Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024 | Rating: 5/5 | Best Sellers in Kindle Store
the fourth wing by rebecca yarros  caught my attention when i saw people comparing her writing to that of jrr tolkien lord of the rings as this is my favorite author whilst others compare her work to the hunger games and harry potter however i wasnt really sold on purchasing the book by the blurbwhen i received a notification that fourth wing was now available as a kindle unlimited book i downloaded itwithin a few chapters i understood why people make comparisons to harry potter and tlotr  it reminds me of the inheritance cycle as well in some of its elements but also in how masterfully the author takes the reader into a new realm this is what really hooked me and kept me readingthe first years entering into the war college are all 20 years of age this factoid at times became a plot hole as the voice and actions of characters belong to a younger age groupmain female character violet violence start on page was a bit whiny and i thought i wasnt going to like her much  she turned out to be much more than what my impression the first chapters violet became one of  my favorite female charactersmain male characters are dain  a second year childhood friend of violet  and xaden  a third year wing leader who has a bitterness against violets  mothermy favorite quickly became xaden  having a more complex story than that of dain like violet herselfi try very hard not to give spoilers unless i see hidden trigger issues  so will be vague here purposefully  i was surprised to see the author took the time to weave in emotional family connections and romantic relationships with her developing soldiers for war servicethe dragons are very well written in my view showing personality emotions as well as strength and magicby the end i fell in love with this world could definitely see myself rereading this book againwould highly recommend