Review: Fourth Wing
Title: Fourth WingAuthor: Rebecca Yarros
Series: The Empyrean #1
Genre(s): Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 528
Source: Borrowed
For: Personal Interest
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Goodreads Synopsis
Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders... 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.
My Thoughts
I’ve been wanting to read FOURTH WING for a little over a year. I put it on hold at my library, sadly to be informed that my turn wouldn’t come for several months. I waited patiently and then when my turn was only two weeks away, my friend told me I could borrow her physical copies of both FOURTH WING and IRON FLAME. Needless to say, I jumped at the offer.
I’m so glad I finally read FOURTH WING. It was everything I wanted in a romantasy and more. There’s so much hype surrounding this and I get it. When I was reading it, I didn’t want to put it down and I couldn’t stop thinking about it in between reads. I stayed up until 2am on Wednesday night finishing it because I was that invested in the characters and the story.
I adored the characters, especially Violet and Xaden. I could feel the sexual tension between them from the very beginning and I loved it. FOURTH WING is a slow-burn romance that leaves you wanting for more. The secondary characters were amazing too. Rhiannon, Ridoc, and Liam were my favorite.
Hope is a fickle, dangerous thing. It steals your focus and aims it toward the possibilities instead of keeping it where it belongs–on the probabilities.
I loved the world in which FOURTH WING takes place. Rebecca Yarros built a beautiful world based on folktales, lore, war, power, and political drama, which is my recipe for a fantastic story. I loved the Gaelic feel to FOURTH WING thanks to the names of some of the characters, most of the dragons, and lot of the places. I also loved that riders are bonded to their dragon so we can hear their voices and get to know their personalities.
Finally, I adored the mythology of FOURTH WING. It was fascinating. The magical system with signets was fun to read about and experience.
Anyway, FOURTH WING has earned a spot as one of my favorite books. I’m glad my friend let me borrow IRON FLAME too because I need to read it now.
Have you read FOURTH WING? If so, what did you think?
Trigger Warning
There is a trigger warning for loss of a parent, loss of a child, loss of a sibling, bullying, and animal deaths.
This sounds terrific. I love it when a fantasy world really sucks me in as a reader. That’s the perfect escapist fiction and I could use a little of that in my life!
I completely agree. Fantasy’s probably my favorite genre because it’s perfect for escaping. 😀
It sounds like it has a bit of everything! I love those kinds of reads that draw you immediately in and make you part of their world.
It definitely did have a bit of everything and was very immersive. 😀
I’m so happy to see you loved this one! Hope you’ll love Iron Flame just as much!
Thanks, Lindsey! 😀 Me too!
I’ve been kind of cautious about this because of the hype, so it’s nice to hear it matches up! And good to hear that there’s interesting world-building as well. 🤔
I hope you enjoy FOURTH WING when / if you get around to it. 😀
It does sound good, especially the myth and folklore parts. I should give it a try.
If you do end up reading it, I hope you like it. 😀 You can skip the explicit sex if you don’t like that sort of thing. The rest of the story is amazing.
I feel like Fourth Wing might be exactly the sort of book I need right now, something that grabs my attention and doesn’t let go. I did get a copy a few months ago but I’ve been trying to catch up with ARCs. Maybe one to read in the garden on a nice summer’s day!
Oooh! Yes, love the idea of reading in the garden on a nice summer’s day. 😀 I’ll have to wait until fall because it’s too hot here. I hope you enjoy FOURTH WING if you read it.
I had really hoped to get this one read in July myself. Still don’t know when I’ll get to it though. Glad to see another good review!
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I hope you’re able to read it soon. I also hope you love it as much as or more than I did. 😀