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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
5.0

5 ⭐️ If Throne of Glass, Divergent, Eragon, and Zodiac Academy had a baby. . . but this is better!!!

*PS: I don't really even like ZA, but it's similar because of the academic setting, the heroine's journey to understanding her strength, and the enemies-to-lovers aspect (it's not quite a bully romance though).

You know when you finish a book, and it leaves an ache in your chest because it was so good, and now it’s over? Yeah, that’s exactly how I feel after finishing Fourth Wing.


Summary:

There are only two ways to leave Basgiath War College: graduate or die. ⁠

Violet was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant and live a quiet life among books. However, when her mother, the commanding general, forces her to join the Riders Quadrants to become a dragon rider, she must push herself past all limitations in order to survive. ⁠

Staying alive would be a lot easier if Violet didn't have a target on her back for not only being 'small and frail' but the daughter of the woman responsible for the deaths of many cadet's traitorous parents, including Xaden Riorson's - the most powerful and ruthless wingleader. She should stay away from him, but a fire burns between these two that is bound to consume them both. ⁠

With stakes this high, every day could be her last. So Violet must learn to do the one thing she was never trained to do: fight. ⁠

"I will not die today." -Violet Sorrengail


WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ adult romantasy
✨ true enemies to lovers
✨ war college setting
✨ dragon riders
✨ magic
✨ underdog fmc / chronic illness rep
✨ scarred anti-hero mmc
✨ unique world building
✨ complex politics
✨ found family
✨ high stakes
✨ insta-lust with slow burn
✨ 2/5