It’s books like the fourth wing that gives me hope for my book. If people lost thier minds over this rushed rough draft, maybe they’ll enjoy my book.

I agree with your opinion on what new adult is. The characters are usually supposed to be adult but they behave like teenagers and every other page is about how horny they are for each other. I rather read real YA then.

Never read this book but I'm so addicted to watching people roast it.

The change I would make to this: Zayden and the other rebel kids are punished by being forced to serve the Riders. Violet is forced by her mother to become a Rider and is barely surviving. She accidentally discovers that Zayden has secretly bonded a dragon and is a combat badass, and in an exchange for not spilling his secret he agrees to train her on the DL. Through that relationship, Violet starts to question everything she's ever been told about her country and her own family.

Of all the time I've consumed written media, I've never been more disappointed in people. I always hear people say "Dont yuck other people's yum" and to that I said, "no, I will yuck as long as After, Gothikana, Fourth Wing and Coho is your yum, I dont give a damn" cause holy hell books like these make me question if people read books for what they're actually worth. I'm not even trying to raise the standard, im merely putting it at the baseline while people expect so much less. Like why? What is the point of this book? There are so many better ways to get into fantasy, and many more ways to get into romance, the fact that people consider this a gateway to both genuinely made me consider if booktok created a deeper layer to hell And the world building, the power system, the logic behind its rules, they're all flimsier than my mental fortitude after years of abuse. Why do you kill everyone despite being low on numbers? Why are you drafting in known criminals just to give them the power to overthrow you almost immediately? HOW COME YOU CANT KILL SOMEONE IN THEIR SLEEP BUT OUTRIGHT GENOCIDE IS BY THE BOOK??? Rebecca, read some JoJo's. Read any decently rated comic run. Play dead space. Learn to create a cohesive set of rules if you plan on following them at the very least, because basing five books off of this landfill is a waste of ink, paper, and the time of the internet.

I just want a fantasy where the main girlie isn’t a fragile quaint teeny tiny not like other girls but also amazing at everything without even trying and everyone in love with her anyway instant subscribe I love rants about books!

It was basically divergent with dragons and porn

"info-dumpy" is such a good word to describe the writing style of this book.

I hated the book but also the writing just didn't do it for me either. Why was it so choppy? Why didn't I care about any of the characters really? TT_TT I can't call it wattpad cuz I've read more interesting stories on wattpad. (But I do like dragons!)

Girl I feel your review. I just don’t get why people like it so much. It’s giving Hoover and wattpad for sure!

You know what would have been a great teaser about her brother is if Mr Grumpy showed mannerisms of her brother, and instead of constantly spicy for him have moments of heartbreaking familiarity that she couldnt shake bc people tend to favor eho they spend time with

I subscribed when I heard "New Adult is just YA but porn" lol

New adult has sooo much potential though, like just add some depth and it would be chefs kiss

Gives me hope with my book, though I'm a bit salty that books like this and others get published and get all the praise and book deals.

The chief problem is this book is the premise doesn't work. Violet is fragile and in a death college. You didn't need both things to make it work. There are so many other reasons for people to hate Violet and want her death. You can leave her at 5'2" and its a big deal because everyone was 6'. In fact, Yarros could have made that a requirement and General Sorrengale still pushed Violet through. It feels like she wanted to add on as many fanfic tags and that is the only reason its a death college. As a fantasy, it isn't horrible. But it feels like she didn't know how to world build for fantasy or military or military fantasy. So many things don't make sense. 3/5 not considering the anachronistic language and 2/5 if you consider the language. Edit: Dain is okay at the beginning of the book. He is an overprotective old friend. I agree the violation of his memory is horrible. However, the moment she bonded with the powerful black morningstartail, that whole, you don't belong here BS should have ended. It was a love line, she is point a and he is point b.

I don't know if anyone pointed this out in the comments, but the Threshing is a rip-off of Anne McCaffrey's Pern series when canidates were chosen by a dragon. In McCaffrey's books no one would think of approaching breeding grounds...hatching grounds yes, but no one interferes in any part of the process of dragons mating in McCaffrey's books until she set up a scenario where someone did. And it wasnt pretty. McCaffrey's dragon bonding with rider scenes did rely on how a riders personality meshed with a dragon. My guess is that Yarros read through some of McCaffrey's work and put a spin on it. Or her publisher let her in on it. Its pretty astounding that 4th Wing came out in May of 2023 and then we have Iron Wing here at the end of the year in what is obviously what is known as a "crash book" .. rushed for publication. I really wish I could read this book for 10 bucks because its not worth being charged nearly 30 dollars for the paperback and the hardback.

Well this has officially convinced me that whatever I write will never be as bad as this 😬 I'm a terrible writer but even while writing I'm constantly questioning what or why my characters are doing or saying something and how that will affect what happens next, it seems to me this author didn’t do much questioning while writing this book

Listening to this rant made me subscribe 😂

You don’t have a lot of subs what’s going on??? Your voice and energy are so contagious and your criticism is ON POINT. I don’t read personally but I love hearing people talk about books. I’ve listened to everything I can about this series because I’m intrigued with how polarizing it is to people who are well-read and try to *think* about what they read instead of just consuming. My wife listens to this series via audiobooks and I’m just amazed with how childish they are written. Fantastic work! You’re doing amazing!!

Colleen Hoover aka "CoHo" books outright romanticizing and glorifying domestic physical, verbal and s*xual abuse and psychotic behavior are bad enough. As someone who was a victim of that and still lives with the scars for three decades now and counting, her books are a HUGE red flag and NO from me and it stuns me how both she and her fanbase try to label that toxic filth as romance, let alone sing its praises. I bring this up, because "Iron Flame" and "Fourth Wing" sound almost similar to that, given the reviews I've watched/listened to regarding these books, and that is a very scary thought. You could not PAY me to buy or read CoHo or either of these Rebecca Yarros books. As someone who doesn't like smut but loves to read everything from Action/Adventure and Mystery to Comedy and YA Romance/Romance and Fantasy - be the genre together or separate - I'm deeply saddened that this filth by either of these authors has to tarnish the genre we know and love. God forbid, Yarros becomes the next CoHo 2.0, because that's what this feels like. And, as stated previously, that truly scares me

I only liked this book cause of the dragons but I was under the impression violet only won fights in the beginning because she would drug her opponent, not that she was good at everything besides the dagger throwing which was a skill she had before entering the college, that xaden wasn’t really in a position of power in the military, just in the training school. Like in the actual real world military being a team or squad leader(depending on your country) you’re just in charge of the rest of the trainees in your platoon but when it comes to the actual military hierarchy you’re at the bottom, also everyone being shocked about the baby dragon wasn’t that they didn’t know there aren’t baby dragons is that the dragons tell humans nothing, making them believe feather tails were another breed of dragons and not actually baby dragons. It’s been awhile since I read it so I could be wrong but yeah the book alright I’ll give the second one a chance before I decide too drop it.

I'll admit, I almost fell for the hype with Fourth Wing. It kept popping up almost everywhere I went, whether it was online or at the store, to the point where I went "Okay, fine! You've tempted me enough, I'm picking you up!" And I admit, I enjoyed the book for a while, probably because I wasn't looking too deep into it. Even the questionable dialogue (for example, the "Holy F**king Hot!" line) got some big laughs out of me. Sometimes you can enjoy something dumb by just going along and finding humor in it. Eventually though, the book started to drag, the details blurring together, and the stupidity reaching an all-time high. I started wondering "If the country is so desperate for more soldiers for the war, then why keep killing off potential recruits who can be used for different regiments besides dragon riding?", and from there the problems kept mounting up, which eventually led to me DNFing Fourth Wing and giving it away (I stopped at around the deadly obstacle course was completed, shortly after someone died attempting it). Going by everything I looked up about book, and its sequel Iron Flame, I think I made the right choice. Its sad cause I think the premise had some real potential, yet it was all either cast aside in favor of that godforsaken love triangle (why does nearly every fantasy book need to have a love triangle???), or just not executed well at all.

This one's going in my favorite book reviews playlist! :)

ahhhh this was so fun to watch lol. I genuinely enjoyed this book for basically the reason you stated - it brought a sense of nostalgia & intense romanticism that books like divergent & twilight gave me as a tween. I don't think these books will hold up over time. it's honestly impressive how Yarros has maintained excitement for this series with the material she's working with lol. have to give her / her team credit where its due. im obsessed with vids dragging fourth wing ofmg

This intro was so funny that deserved the watch. 😂 Why the KZfaq reviewers have some brain to realize how low is this book is? I’m not a fan of Sarah J Maas but when I have to say she is better? That’s serious. And how old she was at the time of Throne of Glass? 16? Or something? Now Rebecca is 40~? Come on… Even these things like: get a knife instead of the long stick is a bad idea for a short girl who is weaker than men. (Advice from Xaden…) no, the stick is the better weapon (there is a reason why silat teaches you first stick and just later knife in martial art…). Literally every military or fantasy part is bad in this book. Btw: yes, we have original.

this is the third rant review i'm watching about this book and I'm still so excited haha Like yeees talk about that one stupid scene and the other stupid scene, cant waiiiit

There's probably at least 2 top tier erotica books and 4 underrated fantasy books floating around on booktok that will be passed up in favor of "The Fourth Wing"...oh my gosh man, my condolences to all of them 🙏😭

29:20 “I need to calm the fuck down” 😂😂😂

I’ve only watched the intro so far and I’m already here for your sass and opinions. Can’t wait to see you drag this book *cough* I mean review it 😂 (Spoilers if it wasn’t obvious: I didn’t like 4th Wing either lol)

I adore how honest this review and this account seems 😂❤

As a critical thinker I can't stand when books don't follow their own logic 😭 great review, made me feel seen lmao, I'll suscribe ❤

I like the cover tho 😄

Found this video and now I’m subscribed ☺️

i mean i wouldn't say he was gunning for her at all, he had several opportunities to kill; her and never did soooo

Wasted 40 dollars on the shitty fanfic 😂😂😂 loved the review.

I spent 60 dollars on this and the sequel without seeing any reviews, and this book is so garbage. How do you fuck up a fantasy academia with dragons, what surprises me the most is how loved this book is. Smh 🤦‍♂️

don't you dare disrespect Rhysand like that 🔪. Rhysand might not be the best role model and a bit sus at times but at least he has a personality😤

It's an astroturfed book by Booktok.

Where did you get your bookshelves? They look so good ❤

loved everything about this and agree 100%. this book was a waste of my time and i'm glad i had the foresight not to give into the hype and buy it LOL a friend on goodreads said "this is by a woman who jerks off to military propaganda" and it makes so much sense because yarros doesn't have the range to write about imperialism.

Will you review my historical fiction novel “Four The Culture” It’s about the Greensboro Four! I’ve already gotten two 5 star ratings but I want a book-tuber’s opinion! I can send you the manuscript for free (it’s only 206 pages)

Why do I get the feeling that they are hyping up and publishing unedited fan fictions or web novels recently 😂😂😂

So i would assume that you won't be moving forward with this series?

You're so excitable and peppy it's great! It really is a shame that trash books like this, like Twilight, Divergent, 50 Shades get so much attention but quality stories get shoved off to the side. I don't even know what to look for anymore if I want to get reading to help with my own novel writing because what seems to be popular is about as good as the scum growing on the side of a building.

Side note: Good thing you cancelled the second book. I've been hearing have the quality control on the spray edges was not good. I went to look for one for a friend that lives overseas and the audacity for them to rush this out so much. Looked like a cat clawed the edges.

I thought you finished the whole book before this video. I'm going to look for other videos that actually finished the book.

Good review, new sub from me

This book is pure 💩💩💩.

Btw: we have original… if the reader have the patience to read… here is war… and…. well… dragons… kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lcligqabt66WZas.htmlsi=yztXdnh26XjurbfA

this book is just Dragonriders of Pern if it was badly written and somehow had more misogyny than a book written in the SIXTIES