the worldbuilding issues detailed above, there were some bits that had me side-eyeing the page a little. His humor and pragmatism are not just personality traits, they are tools that allow him to endure the hardships of war while strengthening his bonds with his squad. Violet’s info-dumping is probably the novel’s greatest sin, though.  

This is frustrating because the parts that are delved into more deeply are some of the best parts of the book.

He’s just sort of vaguely cool and often horny. Sawyer HenrickSquadmates and best friends, Ridoc and Sawyer become roommates during their time at Riorson House. I am very capable of having book crushes on characters who would do nothing for me in real life or, at least, understanding why others might. The dragons, among other things, value ruthlessness and violence.

Think Percy Jacksonor The Mortal Instruments. I’m not joining the crowd touting Fourth Wing as the best new release of 2023, but I’m not part of the crowd booing it, either.

What’s next?

Want to read another dragon-centric new adult novel with a physically disabled main character, mind-melding, and a fantasy war brewing?

For my money, it’s worth a read but not worth the hype.

I’m late to the party, but I’m finally here. It probably didn’t, and I haven’t seen literally anyone else suggest it online, but I wouldn’t be surprised.

The start of Fourth Wing reminded me very strongly of Divergent by Veronica Roth, what with all those risk-takers choosing a path of death or glory.

I think we can all agree that the codex could use some addendums). He falls for Violet and has a tragically heroic backstory that changes how Violet sees him when she finally finds out about it. I don’t think that a fantasy world has to be drastically different from our own to work, and I think that the ones that include several different countries with different cultures and belief systems are the gold standard, not the standard against which all others should be based.

He rarely loses his temper and usually uses humour to defuse situations.

Relationships

Ridoc maintains a close friendship with both Rhiannon and Violet Sorrengail.

Basgiath seems downright gleeful about the number of students it manages to kill off. My passion for these epic tales has led me to read and reread the books, each time uncovering new layers of information.

 

The spice does spice, though. Violet is physically disabled, likely with the same connective disorder that Yarros has, and her scribe friend Jesenia is (presumably) deaf/hard of hearing; she communicates by signing. I heard him being called the best fantasy boyfriend. He’s fine, but I’m not really sure why people are salivating over him.

He remains a stabilizing presence, someone who balances the rebellion’s intense stakes with a grounded perspective. He’s not particularly smart or clever. And that’s deeply disappointing, because if he was half of what Violet and the teachers claim him to be, I would be absolutely obsessed with him. She tells the reader by proxy of another character that it calms her down, but the truth is that the reader needed the information, so Violet just drops it all in large chunks of text.