by J. Elle
First published 2023
Seventeen-year-old Quell has spent her life moving from city to city with her mother, concealing the dangerous magic that runs through her blood. When an assassin discovers her secret, Quell makes a desperate choice. She joins the Order, an exclusive society of magical debutantes she never knew existed. The plan seems simple: master their approved magic through three membership rites, then bury her forbidden abilities forever. Failure means death. But fitting in proves harder than Quell expected, especially with Jordan, her mysterious mentor who happens to be training as an assassin. As Quell learns the brutal truth about how far the Order will go to protect its privilege, she faces an impossible decision. She can embrace the dark power she has always feared, or she can lose everything she has come to care about. The greatest threat may be the darkness growing inside herself.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Order
400 pages · Hardcover · Razorbill
Content warnings: violence