Maelin. Belladonna

For fans of the Belladonna series and newcomers alike:"My name is Blimmery Owding, and I dug Maelin's grave." To salvage his family's reputation, sixteen-year-old Blimmery joins the Empire's military boarding school. There, he meets Maelin, a principled orphan, and Taig, her insufferable childhood friend. Their fates entangle post-graduation, when Blimmery faces a problem-Maelin's imminent demise.
He teams up with Taig to save her, and the odd pair launches a mission that spirals into a night of total devastation. Lost in the aftermath, Blimmery puts his life on the line to write a book. He titles it Maelin. And these are his words.