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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, 1)

Rebecca Yarros

A #1 "Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

The speaker used Fourth Wing as an example of a fantasy book where characters can travel between worlds.

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When you're reading a fantasy novel like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings or Fourth Wing, isn't it interesting that the main character has this ability to pass between worlds?

— Episode: The #1 Journal Exercise to Become the Pe...

Episode: The #1 Journal Exercise to Become the Person You’v...

The speaker used Fourth Wing as an example of a fantasy book where characters can travel between worlds.

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When you're reading a fantasy novel like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings or Fourth Wing, isn't it interesting that the main character has this ability to pass between worlds?

Office Ladies

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Office Ladies

Jenna Fischer initially resisted reading this fantasy novel but eventually enjoyed it immensely, calling it one of her favorite books of the year. The book features dragons and a military training academy.

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It was a fantasy novel. It has dragons in it.

— Episode: Office Ladies News, The Plan & Dragons

Episode: Office Ladies News, The Plan & Dragons

Jenna Fischer initially resisted reading this fantasy novel but eventually enjoyed it immensely, calling it one of her favorite books of the year. The book features dragons and a military training academy.

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It was a fantasy novel. It has dragons in it.

It was one of my favorite books of the year.

It's about like this world. I mean, you had me at dragons. And there's this gal and she has to go to this military training. And not everybody lives through the training, Angela.

Morning Brew Daily

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Morning Brew Daily

The hosts referenced the title as a prime example of the "romantasy" trend, noting its steamy romance and dragon fantasy elements that resonated on TikTok and sold like hotcakes. Toby highlighted its popularity among readers of similar series, while Neal described it as a spicy, more adult‑focused fantasy he had just finished. Both comments framed the book as a notable, trend‑setting read rather than a deep endorsement.

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It was mentioned as an example of a "romantasy" book, a genre combining fantasy elements with romance and steamy encounters. It was described as selling "like hotcakes" and was popular on TikTok.

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For any of you who have read Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarrow or A Court of Rose and Thorns by Sarah J Maas, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

I've read the Fourth Wing series and I first saw it on TikTok.

I mean, I didn't read them, but you read the Fourth Wing. But it does seem like it gets pretty steamy.

Hair and makeup is not too embarrassed to read The Fourth Wing in public.

Episode: Special Mailbag Episode with Neal and Toby

It was described as a spicy dragon fantasy book with a more adult, romance-focused tone.

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I just finished reading The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros, which is this spicy dragon fantasy book. It's big on spicy. How like literally yeah, romance. There's yeah, it's a little more adult.

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