My favorite part about polarizing books is that I find out I really don’t know my fave booktubers at all 😂

I deadass fully expected you to hate Fourth Wing 😂

Dwayne and Xander 😂😂 I just finished this, too, and fully expected to hate it, but it got me!

Most fantasy romance is really more romance than fantasy. It follows the tropes of romance, but in a fantasy setting. And I think that explains the divided reactions to a lot of it. Folks who are primarily fantasy readers get frustrated with a book that isn't what they were hoping for. Whereas readers who come from other genres, who don't typically read fantasy, enjoy it as a flavor in their romance story. Having the wrong expectations can really destroy an experience. Like expecting chicken soup and getting borscht. I think there's also something about these books that appeals to people who read a lot of YA.

who would've thought fourth wing would be the book to bring us together 💗

I love that your reaction to fourth wing was mine 😭 like I went in with such low expectations and I agree that I think it helped because it then surprised me with how much fun it was.

Why is nobody talking abt “xander”???!? LMAOOO

Hannah is gonna come for you! Lol she was not a fan of Fourth Wing

There is a release party at Barnes and Noble in Burbank for Iron Flame on 11/6! My sister and I will both be there. After I read the book, I forced my fantasy hating sister to read it and she loved it just as much as I did. We are both super excited to read the new one.

Watching Ellias rave about Fourth Wing, me cheering him on like I’m not a 46 yr old southern GiGi. Don’t care. This book was fun and I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Haha loved your reaction on Fourth Wing. Happy to not be the only one who tested the hype just recently. :) I thought it was good not 5 * but I liked it a lot. And agree with pretty much anything you said (.... like...Violence? Really?*hardeyeroll"). but seriously: MORE DRAGONS! :D also liked, that Violet was 20 something instead of like 16/17 years old which, ok isn't much older but for me it made a big difference. Though like you said it does hit a lot of (YA categorized but debatable if adult), YA fantasy romance tropes. What would you think would be your power/dragon like OR what would you like as a power?

can't believe you finished fourth wing in a day ! rn i'm reading a very secret society of irregular witches , my next book DEFINITELY will be fourth wing

I love this plot twist! 😮 I'm literally so happy every time someone else falls in love with Fourth Wing. ❤

Fourth Wing being the biggest surprise of 2023 😂

Went in with my heart prepared for the trashing Fourth Wing was going to get but surprise surprise some one turned up

Omg thank you for making me feel better about liking fourth wing 😅. People sh*t on it so much, I forgot why i liked it!

My fav thing about the author of Fourth wing is her Zionism. Yup.

The cheekbones?! 😍😍😍

Happy to see Alex Rowland on here! Their books are pretty consistently good. My preference is vibes, low fantasy and historical fiction so that world is perfect for me

Ellias SPORT ✨ also love the tiny microphone

Just ordered Fourth Wing and Gold and Iron yesterday!!! cant wait to watch after reading mwahahhaha

now i NEED to read fourth wing

such a fun vid!! thank you ellias🎀

Ok this has solidified that we have the same taste a lot. I felt the exact same about a taste of gold and iron. I wanted to love it because it seemed so good but it was so slow and the relationship was cute but nothing special.

I read fourth wing and I must say, it's was good. Although I should mention that I loved the dragons way more and their relationship with the riders and the BANTER.... I will read the whole series just for the dragons. And do you think that violet's power is what it is because xander's is shadow wielding? Maybe due to the bonding or something, they have opposite powers that balances each other's...idk? And maybe xander has more than one power seeing that violet has.... idk anything. The ending really got me but i guessed violet's power. To say that i thought this book would not be for me is hilarious at this point because i just can't stop thinking about it.

Same I liked it that book too it took me two days to read

The Dain and Tamlin comparison was so real 😭

Maybe my algorithm is weird but I’ve never seen anyone outside of the 5 booktubers I like talk about fourth wing😭 I was surprised to hear that it’s really popular everywhere lol

The whole Timeline thing in Fourth Wing made me DNF it. Like, they are sometimes wearing robes/tunic things but have WATCHES?! What?! I don't get the time period of this book or what it's supposed to be. The characters sepak like GenZs...isn't it supposed to be set in the old days?? Its not even listed as "contemporary fantasy" so what's going on?? Someone please explain to me. - A girl that loves HISTORICAL romance.

I still haven’t read fourth wing 😬

Ok i dnf fourth wing but i’m gonna finish it now

Love this video! I also enjoyed Fourth Wing soooo much!!!

I so expected you to bash it. Glad you didn’t though 😂

Hyping me up for my Fourth Wing reread!!

I miss the chopsticks 😂

YES, i enjoyed Fourth Wing... even though it came with all the most predictable "plot twists" in a fantasy romance. Happy to see you liking it too

I loved watching this but the way I just sat like 😮 the whole time because I LOVED A taste of gold and iron 😅😢😂

Took my way too long to realize you weren't just talking into a wand

This is Serpent & Doves all over again

why did it take me so long to realize u were holding up a mic not a drumstick 😂

Rebecca Yarros's books are currently being boycotted, I found it weird that this video was released today but maybe you didn't know.

I'm always scared you're gonna accidentally stab the chopstick into your nostril man

I loved fourth wing!!! Btw holding the mic so close to your mouth is not very enjoyable to listen to, I’m probably in the minority though

DWAYN

I like your review, you cuss too much where I didn’t want to listen to you anymore.

That one doesn’t appeal to me at all, but YES I tend to really vibe with the books Tor publishes 🤌🏼