Estimated Reading Time: 3min

If you wanted a story about a war college, learning how to ride dragons who don’t particularly like you, and a romance that shouldn’t really exist in a world that’s getting more complicated with every book that’s written… this one might be for you.

Fourth Wing

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.

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual Content, Violence, Death
Moderate: War, Death of a Parent, Injury
Minor: Vomit, Grief

My Review

This book took me by surprise. Apart from the graphic explicit content, the rest of this book was really good. I loved the idea of a dragon riding College, the way that the story unfolded was great, the way the characters interacted was really interesting and engaging. I really really enjoyed this book, and if it wasn’t for the graphic content that I am not a fan of, it would’ve been a five star book. I found the main character violet to be a stereotypical character. Having said that, I still like her. The enemies to lovers banter that we get is always fun, but I appreciated that we didn’t rush into anything when it came to that relationship. The book takes place over a fair amount of time, and I actually thought this did really well for the character development and understanding of real life relationship relationships which are not Insta love. Although there was a little bit of that in here as well.
Dragons can be a little hit or miss, this one I think was handled pretty well.

Would I Recommend This Book?

Yes. I really enjoyed this book, it completely swept me away. If you don’t want open door, however, steer clear.

Similar Books You Might Like

If you are thinking what kind of books would have similar feel, themes or content, here is a list that you can consider:

• The Poppy War (RF Kuang)
• Divine Rivals (Rebecca Ross)
• Skyhunter (Marie Lu)

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See You in the Adventures!
Christy Grace