#i loved fourth wing

[thedeathwitchescats]

Okay, review time!! If you are one of the oddballs who thinks you cant be critical of something you love I suggest you stop reading now before I ruffle your feathers. Iron flame, second in the empyrean series. I am gonna start with what I was not a fan of and then go into the shit I adored.

1) what in the actual fuck was the pacing of this book?? I can tell you what, it was non existent. There was none. Where I thought there was a lot of filler in the last book there was none in this one. We got snap shots of conversations and then *boom* more plot flew at you. The timeline of this book greatly suffered for it i think bc we end only a couple weeks, if that, after threshing, which happens sometimes in October. This book was actually so wild with times.

2) while it was a spectacular cliff hanger, xaden becoming venin pisses me off. Especially if Rebecca yarros isnt going to have him tell violet. Like if that small tid bit of a conversation we got wasnt him telling vi that he was venin then the entire romantic conflict of this book was rendered pointless and their going to be having the same fucking fight for the rest of the series and at rhat point I give up.

3) I understand that the revolution is trying to take down basgaith and make the world better or whatever the fuck but can someone actually formulate a real plan for me?? Because I feel like their mission is just, giving violet and xaden something to be pissed at each other about.

4) the entirety of cats character. I get that she was set up as a spin on the typical jealous ex. Like having her be bitter about xaden picking violet over her but OH WAIT it wasnt actually about the man it was about the crown, oohh not like other girls. Im a writer too I see the point. I dont care. I think it was trashy. If you wanted her to be a bitter spiteful ex then have her be a bitter spiteful ex, the whole crown thing was shallow.

OKAY haters your time is up now onto the shit that made my heart hurt with joy and sadness

1) xadens arc in this book. I really liked that he went from "transparency is never gonna happen" to losing his fucking mind over violet and giving her everything. I love feral men and he qualifies. I think his arc was really well done and i liked it.

2) I appericiate that violet stuck to her guns for this book. She wouldnt let xaden off without a fight and I loved that. She made him bow and scrape and I was eating it up. It was spectacular.

3) the throne room scene. Violet on the throne. "Im making a temporary point not a lasting vow of maschocism" xaden being feral.

4) that gets its own point actually, just xaden being completely feral this entire book healed a part of my soul.

5) andarna's little speech at the end where she was like "I waited for you violet" made me ugly cry. That was just so hopelessly good I loved it. Andarna in general heals my heart but that part was just *chefs kiss*

6) tarin being completely and utterly ready to eat people this entire book. Just, at every turn "I want lunch their pissing me off " was spectacular

7) every scene their squad was in. Rihannon, violet, sawyer and ridoc are my roman empire. Their bond is so amazing. The fact that they launched a rescue mission for violet. Rihannon being ready to kill xaden at every turn. Ridoc being so platonically and adorably in love with violet. Just- augh happy cries happy cries. I love it all. Their so special tbh.

8) I love xaden actually, just, the whole book every scene hes in lives in my brain.

9) I liked that we saw a small bit of violet being feral this book too. I hope that we get more of that in future books. I want more of violet losing her fucking mind. Hot, badass women covered in blood

10) Liam. Fucking Liam. When violet was kidnapped and Liam was there. Now, do I logically understand that he was a hallucination, yes, do i care?? No. He was a gift from Maleck I will be hearing no critiques on that. It was so fucking sweet and amazing. I love violet and Liam and Liam being dead so horribly breaks my heart. I loved Liam. Liams death lives rent free in my skull.

#i might add more to this later #please #i am begging yall #dont get weird #i am allowed to love this book and have critical opinions abt it #if i start getting threats about my fandom opinions again i might lose my mind #haters get fucked #anyways #i need the third book right now and the fact that i wont get it until next year kills me a little #i loved iron flame #i loved fourth wing #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #violet and xaden #fourth wing #iron flame #book review #iron flame review #🪓

[chaoticneutraltor]

#miss rebecca yarros what have you done to me #rebecca yarros #fourth wing #the fourth wing #iron flame #i love xaden so much #i spend every waking moment thinking about xaden riorson #violet and xaden have to be endgame i will not survive #team xaden #xaden riorson #violent sorrengail #violet and xaden

[bookloverturnedfangirl]

Fourth Wing Spoilers!!

Just thinking about the fact that Brennan’s met Tairn before and probably told him all about his little sister Violet. So Tairn very much does know exactly who and what she is.

#fourth wing #naolin and Brennan were either besties or lovers and either way it ends up with Tairn knowing Brennan #take this with a grain of salt but I love this #violet sorrengail #xaden riorson #brennan sorrengail #Mira sorrengail #violet and xaden #fourth wing spoilers #Rebecca yarros #Tairn #andarna #sgaeyl

[bigpatrolgalaxy]

What book recommendations does everyone have BESIDES THESE (ignore the numbers)

The Inheritance Games (5)

Caraval (3)

Six of Crows (2)

Shatter Me (11)

Once Upon a Broken Heart (3)

Secret Shanghai Series (5)

Fourth Wing (5)

The Cruel Prince (3)

A Court of Thorns and Roses (5)

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (4)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (1)

PLEASE GIVE ME BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE NOT THESE BOOKS! THANKS!

#the inheritance games #the grandest game #caraval #acftl #a curse for true love #these violent delights #secret shanghai #fourth wing #agggtm #acotar #cruel prince #the seven husbands of evelyn hugo #im probably missing a lot of useful tags #books #shatter me #six of crows #book recommendations #what do i put here #what do i put in the tags #legendborn #they both die at the end #the inheritance cycle #dance of thieves #these violent ends #alisa montagova #ignite me #little thieves

[catching-thefire]

How do I request that Rebecca Yarros releases an entire extra book where we get the full recovered correspondences that she puts on the beginning of each chapter? The recovered letters and such…let me read the FULL letters from Liam to sloane, the handwritten notes from xaden to Violet. I would like to see them all

#fourth wing #iron flame #bookish #the empyrean #violet and xaden #books #violet sorrengail #xadenviolet #rebecca yarros #onyx storm #xaden riorson #i would love to see it

[once-i-was-hopeful]

Violet letting go of Xaden's hand in front of the council and Xaden just letting out a big sigh and grabbing it back. Perfection.

#fourth wing #iron flame #rebecca yarros #empyrean #xaden riorson #violet sorrengail #violet and xaden #xadenviolet #the big sigh like she's his biggest problem #i love it so much

[feelingtheaster99]

I just finished Fourth Wing and I realized that the reason that Xaden never really hated Violet is because he knew about her from her brother and already knew she was a good person and I want to CRY

#is it November yet #the fourth wing #violet sorrengail #xaden riorson #violet and xaden #brennan sorrengail #violet x xaden #like he heard about her from someone who loved her so deeply #gosh there was so much for Violet to process at the end there so quickly #I feel like I’m still processing it so I can’t even imagine how she must feel #to lose such a good friend who died defending your life but also after you just an arguement with #for your entire WORLD to tilt #as you realize your country that you put so much faith in has lied to you #and your love and your dragons were keeping it a secret for so long #and you almost die #and then you find out your brother is alive #and that must be so hard #because it was another painful secret #but also—he’s alive! #Jesus Christ that’s so much at once #fourth wing

[faustlyaccused]

Bro The Fourth Wing is so fucking funny sometimes.

Spoilers:

Carr: You’ve wielded lightning before?

Vi: …yeah

Carr: and both times were results of emotional reactions?

Tairn:

Vi:

#the fourth wing #he fucking said ‘should I get the wing leader’ #sassy ass fucking dragon #I love him #violet sorrengail #xaden riorson #tairn #tairneanach

[chyyy66]

Want to know what I want from the Fourth Wing series ?

I want to see the conversation Ridoc has with his dragon …

COULD YOU JUST IMAGINE HOW FUNNY IT WOULD BE ?!? LIKE RIDOC COULD SAY SOME OUT OF POCKET SHIT AND THEN HIS DRAGONS JUST LIKE “why did i pick you …”

LIKE I NEED IT

#iron flame #fourth wing #rebecca yarros #ridoc fourth wing #I love him with my whole heart

[charliespringsleftconverse]

“I fucking love your hair. If you ever want to bring me to my knees or win an argument, just let it down. I’ll get the point.”

- Xaden Fucking Riorson

#GOD I LOVE HIM #xaden riorson #fourth wing #iron flame #iron flame spoilers #empyrean series #rebecca yarros #violet sorrengail

[silentwalrus1]

if i have to read one more published fantasy book that uses irl memes and online vernacular in its dialogue i’m taking away the toys until y’all can learn to respect yourselves. Not only does it break immersion in your world and detract from your characters having their own voices, it also makes you, the author, seem like a dim parrot incapable of neither original thought nor basic understanding of the passage of time

1) due to the timeline of publishing, any meme included will automatically be hopelessly dated by the time the story reaches readers and

2) it’s literally the same thing Ready Player One did. Hey look i’m pointing at a thing in pop culture. Did you get my reference? Did you get it? Let me list some more colors and shapes you recognize. Did you get it? And then Gideon Nav hit the dab or whatever. Hashtag Relatable!

It’s so painfully unfunny and uncompelling every time. We can do better. Apply some creativity to your own work

#writing #i love fantasy and every time i buy yet another newly published book i’m SO excited and hopeful #and then it’s just. garbage #the fourth wing is my latest DNF like my god how did this get published #every so often i’m like okay maybe the locked tomb series surely can’t be THAT bad? #and then i’ll see another excerpt or screenshot of the text and go ah. never mind #the use of meme slang has now become like the number one red flag of a truly stupid book #extremely frustrating. ah well be the change you want to see in the world #yap yap

[jmoonjones]

Happy Iron Flame Release Day!

#fourth wing #Rebecca yarros #tairn #andarna #violet sorrengail #the empyrean series #dragons #I love them #iron flame

[helion-ism]

xaden: “don’t fall for me”

also xaden literally one page later: leaves violet spring violets on her nightstand after sleeping with her for the first time

#I love it when men are down bad #violet x xaden #fourth wing #maria reads fourth wing

[rowaelinsdaughter]

would you write some fluff about flying with Xaden??🫶

author note: thank u so much for requesting this anon!!! this is my first time writing him, so i hope you like it

𝖀𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖔𝖓 (𝖃𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖓 𝖝 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉𝖊𝖗)

WARNING: FLUFF, JUST FLUFF, AND A SURPRISE

The rain beat on the windows incessantly, the moon blocked by the clouds and your boyfriend's arms around your waist.

With most of the students and teachers asleep, it hadn't been difficult to go to his room after weeks without having time for both of you. But you noticed that something was missing. No matter how comfortable you were, you were restless and Xaden noticed that.

“There's something wrong with you, right?”

“Mmm, no…”

“Mmm, liar. I know you angel and I know when you are restless or want something. "You don't stop moving your fingers and looking at me with puppy eyes."

You hide your hands in the sheets and turn so he can't see you. You hear his deep laugh behind you and his arms pull you closer to his toned body. His hands slip under your shirt (one of the many you had stolen from him) and he caresses your abdomen slowly.

You sigh and tell him what you've been longing for for a while.

“I want to fly” You turn in his arms to see his face.

Xaden raises his eyebrows. “Now?”

“Yes, now. You know it's my favorite weather and I've thought about what it would be like to fly in the rain, plus it doesn't rain that much either.” You hug him by the shoulders and caress the back of his neck. “Come on, Xaden, do it for me.”

His eyes connect with yours, giving you one of his smiles that you loved so much, revealing a dimple. He kisses you quickly. “I must love you too much”

"And you do it"

"Of course"

____________________________________________________

Sgaeyl and Aisha were waiting for you, having heard your conversation. You notice a smile on your white frame, you roll your eyes and stick your tongue out at him.

Busybody

It's not my fault

Yeah, yeah…

You sit in the saddle, careful not to slip in the light rain, and look at Xaden with a euphoric smile.

"Prepared?"

“I was born prepared, angel.”

And so, your dragons begin to fly away from Riders Quadrant. 

Once away from the quadrant, you close your eyes letting the rain run over your features and a scream of pure happiness and euphoria leaves your lips, followed by a laugh.

You lie on Aisha's back and notice how the rain begins to calm down until it stops falling. 

You open your eyes and look to your right, finding a smiling Xaden, all to see you happy. You smile back followed by an I love you.

You caress your dragon and then say to it: Do you want to see the moon, Aisha?

Of course, Y/n.

Aisha starts flying towards the clouds and Xaden follows you blindly, like the first day you met. And then you see it in all its splendor. That night the moon was full and illuminated the world with its silvery glow. Xaden comes close enough to touch you and takes you under the shoulders and sits you down in front of him.

A shiver runs down your spine when you feel his lips on your ear.

"I love you, you know?. From the first day we met. And I fell more in love when you knocked me down the day we trained” His hands caress your waist “At that moment I thought you were the one, that you were for me and you are, angel. You are mine and I am yours.”

You didn't know when you had started crying, until you noticed the tears on your neck.

“So, I want to ask you something that I have been wanting to tell you for a long time, but I couldn't find the right moment, and today, when I saw you this happy, I thought it was the perfect moment.” With a movement he turns you to face you and being able to look into your eyes “Y/n, my sweet angel, will you marry me?”

You start to cry harder, you grab Xaden's cheeks and bring him closer to your lips, noticing how his hands tighten on your waist. “Of course you do, Xaden” And with those last words, you kiss him.

You had thought that night was magical, but Xaden had made it the best night of your life.

𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 ©𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚 / 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌. 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆.

#xaden riorson #xaden and sgaeyl #xaden x reader #fourth wing #iron flame #books #books books books #fanfic #xaden x you #fluff #female reader #one shot #imagine #x reader #omg i love this #surprise

[justallihere]

I wish we got Xaden and General Sorrengail actually speaking to each other in canon

#yes I am writing a conversation between them rn #Lilith sorrengail is such a fun character #she’s a piece of shit but I love her #fourth wing #fourth wing fanfic #storm in the quiet #writing #xaden riorson #lilith sorrengail