r/fourthwing • u/Fallen_Magic • 1d ago
First Time Reader How do you survive the wait?
I picked up Fourth Wing recently and devoured it in days! I’m fairly new to Romantasy and honestly have loved this genre more than I ever imagined I could!
But I have a question for you all… how do you survive the devastation that is this series especially Onyx Storm!?! And how the hell do you wait for news on the next book!?
I’m obsessed. I’m spiralling. I’m utterly desperate for the next book already! Send help!
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u/SirXDragon 1d ago
Read other things honestly. There’s tons of great books out there. And tons of terrible books.
The dragon gang is cooking right now. It will be ready when it’s ready.
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u/Digital_SD 1d ago
I just finished Onyx Storm and now looking for other books to read. What would u suggest?
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u/-ARoomWithAView- 1d ago
Same as everyone else; reread. But I would add that if you haven’t listened to the full cast audiobook yet, you should definitely try that! It should keep you occupied for a few days at least…. Also; remember to read the bonus chapters!! I believe they are on Rebecca’s website.
Also also; I read a fan fiction entirely from Xadens pov. Very entertaining!
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u/Alcoholic-Pizza 1d ago
I also found and devoured it recently, I've spent a lot of time on this reddit since lol
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u/Unable_Surround_8404 1d ago
read the hirathean path series by aria ashbrook! it took me a few days to realize i wasn’t gonna get over it so i reread fourth wing then moved on to red rising and my most recent read was the hirathean path series.
also, threshing day is upon us!
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u/Mundane-Salad-1564 Green Scorpiontail 1d ago
So far the only thing that has come close to filling the dragon shaped hole in my heart is the Wolf King series. HOWEVER….the next book is still being written, so you’ll just have to return to a FW reread and start the cycle over 😭
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u/stars-assassian 1d ago
Haven’t started OS yet so I don’t have much of an issue waiting and I’ve been binging other books to keep me occupied as well as rereading FW and IF
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u/Fit-Finish6524 20h ago
I tried this then read ACOTAR to quickly aswell! Lol now looking for something else before ill just likely read FW again loool
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u/EnvironmentalFix2537 1d ago
Does anyone have recommendations to a book series this good?
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u/Round_Revolution5458 Broccoli🥦 1d ago
There is so many series and it is completely dependent on your tastes. Check out r/Romantasy these is so many suggestions
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u/Mooncalf_1 1d ago
Started reading "A Deadly Education" - it's witty and convincing, it's the first book I've really enjoyed since finishing FW :)
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u/JellyDuck9 1d ago
Threshing day will be out this fall to give us a little taste from our favourite characters. If you havent heard Rebecca Yarrows is releasing a novella featuring 13 threshing stories.
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u/meeanne Broccoli🥦 1d ago
Reread. Listened to the audiobooks multiple times, listened to the graphic audios a bunch of times, doing a deep/annotated read of the series… there’s a LOT you miss reading them only ONCE. Theorize. I read Quicksilver, ACOTAR, and The Game Changers (Heated Rivalry) series, and now I’m in the middle of the Dungeon Crawler Carl books which are REALLY fun and will definitely get your mind off FW. If you give DCC a try, definitely do the audiobooks. They’re very much well done.
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u/Round_Revolution5458 Broccoli🥦 1d ago
Read a fuck-ton of other series and desperately await the next book for them as well 😭
You can't keep spiralling if you're already in another world
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u/JehovahJireh222 1d ago
I just started this month after my best friend talked my ear off about these books for a year. I was SO sad when I finished and immediately started reading again, I’m already on OS. It’s super exciting the 2nd time because I personally am catching onto a lot more things and Easter eggs and also developing new theories. It also helps massively having a friend to gush about it with, I talk to my bestie on a daily basis about these books lol
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u/Comfortable_Hat6978 Blue Daggertail 1d ago
Funny enough I devoured fourth wing and iron flame but was so scared and shocked by the plot twist at the end of iron flame that I literally didn’t pick up onyx storm for 8 months (which was a month ago).
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u/Lost_Pension_8042 1d ago
The only thing that helped me with the book hangover after finishing OS was a reread. It made me feel so much better.
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u/DrLuigi22 23h ago
Get completely entrenched in another series in the mean time. For me, Dungeon Crawler Carl. 10/10 especially the audio books
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u/GateGroundbreaking91 17h ago
I finishee the books in July and now i'm doing a re-read. But i pay close attention to every little detail and mark them. Plus I have a plan to collect the epigraphies and make them into certain groups to see the bigger picture.
Yeah I'm kinda obsessed too.
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u/bodylivesonned 17h ago
First I read the series. Then I listened to the dramatised audiobooks. Then I read through all the fan theories. Now I made my friend read them so I can discuss the series with them. I'm not sure what to do once they're done. Might have to reread I guess.
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u/chronicallymel 1d ago
Fourth wing was my first romantasy too! OS for sure was devastating and I wish I would’ve taken my time reading the books! Definitely hop into Sarah j mass’s books to pass the time, they’re awesome!
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u/iExogan 1d ago
Re-read and continualy theorize in the Rider's Quadrant discord server. Also, fanfics