Deathbringer by Sonia TagliareniBorn with the ability to speak with the dead, Viola's magic killed her sister, Olivia, and if she doesnt learn why, it will kill her too. Her only hope lies within the perilous walls of Gorhail Institute of Magic, where Olivia spent her final days. There, Viola clashes with Sylas, a poison mage whose magic stems from three magical snakes. Immortal, tormented, and reckless, Sylas is tethered to a life he never asked for and haunted by guilt for his

and moments where the line between hate and hunger gets real blurry

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treachery simmers beneath gilded courtrooms and velvet gowns

but I call it smart self-preservation

A moment so tremendous

But despite her broken past

Not nearly as shocking as his offer to be her plus-one is though

too reckless

and she’s his student—nothing more

well-ordered lives beneath the same roof

As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction

with whiskey