is fourth wing the WORST book of 2023? 

It is funny how it has such a high rating on goodreads but literally no one who I follow on RU-vid has liked it. I think it is a fantasy not for fantasy readers but for people who normally read things in contemporary settings. AKA people who have no reference for what good world building is like.

I HATED this book It read like a romance writer writing their first fantasy novel without doing any research The language was too modern There was no world building The characters were 2 dimensional and somehow also insufferable

We shouldn’t as a book community be calling someone brave to share an unpopular opinion on a book that is popular.. red flags everywhere. Reading is so subjective, something that is so universally loved can be disliked by many. I too dislike fourth wing

Thank you for making this video I feel like I’ve been living in a bizarre alternate reality because I can’t see how this book is good 😭

Rachel Reads is currently going through the books scene by scene talking about it. She basically said she's reviewing it the way she would if she was Beta reading for the author. It's already a multipart series, so for sure three hours.

also, almost no one i’ve talked to in the EDS community really really dislikes this book lol. there’s a few people who feel represented by it which i don’t want to take away from ! they deserve to feel seen ! but a lot of the community doesn’t seem to like this at all. you’re telling me this girl can have the type of sex that breaks furniture and doesn’t dislocate anything or have any EDS related issues??? i’m sorry but a good bit of us can’t even have regular sex with no furniture breaking without having any issues i am genuinely so confused

I DNFed it about 80 pages in. It is so poorly written. I couldn’t take it. I feel like this is the bookish version of the Emperor’s New Clothes. Like more people must have disliked this book than are willing to admit. I feel like readers are going - it must be me. I must just not get it. Because this book just really, really falls flat. The author is mainly a romance author - she’s got a pretty solid fan base and I can get why they hyped it - based on reader loyalty and hope - but what is up with everyone else? I am usually one that tries to stay objective about books and stress that my experience is only mine and if I didn’t enjoy something it doesn’t mean I’m right and everyone else is wrong but I’m also an English teacher and this book felt like reading the first draft of an 8th grader’s first try at NaNoWriMo. One can enjoy that. Sure. They can see potential. They can celebrate the achievement. That doesn’t mean it’s worthy of wild raving and adoration. It’s not. This book is just not finished. She needed a better editor. One that would tell her the truth - You have no plot. Your characters are flat and static. Your dialogue is not smooth or realistic. Your basic premise relies on the reader never asking why. You tell not show your world building. Why do these all powerful dragons obey these people that have no actual strength or power to enslave them? Nope. The hype is a lie. For whatever variety of mostly valid and genuine reasons…the hype is nevertheless a lie.

Wow this video was so validating LOL. You're the first person i've seen mention the info dump! Such a cop-out for world building!!!! I was so annoyed and my friend was like "i don't get it... it was fine" and im like WTH HOWWWWWW.

Katie colson made a video and ripped the book apart with the plot and why it wasn't good

I have to assume that the reason this has such a high rating is bc all the ppl that would have rated it 1 or 2 stars already gave up on the book early on. Like I read some of the sample pages and realised very quickly that I would not enjoy it lol

I DNF’d after around 100 pages because I could not stand the writing and the world building. I love that you shared your honest opinion and I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t like it because everyone I follow on bookstagram is literally sooo obsessed with it.

Megan: I'm not going to love it or hate it, its just meh. Also Megan: Its stupid. Its just so stupid. 🤣🤣🤣

the clip at the beginning cracked me up 😂😂 I actually think I first came across fourth wing in that video and I also had never heard of it and then literally the next day i could not escape it 💀

This is the best thing to happen since 50 Shades and After, because i LOVE watching youtube video after youtube video of booktoobers tearing apart the same book and that couldn't happen if we didn't have bad books go viral.

i have not read fourth wing yet but this video just made me even more curious to read it since everyone always says that it's amazing - so i think even if i don't like it as well at least it will be entertaining haha😅 great content, i loved the video and will definitely rewatch it once i've read the book 🐉

The interest in this book is baffling 😂😂 I was excited to nab the audiobook on Libby when it was first added to the library and noticed that, after a couple of days , 20+ people were cued behind me. I DNFed it after 30%. Definitely one of the most overhyped books I've seen in a while.

I'm less than a minute in and I have to say omg that editing!!! this video is so good already!

i have no stakes in this because i haven't read forth wing nor do i have any interest in reading it, simply because it's not my type of fantasy. but this was entertaining to watch! i feel like with a lot of popular fantasy books there's always a surge of people who love it and then there is eventually a surge of people who dislike it 😅🐉

the fact that the author is 42 and writes like that... yeeeeeeesh. I was genuinely so infuriated that this won anything in 2023. I've seen wattpad stories more consistent than that

Thank you omg cannot wait to watch this

This was the rant I've been looking for 😂

As a 35 year old male I was tricked into buying this book based off of the summary and good reviews. Completely terrible romance book for women.

I love how you said the thing about the world expanding! That's how I write my books, so it's good to know people like that!

thank you so much for saying literally every thought i had while reading this monstrosity

Finally confirmation I’m not insane

You’re so kind. Too kind. This book is zero stars on a good day.

This book completely destroyed my trust in goodreads

This whole video made me feel so so validated!

That thumbnail is one way to get some views - love it 😁😁

The pic of you getting eaten by the shark is EVERYTHING 😂😍

I see where you are coming from personal as someone who struggles with reading I loved it so much and it was really interesting but I do see where you are coming from and I think it is really important to hear both sides

me trying to speed read now that I’ve finally gotten it from the library so I can finish watching this vlog lol

Omg we had to book our tickets a week in advanced! And also omg I went to the same cinema idk if you went same day as me the cinema was so damn packed 😭

This week I feel like it’s you and Katie against the world now 🐉

I cant imagine even considering the idea of knownongly sleeping with someone, whos immediate family was responsible for my siblings 'death'. Like that alone is just. Nope. Goodbye

Yassss Bear and Nightingale 🙌🙌🙌🙌 gawd i hope she does more in that wheelhouse

I actually really enjoyed it but I did just start getting into reading like a week ago. It’s definitely a Divergent with dragons.

Thank you I needed someone to confirm that it's not just me that hates this book

So much fiction these days is that awful, "guilty pleasure", published fanfic. I hate that I'm feeling like this, but I have started to think that if I have heard of a title before I personally go to buy my next read then its not for me.

I literally saw this in a book store today, read the description and some pages, and the first thing I thought was "This is sh&t" and this is the first thing I find when I look it up, lol.

I was feeling the same way. It took me 1 hour to read 38 pages and we were still stuck in the same setting.

I had the same exact reading experience as you!

I wish more people would give To Shape a Dragon's Breath a try. It also came out this year and it also is about a girl going to a dragon academy. But it is so much better. World building that makes so much more sense!

Lol. After Atlas Six I was not going to be fooled again.

It took me awhile to get in to the book but after the thrashing it moved faster so now I can't put it down just to get through it. Will I buy the 2nd one. Probably

I also had never heard of it till your video, and then the next day it just exploded. I was so excited to read it because I thought it was an adult romantasy, I was not prepared for how cheesy and silly it would be 😅

More readers need to put the truth about this dumpster fire out in the universe!!!

I have the audio book on hold at my library and now I want to undo that :D 🐉

Why do I keep falling for the hype Of these books 😭 will I ever learn

I’m so glad you posted this because this is how I felt about this book! 😂 I really don’t understand the hype, but the publishing company did really great with their marketing strategies.

I am glad I didn’t waste my time with this one. I’m not typically a fantasy fan anyway but I’d love to branch out. Do you have any recommendations? Fantasy that you love?

i agree with everything here! regarding the chronic illness rep - i am chronically ill and connected with some of the descriptions of it, but i don't have EDS so i can't say anything specifically of how that was represented

Wow! Makes it so simple 🎉

Legit you nailed my feelings 100%. Only reason I keep reading is for the cute baby dragon.

Was so annoyed with the book that I have started writing my own dragon series 😂 New Sub from me.

I'm trying to get through the audio and even having a hard time finishing. I feel like it's taking too long.

Have you see Elliot Brooke’s video ripping it apart? 😂 she said the same thing about describing the world while in a life and death situation

I am here for the Fourth Wing slander 🤣 I DNFed the book at ~130 pages (before we even got to the dragons!) and the sheer amount of praise the book has been getting makes me grind my teeth lol🐉

I got scammed by the looks of the book and the "background of the author", literally im a few pages to end it but cant find the energy to do so

This one seems to appeal to those readers that love SJM so I have avoided it. This just confirms my assumption that I would hate it.

i feel like you'd enjoy Reads with Rachel tear this book apart 😂

I read this for a book club... and while it was NOT a great book, I enjoyed it. Was the language too modern? absolutely (it had that I'm trying to be a badass divergent quality to it, which I thought was so obnoxious).. Did she literally just open a Map of Europe and take names and places from Spain, Wales, and Ireland etc. ? Absolutely.. but simultaneously, it's a simple and reasonably entertaining read that IS foremost a romance novel. That's what it is.. it's like Bridgeton trying to be Jane Austen. but Hey, if you take it for what it is.. it's fine.

I´m impressed you actually managed to finish the book.I read up to page 60-70 until I just couldn´t anymore.

Is it impossible for good books to be recommended on goodreads?

I don't know why but I enjoy watching bad reviews of my favorite books I really enjoyed everything you had to say T-T

if you’re looking for a 5 star fantasy book you should Chain-Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah it’s literally the best thing i’ve read this year and the way the author changes perspective is such a cool way to tell a full story

Speaking of books that read like a movie Meg you gotta get to Zero Days by Ruth Ware if you haven't yet!! I read it this past month it was so action packed and thrilling I'm obsessed I think you'll like it!

The rating you gave is generous!

"I don't like Sarah J Maas, I don't like "From Blood and Ash", d'you know?" - I SUBSCRIBED SO FAST

I definitely want you to read the second book! 😁 I personally liked the book, but I’m not someone looking for plot holes or anything like that. I just read it, thought it was a fun ride and done. I don’t normally read fantasy or books about dragons so maybe that’s part of it. Just thought it was a fun easy read. Although I actually did have an inkling about that last page. No idea why but just thought maybe?? Next one is out in November so get ready!!! LOL Love you and your channel ❤️

So glad that I haven't picked it up from hyped books. I did it with bunny by mona awad and red queen by Victoria something Think dogged a bullet for once.. sadly tho realized I own a book from the same author. Um am not looking forward but will read it..

I feel like that info dump could have worked if it had been like, a poem they use to remember the facts or something rather than just the facts themselves. It would have been more work to write that way but a lot more believable to me

It's objectively bad, but I kind of enjoyed my reading experience despite my numerous criticisms. (I have a plot summary on my channel in case anyone wants to know what happens without reading it).

You’re so brave Megan… but honestly, I liked the vibes of this book and listened to the audiobook. I ended up skipping about 2 hours of it and I feel like I didn’t miss anything, so that tells you something about the plot haha. I liked it and I’ll read the next one, but I’m not committing to more than 3 books

Girl I fancied at work recommended this book to me.... I feel embarrassed for her.

I'm also one of the many people who say it was bad to meh, "but I liked the dragons, they were cool"

A bit of a pointless comment perhaps, but I thought your pink makeup at the 300-pages part was really cute!

I personally love the book because it’s a world and kind of fantasy realm that I love and I don’t know why that is won the most highest rated books on Goodreads but yeah, anytime I talk to someone they say they don’t like it

What made me hate this book was how the MC kept saying horny things about the guy she likes, despite knowing she is danger and in a VERY high risk situation. There are people trying to kill her and she is thinking about getting laid? Lady time and place!

OMG MEG, NOT STOCKHOLM SYNDROME 😂😭😂😭

They said on Audible that the narrator sounded sick when she read it, too.

Okay you’ve got me worried now 😬 I love dragons 🐉 love them. I wasn’t sure about this book but was intrigued because of the dragons so was looking at what people were thinking and everyone seems to be loving it you hear about it everywhere. So I ended up just getting it for my birthday. Now I’m nervous to read it and wonder if I hate it too. We don’t have 100% same reading taste there’s some books I’ve loved that you’ve hated and others you’ve loved that I’ve hated but over all we’ve been quite similar and I value your opinion. I’m glad you did the video but eekk I’m scared about reading fourth wing now ☺️💕

I'm glad I am not the only one who was baffled by this girl reciting history textbooks when faced with death lol

"No b*tch, you're going to be a dragon rider" 🤣🔥

I gave it 3.5 stars and that was mostly the Dragons I also enjoy improving the story because it just had so many problems and plot holes. But I do not understand why so many peop!e are raving about it and saying this is the best book they have read this year

Thank you for confirming my suspicions that this book is absolute shit

basically a badly written high school drama desperate to please the fantasy crowd

There's a timeline where Dylan gets his happy end.

I been eyeing this book for a while but my gut has stopped me from buying it and I don't think I will now. 😅

Unrelated to the book review, but the Southend Cinema didn't even have the Barbie popup photo box either?! It was there days ago and I was so mad when it wasn't there! again 5 star movie!

🐉 The more I hear about this book, the less I think it’s for me. I may eventually read it, but I’m in no hurry.

so from an interview from what i gathered there will be three more books and a tv show

It’s ok to not like a book. It’s now my all time favorite book and soon to be book series. Even over ACOTAR. For every 1 person that doesn’t like it there are like a thousand that do. Just the way the world works.

I couldn’t even finish the book - had to DNF.

The good thing about all these awful BookToks novels being published is that I am expanding my BookTube reviewing channels. Subscribed.

Hello my people, I was searching for all of you. I'm so glad I found the "haters" of this "fantasy" book.

As someone with (h)EDS type 3, I really wanna see the rep but I also really don't wanna read this book 😅

Couldn't make it to 100 pages. Everyone responsible for this book's publishing need to be held culpable. Everyone close to Yarros let her down but failing to tell her that she has no writing talent whatsoever

I think if Eragon, Divergent and Sarah J Maas had a baby it would be Fourth Wing. And I like Maas books so I enjoyed this. I think it was very entertaining 😅

thank you for representing my opinion about this book.