Rating: ★★★★
Audience: Fantasy Novella
Length: 208 pages
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Publisher: Red Tower
Release Date: September 29th, 2026
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

Welcome to Threshing Day, the brutal, high-stakes trial where would-be riders at Basgiath War College fight to earn the bond of a dragon or die trying. Amid ruthless competition and dragon fire, these thirteen cadets must survive a battlefield where desperate rivals will do anything to gain an advantage and dragons decide one’s ultimate fate―and where a single choice can forge a rider…or destroy them.

Xaden Riorson, the powerful leader. Rhiannon Matthias, the clever friend. Dain Aetos, the dutiful rule-follower. Liam Mairi, the kindhearted protector. Ridoc Gamlyn, the jokester. Sawyer Henrick, the underdog. Garrick Tavis, the dependable aide. Imogen Cardulo, the impulsive fighter. Bodhi Durran, the second-in-command. Mira Sorrengail, the fearless rider. Brennan Sorrengail, the brilliant tactician. Aaric Graycastle, the restless royal. Sloane Mairi, the determined sister.

On Threshing Day, there’s only one rule: don’t die.

TIS GOOD.

I don’t have a lot of thoughts but I did like this novella. It had some interesting tidbits and a few of the stories stood out as maybe important for book four? This mostly came across as filler for me but I might change my thoughts on that on my eventual reread + book four.

I haven’t reread these books recently so admittedly not every facet or character was fresh in my mind so I had a hard time figuring out how worth it the information was to the series. I think knowing the character line up before going in would be more helpful.

Definitely recommend going with the audiobook with different narrators for the different stories. I liked it a lot!

Overall audience notes:

• Fantasy Novella
• Language: moderate
• Romance: none(?) I think
• Violence: moderate

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