Poetic Review - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros

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.

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Better late than never, says the proverb,

And in my case with this book, it is definitely true.

It may even rather be a blessing than a curse,

As now the waiting won’t kill me until book two.  

Fourth Wing has become one of my favorites of the year,

But it’s hard to say which aspect of it was the biggest cause.

This fast-paced story engages you from front to rear,

Until you find yourself reading it without a pause.

Well-developed characters in an extraordinary world,

The book is worth to read just to experience these.

Another strong highlight is the protagonist girl,

A very likeable figure one can relate to with ease.

Her love interest is the real book boyfriend material,

Dominant presence and magnetic appeal.

They have a chemistry that’s really not trivial,

Despite some secrets yet to be revealed.

Let’s also mention the magic word: dragons – I always loved them,

But Rebecca’s are even more special in a way.

They have personalities, thoughts and a legal system,

Can cause fear and laughter, wonder and dismay.

In a nutshell, this book is simply a gem,

Which I will surely reread again and again.