Fourth Wing - The Empyrean Series By Rebecca Yarros

Enter the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where every day could be your last. Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to join the Scribe Quadrant and live a quiet life among books and history. But her commanding general mother has other plans: she orders Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite dragon riders of Navarre. The competition is fierce and deadly, and the dragons themselves have no interest in bonding with a human they deem fragile.

To survive, Violet must navigate a world of cutthroat cadets, including the ruthless and handsome Wingleader Xaden Riorson, whose own dark secrets are tied to her family's past. As the war outside the college walls escalates, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible truth.

Fourth Wing is the heart-pounding, addictive first installment of the Empyrean series that has taken BookTok by storm, blending epic fantasy, dragon lore, and scorching romance.