Around the Web: Rebecca Yarros Reviewed and Profiled

» Slate, 7 Nov 2023: Laura Miller reviews Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing: “I’ve Been Yours for Longer Than You Could Ever Imagine”, subtitled “Is the dragon-school ‘romantasy’ series that’s dominating the bestseller lists actually any good?”

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What’s Fourth Wing like? A more pertinent question would ask what it isn’t like. Seemingly every single sentence in its 528 pages includes at least one cliché, and you can spend hours on the internet discovering which other books readers believe that Yarros has plundered for themes and motifs.

» NY Times, Alexandra Alter, 6 Nov 2023: How Rebecca Yarros Packed Dragons, Magic and Steamy Sex Into a Blockbuster Fantasy, subtitled “Yarros drew on her experience with chronic illness and life in a military family to write ‘Fourth Wing,’ a huge best seller that spawned a spicy fantasy series.”

» Time, Moises Mendez II, 7 Nov 2023: How Rebecca Yarros’ Novels Became a Romantasy Booktok Phenomenon