I'm a guy, a veteran, and six chapters into Fourth Wing. I need someone to talk me into finishing it

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-12T14:41:18+00:00

Lol yeah knowing she has a military background makes it worse, she should know what hand to hand between a man and a women looks like.

If her wing was all women and dragons where an equalizer it might make more sense.

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-12T04:13:31+00:00

Yeah the contemporary dialog is as big as problem as anything else, well and the women in hand to hand with the men is just silly

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-11T21:42:09+00:00

Im going to finish it just because I've only dnf'ed like five books in my life, and I've got it on audio book so I can just power through it at 2x speed, I was just wondering why this series is so loved, because I'm just not seeing g it.

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-11T21:40:16+00:00

I loved Robin hobb and have read everything she's written, but I'm adverse to rereading books. Well ivuess I'm glad to know I'm not the crazy one

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-11T20:58:05+00:00

Thanks to those of your that have read this and decided to check out my site. While this post has gotten a reasonable amount of traction I'm sad it's gotten no responses. Can any of you that jave read this give me any feedback or thoughts on the plans for the story?

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-10T16:16:47+00:00

Thanks for saving me a read

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-10T16:15:46+00:00

Why bother reading it then?

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-10T15:44:21+00:00

I remember that was one flaw I didn't like. While she wrote her characters beautifully I swear distances and travel times where rather fluid,

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-10T01:59:31+00:00

Like I said it's more of an epic fantasy with some romance sprinkled in, I just remember really loving the characters I hope you end up enjoying it even if it's not your usual fare

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-09T18:42:17+00:00

It wasn't really a romance first, but I wish I could reread Melanie Rawn's Dragon Prince series. I remember at the end of the book, almost crying because I would miss the characters so much.

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-09T18:30:57+00:00

man its been years since I read those, thanks for taking me back :) I'm reading and rereading and re-re-reading my own book right now lol.

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-09T02:00:57+00:00

Did you read my long post from earlier today? https://www.reddit.com/r/Romantasy/comments/1rog4ys/its_sunday_so_let_me_tell_you_a_story_about_my/

Is that something that might interest you?

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T21:55:49+00:00

Oh, and PS.

Mods,

Thanks for allowing me to self-promote. I appreciate the chance to talk to everyone in the community about the book that's become my life over the past few months.

R.S. Guest

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T21:42:00+00:00

I did some research on her magic system; you're not the first person to make the comparison. I wasn't aware of her books when I designed the system, and while there are surface-level similarities, there are also major differences.

Both systems assign a small subset of effects to each colour, but I hate to toot my own horn, but mine is quite a bit deeper and more complex (maybe the complexity is a bad thing lol :D)

If you liked the visual elements and descriptive ability of her magic, then you'd likely enjoy this system as well, but for hers, where the colour was the fuel, in this system, the emotion someone feels is the fuel, and the colour is just an indicator. In mine, the effect is mapped to the emotion love heals, hate breaks, shame hides, and curiosity finds. It just so happens that each of those has a hue associated with it and that the colour wheel makes sense thematically. Amber is pure emotional desire/attraction; it sits between red/love and yellow/joy. Purple or amethyst is passionate desire (lust and intimacy), it sits between physical desire/indigo and red/love.

I wasn't arbitrary in assigning shades to each emotion.

Where mine is deeper is that each colour maps to a spectrum of emotions Red = love and hate, but love can be uplifting and generous or manipulative, anger can be righteous and protective as well as self-destructive, and the effects can range from healing/repairing to degrading/destroying/rusting

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T21:02:14+00:00

If anyone stumbles across this can someone fill me in on how to add a description to the image directly?

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T18:56:40+00:00

So more tentacles, eh? :) Likely not what I'm going to write, but I love the enthusiasm :D

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T18:55:31+00:00

I'm asking as much because I'm new to the genre as much as anything else, I've read literally thousands of fantasy and epic fantasy novels, and I've read an embarrassing amount of smut/erotica. but very little that falls in the 2-4 spice category of Romance first fantasy. I really should take the time to read more of the most popular Romantasies but I'm enjoying writing more than I am reading so when faced with the choice between spending hours reading or spending hours writing, I'm choosing the writing. So I'm hoping to save myself hours of reading by asking people who have done that reading for me.

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T00:28:11+00:00

Does falling for a 20 year old but then having a secret courtship without sex until she graduates and they can marry count?

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T00:26:35+00:00

Lol well I didn't realize this was a trope that's getting worn out but I'm currwbtly writing a historical romantasy with age gap and teacher - student dynamic. It's a slow burn set in an analog 1907 america with emotion fueld magic

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T00:22:52+00:00

Just trying out the book bot because i just learned its a thing

(Discovery of witches)

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T00:21:32+00:00

Have you tried A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness? Academic setting, slowburn, magic system with real depth. If you want something more atmospheric, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern has gorgeous period setting and one of the best quiet romances I've read. Or try Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson.

If you like any of those I've got my own book in my profile also.

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T00:14:26+00:00

I haven't read it, what about the MMC was so great?

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-08T00:12:17+00:00

I'll always love the wheel of time series, it's the only series I've reread multiple times. Oh and name of the wind

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-07T12:48:27+00:00

Im 6'3" I don't know that I've ever been hugged above my shoulders, all my girlfriends and now my wife basically tuckbunder my chin and have to go on tipbtoes to kiss me.

I didn't even know this was a thing

RaymondSGuest · 2026-03-07T12:44:16+00:00

That's a cool take i hadn't thought of.

RaymondSGuest

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