Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

A review

8/5/20253 min read

🐉 Fourth Wing Gave Me Whiplash, a Crush, and Trust Issues

A Review of Dragons, Drama, and Absurdly Hot Enemies

Let’s be honest: I started reading Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros expecting dragons and danger.
I did not expect to walk away emotionally attached, slightly unhinged, and wondering how many times I could reread the same enemies-to-lovers scene before it became a personality trait.

This book is like getting hit in the face with a flaming sword made of hormones and betrayal—and I was into it. 💅🔥

📚 The Plot (Without Spoilers… Okay, Maybe One)

The story follows Violet Sorrengail, a girl who was supposed to be a bookish scribe, until her war-general mom shoves her into dragon rider school where the life expectancy is shorter than a TikTok trend.

She’s physically weaker than her peers, allergic to confrontation, and armed only with sass and survival instincts.
Enter: Xaden Riorson — brooding, terrifying, possibly evil. (So obviously, we’re obsessed.)

The stakes?
Survive school, don’t get burned alive, and maybe uncover a giant secret plot the entire kingdom is hiding.
Casual.

😂 My Honest Thoughts (A Mix of Screaming and Eye-Rolling)

This book is so dramatic that I genuinely had to pause for breath between chapters. Like:

Chapter 2: “Oh no she might die”
Chapter 4: “Omg DRAGONS?”
Chapter 5: “Wait, did she just flirt while bleeding?”

By the middle of the book I had fully accepted that this is not literature. This is not fine art.
This is Dragon Academy Thirst Trap™ and I am a paying subscriber. 😌

But seriously… it's fun. It’s messy. It’s addictive.
It’s like drinking a spiked energy drink while someone yells “PLOT TWIST” every ten pages.

🖤 The Romance (aka: Why Are Enemies So Hot?)

Violet and Xaden have chemistry that could set a village on fire. And possibly did.
It's angsty. It's steamy. It's a little bit fanfic-flavored, and I mean that in the BEST way.

But don’t expect it to be all sunshine and shirtless sword fights. There’s emotional depth, trauma, and some serious betrayal vibes that might have you yelling at your Kindle.

Still…
Would I risk my life for a man who rides a dragon and speaks in one-liners?
Yes. Yes, I would.

🐉 Dragons: The True Stars

If you don’t fall in love with Tairn (the grumpy old dragon) and Andarna (the baby dragon who naps constantly), are you even reading correctly?

Yarros somehow made me care about giant winged beasts like they were grumpy roommates.
And I want merch. I want plushies. I want them to adopt me.

💬 Final Verdict

Fourth Wing is not perfect. The pacing is wild. Some of the dialogue is pure Instagram caption energy.
But guess what?

It’s fun. And that’s enough.

It made me laugh. It made me scream. It made me Google “can dragons be real.”

If you want literary art, go read Tolkien.
If you want emotional chaos with a side of dragon fire and enemies you want to kiss-slash-murder?
This is your book.