I NEED THE SEQUEL RIGHT MEOW!
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2024 | Rating: 4/5 | Best Sellers in Kindle Store
john palladino author of the grimdark fantasy series the tragedy of cedain picked this book for me to read he said hed heard a lot of people say good things about it but the people he trusted absolutely hated it he wanted to know what i thought so here we arewhat do i think i started this book and became obsessed for the three days it took me to read it i was either curled up in my chair physically reading it or suffering through the audiobook when i had to actually get up and function as an adulti would recommend reading this one physically if possible i had the good fortune to land both fourth wing and iron flame in hardback during a sale in recent months as is my habit i checked out the audiobook from my library so that i could pair the two together rebecca soler is the narrator and i did not enjoy her narration at all well  there is one exception  during certain scenes soler did match the pacing of the scene with her narration and infused it with emotion that i felt truly captured the intensity of the moment so theres thati loved so many of the characters in this story even though the book description warned me that the only way to leave this war college was to graduate or die i still fell in love with these kids and rooted for them to conquer each challenge faced and survive to the end it may surprise you fantasy readers out there to know that i favored the human characters over the dragons in this book dont get me wrong  the dragons were magnificent and i loved learning the little bits of history they shared and most especially loved learning about their magic and how it changed based on their chosen rider its been two days since i finished the book and im still in the horrible throes of a book hangover thank goodness i already have the next book on hand to start soonwhat i loved most about fourth wing was the setting even though there were a few deaths  one in particular  that devastated me i wouldnt change a thing this war college where young adults enter with the intent to become a dragon rider had a staggeringly low success rate first you have to survive the entrance to the rider quadrant if you successfully navigated that you were officially a cadet cadets then began their first year of training where they must survive challenges training education fellow students and even the dragons just because you completed everything to a point the dragons could reject you hopefully by simply ignoring you and not with firei was engrossed with the magic that was bestowed upon the riders from their dragons the dragons were able to channel magic through their bond to the rider and the abilities manifested in different ways depending on the rider who the rider was at their core  the kind of person they were  matched their magical abilities i know the magic in this book was just brushing the surface so im looking forward to continuing the series to see how it continues to build and seeing if the riders magic evolves furtherobviously this is a fantasy romance so i feel like i should mention my opinion on the love story between our main characters i liked it it felt like the type of romance a couple of young 20somethings would have especially in a setting where they literally might not survive the day it was quick full of fire and flat out consuming so many rant reviews ive seen focus on the horny dragons  im confused why people picked out that one scene that only took up a couple pages and what happened between the dragons took place off the page i mean how else do you think baby dragons get madein closing i had a great time with this book and cannot wait to get started on the sequel im at war with myself because i want to read it immediately but then i also want to wait a bit closer to when the next book releases in early 2025 decisions decisions