Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

by Rebecca Yarros

“The Continent is home to two kingdoms—and we’ve been at war for four hundred years,”

Lazy way to do world building

Rhiannon is still ahead of me, at what I think is the three-quarters point. Good. She deserves to make it.

This writing is just horrible

If I fall, fine, that would be my error.

Oh my god this writing is ass

and I’m just. About. There.

I hate that the author keeps structuring phrases in narration like this

harsh…and close.

STOP WITH THEELLIPSES

“You’re pretty small for a rider,

DONT CAREEEEE

“Are you going to follow the rules?”

Me talking to kids at work

my joints together don’t work for shit,

"don't work for shit" yrros couldn't take the time to descrjbe how or why???

the hand thing

Lazy

it…or

Stop

Wait…didn’t

stop

details

What details exactly????

bells,

So they use modern day shoe sizss but don't have clocks. Right.

Sixty-seven people died trying to get here.

we know he literally just said that

there’s just too many.

Thanks for letting me know bc i couldn't figure that out

“He’s good at pretending he doesn’t know you,”

Again WE GET IT

we’ll have to master when the leaves turn colors in two months.

Again like you don't have a name for fall but you use modern day shoe sizes.....

I dip my quill into the inkpot

Literally what time period is this supposed to be

the catty first-year in our squad I’ll do just about anything to avoid—mocks

Oh there it is misogyny!

The guys are mostly shirtless because they think shirts give their opponent something to grab onto. Personally, I’m not arguing with their logic, just enjoying the view…respectfully, of course,

Like of course

Thank God

Now its thank God?? Does sky daddy exist in this world too??

I wasn’t as breakable as a porcelain teacup,

Shes just so small and frail

“You really should dye your hair

WHAT TIME PERIOD IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE

butone ofmyarms doesn’t workand theother feels realllllyheavy.”

Hate this choice

“Hermotherwasssss. OneofFennnnRiorson’s sepppara—sepppara—sssseparatisssts,” I explain slowly, trying to enunciate and failing. “And I’mmmmmaSorrengail, so I getit.”

This author is so lazy

Damn it, I don’t want to find a single thing about Xaden Riorson admirable, and yet here he is, being all annoyingly admirable. Asshole.

Okay

“That was a little harsh, cousin,”

Stupid

I’m quaking in my boots.”

What

The advice is so different from Xaden’s throw-a-few-daggers-at-his-head approach.

I know

willing to bond.”

How do they know if a dragon is willing to bond

“Dragons only talk to their bonded riders,

Then how do they know who is willing to bond???

She’s never happy sitting still.

K

I’m so nervous

don't need this.

So fucking gross.

Like yeah

“You were supposed to challenge Rayma, but she’s been taken to the healers because she can’t seem to walk in a straight line.”

Tbh i dont think its realistic for this merciless war college to just let someone skip out for being sick but ok

You are not attracted to toxic men,

Millenial woman writing fantasy is an epidemic

I swallow, refusing to think of other things that are a good fit at this angle.

Be normal

The move is unnervingly…hot.

YOU DONT NEED TO TELL ME THAT

“She could use a little less protection and a little more instruction.” Xaden stares Dain down until he nods.

Like THIS is the shit that is hot to me

we can go with that.

Stop

for the win, right?

Oh my god

Ahh, there she is, the little voice that’s been riding

Stupid

“Like it doesn’t bother any of you that our squad leader is fucking one of us?” Tynan throws out his hands.

Why did he say it like that

If there was ever a metaphor for my life, well…that’s it.

Stupid

I’m the smallest of our squad, but Trina is the quietest, the most reserved.

What do these things have to do with each other

Not. One.

Not necessary

“I’m too short for the ramp,”

K

I haven’t spent nearly enough time at temple for the god of luck

I don't really understand the religion why is this the first mention of temple

“Ahh, the agreement between Navarre and Krovla for mutually shared airspace for both dragons and gryphons

I hates how robotic this is

It’s Amber Mavis, the strawberry-blond wingleader from Third Wing who was Dain’s close friend last year, and there’s nothing but fury on her

Misogyny