A cursed girl. A ruthless academy. A bond that might be her only hope.

Lucille wants only peace: a quiet life, in a world hardened by suffering and surrounded by horrors. But peace is hard to come by when you're a struggling student of rune magic - especially one cursed with an affliction that warps written language and makes spellwork near-impossible.

But the keepers of Brienelles do not tolerate failure. And when dangerous outsiders arrive at Clarmont Academy, Lucille is drawn into a deadly struggle for survival.

Drawn into a web of secrets, suspicion, and power, Lucille is forced to rely on Paige - a sharp, enigmatic classmate with her own haunted past. As their bond grows, Lucille must decide who she can truly trust in a game where betrayal could mean a fate worse than death.

For readers of Leigh Bardugo, Tamsyn Muir, and Naomi Novik, a tense, character-driven dark fantasy full of mystery, slow-burn friendship, and resilience in the face of impossible odds.

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