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For anyone who hasn’t read them—⚠️spoiler alert⚠️—but I have to share my thoughts. No one around me reads romantasy and I’m seriously bursting.

I started book two, Iron Flame , because the hype was unreal and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about But honestly... I’m not totally convinced by the story itself and what’s driving me a little nuts is that Xaden feels like a straight-up copy of Rhysand 🖤

Like?? From their looks to their powers , to how they both talk in their lovers�� heads —sometimes I’m even like, are they literally the same man?? 😳 They talk and act so similarly at times, it’s wild.

Is it just me?? Or did anyone else get that same vibe?? 😵‍�� Let me know your thoughts if you’ve read both

Rajska wrote: "For anyone who hasn’t read them—⚠️spoiler alert⚠️—but I have to share my thoughts. No one around me reads romantasy and I’m seriously bursting.

I started book two, Iron Flame , because the hype wa..."

I don't think it's just you! I thought Xander was a copy of Casteel from From Blood and Ash. I think Yarros is a good writer, or could be, but is she a product of the publishing industry? Does she genuinely not have faith in her own ideas to propel her stories? I don't know. I thought the first book was fun but if I read another book that ends with "Welcome to the revolution" I think I might scream.

Interesting. I strongly disliked Fourth Wing but loved ACOTAR (only read 1 and 2 so far) and I didn't get those vibes at all! But now that I think about it, I can't unsee it.

I think it's that the vibes of the two series feel so different to me despite how much people compare the two because of the writing itself, so I find it hard for them to coexist in my head.

Yeah I think there's definitely a lot of overlap from the tropes and genre, but for me the concept was so much fun that I got lost in the story anyways! As well as ACOTAR, Fourth Wing reminded me a lot of Divergent and How to Train Your Dragon, so I really enjoyed that it felt a bit different!

I've read both series xx!! I recently finished ACOTAR and I'm in love, can't wait for the next book! Btw, I'm currently reading Onyx Storm, but it's going very slowly for me, it wasn't like that with the other two books.. Anyone else finding it hard to continue the book??

well i used to think that too, and i think rebecca realised that too, cause xaden is a bit different from rhys in onyx storm, i think rebecca was trying to sway the popular opinion of book girlies in whos the best book bf in romantasy (rhys ofc), cause xaden, though sooooo cuteeee (a bish at times) in onyx storm, it was a bit overdone. if someone has read onyx storm and wants a squealing partner, im here 👋

@Vanessa Gradeshlieva omg yes girl, it was so damn slow in the initial chapters, the overall story to me seemed a bit over stretched, but she has to write two more books so i get that. it gets better in the end, but the romance was romancing at least

I loved both but yeah it did kinda feel like he was a copy and paste. I was okay with it thought because DAMN that man is hot

also for ACOTAR lovers I have something for you...

this is a ACOTAR based website

If I am going to be completely honest, I’ve read both series and really do not get the hype with fourth wing�� The series just feels like basic tropes�� none of her characters have a lot of depth and all the relationships are one dimensional��
Onyx storm was a bit better, still not great tho�� it’s only because the other two books were that bad

I liked ACOTAR but I didn’t love it. it was fun to read, but had some plot points that I found took me out of the story it was trying to convey.

I find a lot of men in series like these -especially newer series- tend to be similar character wise. They are all tall, unnaturally handsome, sarcastic, misunderstood, etc��
I never connected the powers that they both have. But now that it has been mentioned, I completely agree. They are very similar.