It’s time to review Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, but first…
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Genre: 5 Stars, Fantasy, Diverse
Reasons to read it: There are sarcastic dragons in it. What else do you need?
I didn’t want to drink the Kool-Aid.
It’s Harry Potter all over again when my mom surprised me with the first book and I vowed to hate it just because everyone else liked it.
And just like HP, I realized that the world had done something right and Fourth Wing was as amazing as everyone was screaming about. Now it’s my turn to scream.
I’ve already preordered book two. You might want to jump on that while you can still get the special edition.
Okay… so what makes Fourth Wing so amazing? I’m going to start with the simple fact that there are sarcastic dragons in it.
Enough said. Enjoy your book.
I’m lying. There’s a whole lot more. Like I couldn’t put the book down and binged it in three days.
At the beginning, I wasn’t believing the hype. Whatever made this book special was missing. Yes, the protagonist has a disability. Yes, we are introduced to the hot antagonist that’s going to ruin everything. Yes, the story immediately sets the stakes. Let’s not forget about the death-defying walk across the beam just to get into the riders’ academy. But it was obvious from the page count that Violet was going to survive. Which is the case for the entire story. Violet is always going to make it because how else is there going to be five books?
Yes. You read that right. This series is set to have five books.
You won't catch me complaining.
I’m not here for the story. I’m not here for the stakes. I’m here for the freaking dragons. I beg of you, if you’re on the fence hold out until the dragons are introduced. They are the glue that sticks everything together. They’re the true GOATS.
Maybe you’re thinking this story is like all the rest, but it’s not. Yarrows put her own shiny twist to the idea of a dragon rider, especially with the inclusion of Violet’s disability — not something regularly put in the spotlight. The big gruff monsters are the teddy bears and the dialogue will make you wish the book was never-ending.
What else can I say to convince you to give it a try? Let the numbers speak for you. What other book has these kinds of ratings? And I don’t care that the book can be compared to a thousand books before it. The story can stand on its own two feet.
And I’m still trying to recover from the hangover.
Happy reading.
Love,
Kait