Fourth Wing Parody: Fifth Wing

The Boudoir #1

by Reid Mockery

Fans of Fourth Wing will lose their minds over this savage dragon-rider parody packed with deadly trials, toxic romance, sarcastic dragons, and catastrophic academy drama.Welcome to Mudbath Community War College—where survival is optional, emotional stability is nonexistent, and the dragons probably need therapy.

Vile Soreinbut never wanted to become an elite dragon rider. She mostly wanted to avoid dying in front of strangers. But after surviving Conscription Day through a combination of panic, bad decisions, and pure luck, she finds herself trapped inside the most dysfunctional war college in fantasy history.

Now she must
• homicidal obstacle courses
• professors fueled entirely by rage
• students who solve disagreements with knives
• a dragon with serious behavioral issues
• and Xadence Marriott—the dangerously attractive rider who looks at her like she personally ruined his life

When Vile accidentally bonds with a dragon she definitely should not have, the entire academy spirals into chaos. Rumors spread. Tempers explode. Property damage becomes unavoidable.

And somehow… the flirting gets worse.

Fifth Wing is a laugh-out-loud fantasy parody that lovingly roasts every over-the-top trope readers obsess
brooding shadow daddies
deadly dragon schools
enemies-to-lovers tension
emotionally unstable heroes
dramatic fantasy politics
suspiciously attractive violence

Perfect for readers who love fantasy romance but occasionally
“Wait… this entire plot is completely insane.”

Sharp, ridiculous, and completely unhinged, Fifth Wing delivers dragons, romance, betrayal, sarcasm, and enough academy dysfunction to get Mudbath permanently shut down by several kingdoms.

Enter Mudbath Community War College.

Try not to die embarrassed.


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Genres: Fantasy, Satire, Dragons, Novella

161 pages, Paperback

Published February 17, 2025

About the author

Reid Mockery is Amazon's number one selling parody author. Consistently funny, he has successfully mocked Fifty Shades, Divergent and now John Green's The Fault In Our Stars. His work has earned a loyal following and he rewards his readers with fast moving parodies, that are short, cheap and guaranteed to brighten your day. Granted, it takes a special gift to be this stupid, but Reid seems to have it by the boatload.

Reid doesn't exactly look like Austin Powers, but he often channels his inner spirit. This image captures what Reid is feeling, so let's leave it at that.

When Reid Mockery makes parodic fun of a book, it is the greatest compliment that book can ever obtain.

He doesn't drink bottled water often. But, when he does, it's from Walmart.

Reid Mockery is so sexy, women buy and read his books by the thousands, just so they can run their fingers down the screen and feel his thick E ink. His words are like poetry, if poetry were entertaining.

He lives an anonymous life in the state of Tennessee searching for the next genre of books to skewer with his wicked sense of humor. Although he has written other books, he is best known for this best-selling parodies that make fun of the best selling books. This ground-breaking work has catapulted Mockery to the top of the Amazon sales charts to which Reid responds, "Yeah, Baby. Yeah!"

Reviews

[Dez the Bookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ok, so this is SATIRE….lets remember that. This is ridiculous and the real world slip ins are having me rolling. If you get easily offended, you’re going to say this book is awful. If you love stupid funny and can laugh at yourself…this book is hilarious.

Vile and Xadence are a trip. I love the spin the author put on these two. It follows the Fourth Wing book just as any good parade does with deviations that don’t make sense (in a good way). I like Fourth Wing. I couldn’t get enough of it. I STILL found this funny.

The names are HILARIOUS. Stupid funny and over the top. Signets? Same. Dragons. Same.

If you want a good laugh with stupid funny that leaves you cringing slightly, read this. The writing is actually good. The silliness is just right. Let loose and relax a little. This isn’t a real Romantasy and this isn’t meant to knock your socks off. Just have fun with it and embrace the stupid funny.

[Liz~In~Colorado · Rating 5 out of 5]

REVIEW OF FIFTH WING by REID MOCKERY

First things first-- This IS a "parody" of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.
PARODY: "An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.
The author noted that Rebecca Yarros is a great writer, and that finding humor in her work was challenging; and if it was purchased by mistake feel free to return it- no harm - no foul.
You absolutely MUST read Fourth Wing before reading this book.

THAT SAID, If you go into it with these things in mind.... and have a sense of humor... you should enjoy it. If you're a sensitive sort-- don't read it.

Setting: Mudbath Community War College located in "Boudoir". There is a map on first page, but it's hard to read.

Characters:
Vile Soreinbut - the "full-figured" cadet
Xadence Marriott - "broody but perfect" third-year dragon rider
Pain Assos - A "delicate" version of her oldest friend
Jack Barnhole - adversarial cadet
Other cadets - Manhattan Skyline, Sailor Smith, Cayla Swift etc...
General Yarros - Supreme Commander of all Boudoir
A small character nod to Sussex and Markel.
Of course, the dragons: Torn, Sfrail, their "lovechild" Adammit?? ...

I found this book hilarious!! It is a quick read, and from conscription day to the gauntlet & past, I was LOLing in most parts. The signets were hilarious!

The chapter headings were silly & funny: Dragons can be assholes- riders should be very wary of that! Dragons can kill you anytime, anywhere, for no good reason- riders should be very wary of that,,, & their breathe stinks! 60 percent of the time it works everytime! Life is hard, it's harder if you're stupid. (Professor Johnathan Wayne)

There is no Second or Third wing- nobody knows why. Fifth wing was designed for the outcasts. The traitors who stormed the castle on January 6th. Xadence Marriott is in charge of the Fifth Wing.

I found this a hilarious , laugh-out-loud adventure that mocks clichés and tropes; has questionable signet-romance & dragons who love weed. It was a delightful change of pace between some intensive and lengthy books.


Just an FYI for any of you that took a chance on the above book: Fifth Wing Parody... here is the link for my review of book 2 in the parody series: " Purple Flame."
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

(The Parody of Onyx Storm: "Onyx Snore", will be out in December. Reid dropped me an email about my review... I had let him know that Amazon wouldn't accept it, regardless how I re-worded it.. He said they actually shut his account down for a month!) 😯

[brittany:)]

thinking about giving this a whirl😵‍💫😂

[Ange Coxen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better than onyx storm

[Charity (Booktrovert Reader) · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m all for parody—heck, I love poking fun at over-the-top fantasy tropes. But Fifth Wing (a parody of Fourth Wing) by Reid Mockery completely missed the mark for me.

At first, the absurdity was mildly amusing. But once the author started weaving in real-world politics, I was out. That turned the joke from “ridiculously silly” into “trying too hard,” and I don’t stick around for that kind of tone shift.

If you're okay with wild parody that doesn’t care about nuance, go for it. For me, though? It just didn’t land.

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[Amanda_Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely ridiculous….and hilarious!

This book is nuts! Funny parody book for sure. All the pop culture references help made it funnier, and I can’t wait for the next one to come out.

[Nataliia_SM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Вайолет у розмірі XXL з улюбленою книгою "50 відтінків віверни", Дейн та його нещастя, Торн взагалі під кайфом - оце все ну дуже альтернативний варіант Четвертого крила🤯🤯🤯🤯 Але читається легко і я реально давно так не сміялася😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ну а стриптиз від Ксейдена - та це просто супер бонус якийсь 😍😍😍 Заради цього книгу точно варто прочитати 💯

[Kirstie Fenwick · Rating 2.5 out of 5]

If you grew up listening to weird Al then you'll enjoy this.
It wasn't bad but also wasn't good. It was just weird. But I had to give it a go.
It's a short easy read, it is funny in places and questionable in plenty others

[Raissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was great! I laughed so much! And I will say Xadence signet fits him perfectly. 🤣 I can't wait for the next one.

[Maria]

This was....something.

[Caitlin_]

Omg. This is a parody of ‘Fourth Wing’. 😆

[alikpo (Alina)]

300 спартанцев и очень страшное кино в печатной версии!
самые тупые и смешные 150 страниц в моей жизни🤣🤣🤣

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

ok so hellen keller, prince harry, and taylor swift walk into the capitol on january 6th…

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spectacular, give me 14 of them right now! 🐉✨

[Joëlle Morin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Très drôle et divertissant, j'ai ris fort ! Mais ca reste une parodie faut pas s'attendre a de la grande littérature.

[Karen Tankersley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hahaha I recommend this both for people who love Forth Wing, and for people who love to clown on Fourth Wing 😂


”What about Second Wing?” I ask.
“There is not a Second Wing. Only First, Fourth, and Fifth.”
“One, Three, and Four.”
“No. One, Fourth, and Fifth.”
“Why no Second?”
“Nobody knows.”
“That’s stupid.”
“You can take that up with General Yarros.”


The character names were some of my favorite jokes. Vile Soreinbutt, Pain Assos, the list goes on and on. Pop culture references, too. Sabrina Carpenter gets eaten by a dragon. Cayla Swift is in it. But the names on the map really got me going. The kingdom is called “Boudoir” and there are only three places, labeled over and over: Mudbath Community War College, Pouramdal, and Lauderdale Mountains.

It’s a very short read, and it kept me entertained throughout a very long wait at the DMV. There will be more books—this one followed the first book pretty much beat-for-beat, including the ending. Here’s my favorite quote near the end:


Executive Director Yarros can’t write a war scene to save his life. It is now close to the end of the book, yet you still have not participated in a single battle. All he has done is write about feelings, cadets dying, and sex. Who exactly is our enemy and why? Is it Pourameal? Who the fuck knows? I heard about gryphons and shit, but did you read about them in battle? How can that even work? I am getting too old for this shit.”

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was both fun and funny. I laughed out loud a couple of times. My one beef with it is that the main character is well rounded in contrast to the super petit main character of Fourth Wing, and the writing dances around fat jokes about it. 1. let's not even suggest fat jokes, okay? 2. I believe the proper satirical thing to do would've been to double down and make everything about Fifth Wing's MC obnoxiously small and dainty.

[Jennifer McDine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm just not made for satire books. But it is exactly what it says, a parody and satire book. If you don't do well with stupid funny (like Will Ferrell movies) or are offended easily(it makes fun of EVERYTHING!) then this book is not for you. The name changes, some of the chapter excerpts and a couple scenes with Pain Assos(yes that's Dain's name lol) were the only things that made me giggle.

[Angelica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Absolutely unhinged. Enjoyed the ride.
2/5

[Colette Bodde · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/10
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[Lyna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book because I was tired of reading sad books and this one mad me laugh the whole time. I might pick up the second book another time when I need something like this again. ❤️

[Karin H · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars! This was the best, worst thing I’ve ever read. Laugh out loud funny and so random!

[Galen Henderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was stupidly hilarious. The name changes were perfect

[Lishers · Rating 5 out of 5]

After the last few weeks of dark romance and trigger warnings, I wanted to read something lighthearted. I haven’t laugh out loud during a reading session in forever. This parody had me in stitches and I can’t wait until Purple Flame: An Iron Flame Parody. 🤣🔥

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Ok.” — Vile Soreinbut

[Kaitlyn Duncan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’ll never get back the time I spent reading this

[Lizz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really fun forth wing parody of you want a good laugh 10/10 recommend

[Darth C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reads like Fourth Wing got drunk, hit its head, and decided to write fanfic about itself. It’s chaotic, cringey, and wildly un-P.C…. but somehow I still laughed. Probably shouldn’t have. 3 stars because I’m generous and mildly unhinged.

[Liz · Rating 2 out of 5]

It started off pretty fun and silly but it seemed to get progressively worse after about 50%. There were funny parts but I absolutely hated the smutty scenes from this. I'd give this 1.75/5 🫤

[Kyle · Rating 2 out of 5]

what the fuck lmao