Finished with ‘Fourth Wing’? Here Are 10 More Amazing Books to Read
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Throne of Glass
Red Queen
The Final Empire
Eragon
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
From Blood and Ash
The Covenant
Fantasy of Frost
The Iron Butterfly
Serpent and Dove
So you've made your way through both of the Fourth Wing books (I mean, who hasn't at this point?) and it's flown by way too quickly. Now you're left with a dragon-sized hole in your heart and are looking for some more romance-meets-fantasy stories to fill it back up. Sound familiar?
Well, if so, you're in luck because there are a ton of other amazing books out there with all the same things that made you love Fourth Wing in the first place: fantastical magic, enemies-to-lovers romance, morally questionable heroes that you can't help but root for, and, of course, amazingly written stories that pull you in so much you never want to put the book down.
Now that we've reluctantly bid farewell to Violet (for now, at least — author Rebecca Yarros said it could be a minute before we get a third book) here are 10 amazing books similar to Fourth Wing to add to your to-be-read pile.
"Throne of Glass," by Sarah J. Maas
With eight books in the series, Throne of Glass should absolutely be your next read if you're looking for something that won't end too soon. After spending a year imprisoned at a slave camp, teenager Celaena is given the chance to compete to become the King's personal assassin. But as her competitors start to turn up dead, Celaena has to dive into the darkness that lives beneath the King's castle.
"Red Queen," by Victoria Aveyard
In the world of Red Queen, the Reds are the common folk, ruled by the magical (and powerful) Silver people. Mare, a 17-year-old Red from a very poor area who gets a job working (resentfully) in the Silver Palace, discovers she somehow has powers of her own. Scared of what she might be capable of, the Silvers claim she's a long lost Silver princess and arrange for her to marry a Silver prince.
"The Final Empire," by Brandon Sanderson
The first book in the Mistborn Saga, The Final Empire will reel you into a world where ash falls, no flowers bloom, and the invincible Lord Ruler reigns with terror. The Skaa people have slaved under these conditions for a thousand years, until masterful half-Skaa thief decides to use his skills against the Lord Ruler.
"Eragon," by Christopher Paolini
When teenager Eragon stumbles across a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks maybe he can sell it to feed his family. But when the stone turns out to be a hatching dragon egg, he's thrust into a world of magic, adventure, and heroism, fighting to save everyone from an evil king who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
"The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games prequel not only gives us some insight into how the evil President Snow became, well, evil, but it's a killer story filled with adventure and romance. Set during the 10th annual Hunger Games, a young Snow is chosen as a mentor for a scrappy girl from District 12. With his family's home at risk (as well as the life of his tribute, who he's growing more and more fond of) he has to make sure the people of the Capitol like her so he can save her and win the prize money.
"From Blood and Ash," by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Chosen at birth to save her kingdom's future, Poppy is forced to live the God-pleasing life of a Maiden. That means she is never touched, spoken to, or even looked at. To make matter worse, she so desperately wishes she could be out fighting with the guards against the evils in her kingdom. When Hawke, a guard duty-bound to ensure Poppy's ascension, gets assigned to her, he not only tempts her with some forbidden desires, but makes her question everything she believes in.
"Fantasy of Frost," by Kelly St. Clare
The first book in the "Fantasy of Frost" series ends on such a major cliffhanger you'll find yourself diving into the next book before you know it. The series is about two worlds: Osolis, the warm world, and Glacium, the cold world. Our heroine, Olina, is a high-status girl from Osolis who has worn a veil for as long as she can remember and is forbidden by her hateful mother to remove it. When she meets a prince from her rival world, everything she knew is turned upside down and she soon finds herself in enemy territory trying to hunt down a killer.
"The Iron Butterfly," by Chanda Hahn
Imagine this: you wake up in prison, starving, and with no memories. Well that's what happened to Thalia at the hands of the Septori, an evil cult who've taken Thalia to be used as a test subject for a powerful device designed to turn her into something that's neither human nor Denai. After fleeing to the Citadel and getting a job as a servant, her new powers start to show and the Septori want their experiment back, and they don't particularly care if it's dead or alive.
"Serpent & Dove," by Shelby Mahurin
This book has it all: a heroine you love, some deadly magic, and a steamy romance. Louse le Blanc (AKA Lou) fled her coven and has been living magic free in the city of Cesarine — witches are hunted and burned there. Witch hunter Reid Diggory has spent his life fighting against witches for the Church, but when Lou pulls a wicked stunt, the two are forced to marry.
"Half-Blood," by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Hematoi are god-like beings, descended from the union of gods and mortals. Half-bloods, on the other hand, come from the union of Hematoi and mortals, and their futures are a lot less sparkly. They can become trained daimon hunters or servants for the pures, and that's it. Alexandria opts to fight rather than have to scrub toilets for the elites, but she's not so good at following all the rules, especially the one that forbids relationships between half-bloods and Hematoi.
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