Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Series: The Empyrean #1
Also in this series: Onyx Storm
Published by Red Tower Books on May 2, 2023
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 528
Format: eBook
Source: Library
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Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.
But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.
She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.
Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.
Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.
Hello, I’d like to introduce you to Fourth Wing, my new personality. I’m sure you’ve been seeing reviews of Fourth Wing all over the internet for months now, so I’m not going to say a lot here. I’m not going to discuss the characters or the story or anything specific, really. I’m just going to tell you my thoughts and whether or not this book is worth reading! My brain feels very unorganized, so a list of random thoughts it is! We all know how much I love lists!
- This. Book. Is. Everything.
- You need to read it.
- The hype is absolutely 100% real and justified.
- The world is rich and interesting and will suck you in.
- The characters will make you either love or loathe them.
- I loved dragons before, but the dragons in this book have my heart. I love them so much.
- Basgiath War College is such a cool, yet ruthless place.
- The romance was on fire.
- This is the new ACTOAR series for me. I’m obsessed. I have needed a romantasy series like this for so long, and I am so excited about how long it’s supposed to be.
- I haven’t read a book this quickly in an extremely long time. I could not stop, it was so gripping.
- There’s danger!!
- Prepare to cry.
- Your mouth will drop at the end.
- Seriously, beware the cliffhanger.
I can sum it all up in two words: read it. I will never not recommend this book! I am counting down the days until my copy of Iron Flame, book #2, arrives in my mailbox! I can’t wait!!
Read it last week and it became my fav. of the year. Such a fascinating, all-in read. Couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait for more of the series.
I’ve got this one on my TBR list, and everything about it sounds so good. Especially the dragons!
Your new personality? lol. That’s hilarious! I’m glad you enjoyed it that much. I loved it as well.
I haven’t felt this way about a series of books since Harry Potter. Fourth Wing is the real deal. The Empyrean series is the next phenomenon. I’m considering staying up until midnight on Monday so I can download my Kindle version of Iron Flame and start reading. I haven’t done that since Harry Potter. Can’t wait to see what happens next. Surely there will be a movie deal.