Darci’s Review

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is a masterpiece.

It follows the story of Violet, trained to be a scribe, but unwillingly thrust into Basgiath war college as a dragon rider by her mother – General Sorrengail. Everyone in her family (except her father) excelled in the rider’s quadrant, leaving no room for error in Violets rise to the Sorrengail standard. Using her intelligence and fiery drive, Violet fights for her life as ‘a dragon without their rider is a tragedy, a rider without their dragon is dead’.

Navigating politics and what her heart truly desires, along with her disability, Violet learns what it truly means to be a dragon rider, and how the lives of civilians matter more than the rules of Basgiath. Combine this with the passionate tension between Violet and the love interest (and its increasing explosiveness) you will become hooked. This is one of those rare fantasies leaving you wanting more. A complete 5-star novel.

Publishers review

'Brutal games, grumpy dragons, sizzling sexual tension . . . a fantasy like you've never read before' - JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT

'As compelling as it is deadly . . . Fourth Wing is dazzling' - NALINI SINGH

'A wild, sexy, rollercoaster of a ride' - MARY E. PEARSON

'Utterly immersive, fiercely romantic, and unforgivably addictive' - LYNETTE NONI

Dragons, war and Hunger Games-esque trials. Fourth Wing is a high-stakes, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas and dark academia.

Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . .

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.
Alliances will be forged. Lives will be lost. Traitors will become allies . . . or even lovers. But sleep with one eye open because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.