We shall see.

Notes on 13

Why October 1st? What’s the significance?

Threshing? Ridoc seems to have a nervous stomach. Naughty Violet skipping breakfast. (Today I’m a complete hypocrite but I don’t have to face dragons).

Numbers are going down.

Follow your gut… great advice professor. I hope no dragons select Jack the idiot.

I’m surprised she’s not going straight to the green dragons that sniffed her last chapter at the beginning.

Dain trying to talk her into anything is laughable. He’s getting more annoying the more he’s mentioned. Back seat driving.

Ergh Jack.

Not a red clubtail. Got it. Goldilocks is mentioned.

Ergh Jack. Noooo he better not kill Goldilocks that would mess with my theory on predicting that it’s her dragon.

Xaden!!!!! Yes bruv!!!!

I can’t wait for the next chapter. I’m diving in… notes on 14:

Does Xaden need help with all that jaw clenching he does?

Oooo fight scene and Jack ran away like a coward.

Omg Goldilocks has a buddy!!! Oooh he made Tynan toast. Love it. Oren and Jack could do with some chargrilling too.

Ooooo she got the big boy dragon. Boy that’s a long name to go with it. The nickname is better.

Girls dropping like she’s hot lol.

Can’t stop now. 15’s notes:

Awww he caught her!!! Good dragon.

They’re going to have good banter. I hope.

What is Violet Sorrengail? Need a mean girls interview clips like how they discuss Regina George.

He chose her because of Goldilocks, I’m melting at the cuteness. Ok I love her dragon can I have one?

Omg Goldilocks!!! Omg Goldilocks is called Andarna. (Nickname) but I still prefer Goldilocks.

Yasssss!!! Two dragons.

Violets mum is really annoying though!

Ok I’ll sneak an extra chapter cos I can’t wait. Notes on 17:

I’m glad Violet messed up Jacks shoulder. Oooo she’s making it public business how he ran like a chicken. Hehe.

Yessss Tairn threatening the looser with a look.

The first to bond with two dragons.

The dragons have meetings?? Tea and biscuits anyone?

Being told to stay with Xaden are they already playing match makers?

Ergh Dain doesn’t sum up the ergh ness.

Omg Xaden’s dragon is Tairns mate. Heart eyes right now.

Dain and his rules following. Bloke needs his head examined.

Ooooo so they nearly died when his last rider died. So if the dragon was to loose Violet they could possibly actually die.

Oooh no oh no. The unbound now have more reasons to kill her.

Dain is a poor excuse. Seriously. Not even breaking one rule ever?

Hahah girl don’t want that man anymore!! Good.

I just can’t put it down.

Chapter 17 notes:

Ah home girl has her own room! Why was Sawyer in Rhiannon’s room? Ohhhh Rhiannon was a naughty girl.

No more breakfast duty… wonder if they will try poisoning her.

Someone saw the kiss with Dain the pain. Unfortunately he’s like month old raw chicken now. Personally I’m glad the kiss was limp for her. Girl needs better than him.

Oh no Oren serving food. She should have killed him.

Ha! Jack is a social pariah.

Imogen… hmmm why are you suddenly speaking to the enemy? Thought she wanted to kill Violet.

Suddenly popular that trope always ends well… not.

Ooo she’s spilling the tea on the murder attempt on Goldilocks.

Weird that Imogen is suddenly trustworthy. Why?

Oh did Xaden step in?

Oh yup yup he did. Nice.

Tairn is funny for a giant dangerous dragon. A first in pecking order too.

Haha there’s literally a dragon that makes poor choices… hehe me as a dragon.

Literally chuckling. The dragon swore at her. Hehehehehe I knew I liked Tairn.

Hahah even Tairn doesn’t like Dain the pain.

Ergh Dain and his stupid politics and uselessness.

Looks like Imogen is a fun gym buddy… not.

Also known as I’m about to start reading chapter 12:

Starting to have concerns this book may lead to tears in the future…

Trial by (dragon) fire. The presentation. I’d forgotten this was the next stage.

Mentioning the fastest… giving them a name… will Liam mean something?

Luca doesn’t make friends easily… will she be a crisp by the end of the chapter? She strikes me as massively insecure.

Feathertail rumours… I bet that’s for Violet. What’s so bad about a feathertail?

I wondered why they were walking by past a handful of oranges. Forgot they were going past dragons. (Hubby interrupted reading)

Tynan is annoying me playing silly games on the walk getting snarky, walking backwards. I want them to trip on their ass.

Please let Tynan get burned. Driving me mad.

Oh story time about wyverns… I’m betting it’s not just stories and things are going to happen with them. Folklore has to start from something.

Oh Pryor got toasted. Was it the indecision? If that’s the case I’d be toasted and roasted sometimes.

Ooo she made eye contact… and now they’re investigating her having a conversation and oh they recognise the dragon scales in her armour. That’s kind of cute. Sweet moment. I’d forgotten about the scales in her armour.

Yes!!! I almost feel bad to be cheering at Luca’s death. Except I don’t.

And so we enter the foray at chapter 9 notes:

“I will not die today” that’s my girl you use that law of attraction.

Dain and Xaden… I don’t think they’ll be making friendship bracelets for each other any time soon.

They certainly have classic chemistry (Xaden and Violet). Ooo that was a tense could have kissed moment on the mats.

lol the nickname violence. Picasso. I like it.

Ooo she has a creepy stalker who wants her dead. Crushed flowers on her bed…. How not romantic.

Ergh Dain still trying to get her to leave to go be a scribe despite her wishes. Dick move. He’s pretty desperate for her to leave. I have to wonder one thing though. Is he trying to save her because it’s for her or for his own feelings?

Heading into chapter 10 notes:

Whats the gauntlet? Oh so it’s like total wipeout but murderous.

Ooo she’s starting to believe in herself a bit. Amazing what being pinned to a mat by your enemy can do.

Ok professor Emetterio… I don’t know why but I keep hearing it as amaretto.

Thank goodness I don’t have to do the course.

Is she telling us about feather tails because that will be her dragon?

Well wouldn’t you know the one who’s practiced the obstacle courses died on it.

Another surprise meeting with Xaden after curfew. Will they get caught at some point? But they do get under each others skin.

Ok just one more chapter. Notes on 11:

So does her having her brothers book cause turmoil to the after life of her brother? You know with the god of deaths laws.

Do these people not have suncream?

Imogen is probably due for retribution and death at some point probably for pissing off Xaden.

So Dain is given the Peeta Mellark vibe but lacks the confidence in Violet’s potential abilities.

I wonder if it’s an omen that she said “one of us will have to bury the other” could that be foreshadowing?

Will Dain ever accept that she’s changed? Wanting to be there.

Oh nice she made the gauntlet. But I have to say they are not going to like her methods.

Yup there it is. Amber Mavis. I don’t remember that name before. What is Xaden going to save her bacon with?

Oh it’s the book. The codex saves her bacon on using the dagger. So using a knife from home that she took on her walk across a bridge got her out on a technicality.

I think I like the phrase “the right way isn’t the only way” … I like me a loophole here and there.

How have so many in her squad minus the girl who practiced those things before survived that far? Like there’s more of their squad than the others so what’s the magical answer they had to living so long?

It’s safe to assume from now on all Fourth wing posts will contain spoilers and thoughts as they appear. This is my read along of thoughts… no editing, no coming back, no correcting mistakes. Raw and unfiltered. Please don’t hold this read along journal against me.

Notes on 5:

So battle strategy class? Can’t help but wonder if the faltering in the wards/mountain area is about to be a lovely bit of foreshadowing.

Violet didn’t fly under the radar at all like she was told to. Looks like Xaden might be a match of intelligence too. Forbidden/enemies to lovers vibes.

Jack is so insecure and gross. The worst kind.

Imogen the one who tries to kill her on the mat and settles for damaging the arm… girls got issues. Talk about misplaced anger.

What was this rebellion though? What was it about? Why?

Notes on 6:

Ok so Dain seems extremely keen his girl Friday goes off to be a scribe. But like, using an arm break and dislocation to do it? I doubt anyone would buy it anyway. He’s getting in the way a bit. Is he not supposed to be a good guy? Cos he doesn’t believe in her much.

The journal from her dead brother… chefs kiss. This girls gonna somehow survive almost anything with all the help being thrown her way.

Notes on 7:

Why is she getting stuff to poison people? Also what does she plan to do with it? Is it a small amount of pain or deadly as it comes?

Ok secret meetings of rebels set up as under dogs sent there on purpose to die trying to help themselves? Hmmmm. Very divergent.

These rebels really hate her mum. Should I be surprised that Xaden has said Violet is his to deal with not the rebels kids?

Oooo she told him she won’t tell about the secret illegal meeting… juicy.

Notes on 8:

Ooo Rhiannon and Tara sitting in a tree…

Is Dian’s name pronounced like Dean or does it rhyme with Bain?

Oh sneaky poison plan could be in action by taking on breakfast duties and finding out who she is paired against.

Dragon lessons !!! Less dragons willing to bond? Hmmm what do they know? Why aren’t they willing to bond?

Blue dragons sound fun. Oh so lots of blue dragons that don’t strictly follow the rules are in the mountains where the fighting is. Is this redirection or cause?

I’d be willing to bet dumbass Jack goes searching for that Morningstar tail dragon that’s super powerful. He seems the type to have that inflated ego.

So she won the challenge against puke boy by giving him food poisoning? Called it. I guess that’s why continuing the risky food tampering continues. Surely it will get noticed soon? She got cocky, sloppy even with that last timing, a shame because now that chapter ends with Xaden having to step in to the ring against her.

I look forward to reading that next chapter tomorrow.

Something I’ve noticed though, is that I’m not devouring this book whole. It’s making me think, making me want to ask questions and find out the answers but not hurtle and speed through it. It doesn’t feel like a single thing is there by accident or a throw away it feels consistently like it leads somewhere. It’s a fairly exciting feeling as a reader to enjoy.