Fourth Wing
A deadly dragon-rider war college and Xaden Riorson. The book that made half of BookTok shop for dragon jewellery.
- Spice
- 3/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~528
- Ending
- Cliffy
How spicy is Fourth Wing?
Fourth Wing is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Heroine's POV only
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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Show 3 content warnings
- Graphic violence
- Death of a loved one
- War
Our editorial notes, which may be incomplete. If something is a hard limit for you, check the author's own content notes too.
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How spicy is Fourth Wing?
Fourth Wing is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Fourth Wing a standalone?
No. Fourth Wing is book 1 of 5 in The Empyrean. It is the place to start. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Fourth Wing?
Fourth Wing features enemies to lovers, dragons, magic academy, deadly trials, morally grey mmc, badass heroine. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does Fourth Wing have content warnings?
Our notes for Fourth Wing include: graphic violence, death of a loved one, war. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Fourth Wing?
If you loved Fourth Wing, try The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon, When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker. They share its enemies to lovers and dragons energy at a similar spice level.