G. Bianco, 2019
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of Rebecca Yarros’s dragon riding fantasy romance novel Fourth Wing. And while there are probably a gazillion reviews about this book already, I’m going to dogpile on with another gushing review because yes, this book deserves it! 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. I don’t even know where to begin with this review because I’m trying to think of stuff that hasn’t already been said… Ok I’ll just start with this: if you haven’t read this book yet, GO AND READ IT NOW!! I absolutely adored this romantasy book and BookTok had it right when they said this book was addictive and a smash hit, because it is both of those things and more! I went into this book completely blind and I’m really happy I did honestly! Every plot twist and development just heightened the already amazing book and I was so engrossed in Violet’s story from chapter one. Aside from the fantasy aspects of this book (including the badass dragons), the romance in this book was so lovely to read. There was also a healthy dose of villains and amazing side characters to help round out this phenomenal book. I laughed, I cried, and I gasped soooo many times while reading this book that I’m immediately about to go and pick up the second book and continue reading because I’m so obsessed with this story and invested in these characters. If you don’t trust BookTok, then trust me when I say that this book is a must read! I’ve read my fair share of fantasy/romantasy books and this one is just a delightfully delicious read!
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