What to read next
If Fourth Wing had you hooked on deadly training, dragons, dangerous attraction and a heroine fighting to survive a world stacked against her, these books capture different pieces of what made it so addictive.
If you loved the deadly competition
Carissa Broadbent
Why Matchbook recommends it: A brutal tournament, a capable heroine and a dangerous alliance deliver the same combination of survival stakes and slow-building attraction.
If you loved the dragons
Rosaria Munda
Why Matchbook recommends it: Dragon riders take centre stage in a story driven by training, political conflict, loyalty and the complicated cost of power.
If you loved the dangerous chemistry
Callie Hart
Why Matchbook recommends it: Dark fantasy, powerful attraction and a dangerous male lead make this a strong next read if Violet and Xaden's tension kept you turning pages.
If you want the tension with less spice
Lauren Roberts
Why Matchbook recommends it: Deadly trials, forbidden attraction and a heroine hiding what she really is deliver romantic tension without relying as heavily on explicit content.
If you loved discovering hidden power
Danielle L. Jensen
Why Matchbook recommends it: A heroine pulled into a dangerous destiny combines newly revealed power, political stakes and romance in a Norse-inspired fantasy world.
If you loved enemies with serious chemistry
Thea Guanzon
Why Matchbook recommends it: Two people on opposing sides of a war are forced together in a fantasy built around political conflict, power and antagonistic attraction.
If you loved watching Violet survive
Lynette Noni
Why Matchbook recommends it: A resourceful heroine must survive impossible trials using intelligence and resilience rather than overwhelming physical strength.
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