Dow Jones’s Reviews > Fourth Wing > Status Update

Vi poisons all future opponents until Xaden steps in as a replacement and he disarms her, whispers he knows her secrets and that he can teach her something, and everyone just watches. Dain again tries to get her to become a Scribe but poison or no, she has made it this far. But I’m sick of hearing about the finality of death and dead and death and more dead first years. Stop trying so hard to be GoT. Death is easy.

Battle Brief is a great critical thinking class that Violet will excel at, but the combat class kicks her ass and she has her shoulder dislocated by a rebellion girl, Imogen.

Jack and Xaden are the bad guys. Her childhood friend, Dain, takes care of her and makes sure she’s on his team but on the first day of classes, Xaden sees them together and calls them out publicly. Dragons give some magic powers and a special signet power that develops over time. Xaden’s is unknown but Dain’s is unique and secret to everyone; he can read recent memories by touching someone.

Let’s see what all the hype was about. It’s my first time seeing modern language in a fantasy setting so it’s a bit weird at first. The characters seem fine, similar to Hunger Games, and the preexisting rivalry between mother General and rebellion leader’s hot son Xaden seems like he and Violet will hook up. Poor Dylan already fell. Rhiannon blew V’s cover immediately. Now she’s crossing the parapet.