by Naomi Novik
First published 2020
El, a student at the Scholomance, a school of magic where the corridors are filled with deadly traps and monsters. Faced with the constant threat of being devoured, El must learn to wield her own formidable yet uncontrollable powers to survive. As she navigates the treacherous halls, she forms an unlikely alliance with the arrogant Orion Lake, the school's top student. Together, they must confront the true horror lurking within the Scholomance and uncover its darkest secrets before it's too late.
Genres: fantasy, school-stories, young-adult, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
336 pages · Paperback · Del Rey
Content warnings: violence