A Review Of Fourth Wing: the first of the Empyrean

Introduction

In Fourth Wing, Violet Sorrengail was destined for the Scribe Quadrant after studying her entire life to. follow in her mother’s footsteps but her mother, The Commanding General had other plans and she is being sent to the Rider’s Quadrant. First, she has to survive the Parapet but even if she does that, there is Xaden on the other side. Her mother is responsible for killing his father. Can she survive her first year in the Rider’s Quadrant and bond with a dragon or will her own classmates keep her from surviving. All she has on her side while she tries to make friends is her brother’s journal that her sister left with her.

About the book

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros is an award winning romance fantasy novel released in 2023. You can purchase through the link attached to the title where I receive a small commission for your purchase or you can find it at your local library in person or on the Libby App.

“I will not die today.”

Summary (Spoiler-free)

Violet Sorrengail is the youngest daughter of the General. With her mother’s decree she leaves to join The Rider’s Quadrant. She must complete several challenges and Xaden, who is her ringleader is one of “the marked ones” who blames her mother for the death of her father. His father led a rebellion and because of that those who rebelled lost their lives and their children were spared with the agreement that they would have a chance to survive the Rider’s Quadrant challenges and bond with a dragon. There are only two ways out of Basgiath War College, survive or die.

“There’s nowhere in existence you could go that I wouldn’t find you Violence.”

What I loved

I loved the representation that Rebecca Yarros added into the book through Violet. The author has confirmed she has Ehler’s-Danlos Syndrome. I love the storyline and how you fall in love with characters, even the minor ones throughout the entire series.