Death Marked

A young sorceress's entire life has been shaped to destroy the empire controlling her world. She could change history. But everything she thinks she knows is a lie. The sequel to the critically acclaimed Death Sworn will thrill fans of Leigh Bardugo and Robin LaFevers. At seventeen, Ileni lost her magical power and was exiled to the hidden caves of the assassins. She trained the assassins in magic-and fell in love with one of them.
And she discovered her entire life had been built on a lie. After all of this, she wants to see the truth for herself. She infiltrates the Imperial Academy of Sorcery. She will see everything she despises about the corrupt empire-its thirst for power, merciless control, and careless violence. But she also finds something she never expected-friends, and a place to belong. Ileni no longer knows whose side she is on.
Leah Cypess spins an intricate and beautiful conclusion to Death Sworn. What happens when your mission is to destroy the only place you've ever belonged? Morally Grey Characters: Ileni was trained to hate the Empire, but inside the Academy walls, allies and enemies look dangerously alike. Enemies to Lovers: Her heart is torn between Sorin, the assassin she was never supposed to love, and a new ally within the Empire who sees the sorceress she could become.
Political Intrigue: Caught between the assassins' deadly plots and the Empire's corrupt magic, Ileni must play a lethal game where one wrong move means death. A World of Secrets and Betrayal: Everything she believed was a lie, and the truth about her power could be the weapon that saves the world-or shatters it.