Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Sep 19, 2024 Starbubbles rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, audio-book, fantasy, young-adult, o

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I cannot believe how much I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed this so much i stayed up late two nights in a row to listen to a 21hr+ audiobook, to finish this within 48hrs. So. Good.

Anyway, I am disappointed that she received lightning. I would have loved a time mage situation, resurrection, or some other non-lethal magical ability. Does everyone in these fantasy novels get lightning? I'm looking at you Red Queen.

This also felt very much like Song of silver, flame like night in the pairing of opposit I cannot believe how much I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed this so much i stayed up late two nights in a row to listen to a 21hr+ audiobook, to finish this within 48hrs. So. Good.

Anyway, I am disappointed that she received lightning. I would have loved a time mage situation, resurrection, or some other non-lethal magical ability. Does everyone in these fantasy novels get lightning? I'm looking at you Red Queen.

This also felt very much like Song of silver, flame like night in the pairing of opposites (light and shadow), corrupt magic and a government's tight grip holding secrets.

But, what can I say? I am a sucker for a hero that loses complete composure over the prospect of losing the object of his affection. I eat it up.

I did enjoy the world building, but I dont think I could have pronounced all of the names in my head if i were reading this on my own. Seriously, i saw some of the names and was like, whhhaaaatttt? But, the audiobook had some drawbacks in that department too. It sounded like her two love interests were Dane and Zane. Also, what was his last name? Ribosome?

Anyway, it turned out Zane wasn't really his name, or Violets instead of Violence for Violet. Though, i did think violet was a nice nod to the flower as well as ultraviolet, since she does deal with light. Her getting a fire type power just felt so fire bender (from avatar) to me. How all of these other powers had healing potential while hers was just destructive.

I found this book to be densely packed with details and repetitive within scenes. I get that real life is repetitive, but it would get to the point that i wanted to skip ahead (difficult to do effectly in an audiobook) amd when i would skip ahead, miss out on a detail i wanted. Okay, it was just in the steamy scene i skipped ahead, but there were many battles i wanted to skip ahead.

I am already on the waitlist for the next one. Let's hope it doesn't disappoint or fall into the same predictable storylines i have read countless times before. ...more

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Jan 18, 2024 Becky rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, on-hand

I would not have thought I would have a blast reading about people being casually snuffed or burnt to a crisp. Lots of call back for better or worse to the Dragonriders of Pern series.

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