Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros

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Iron-Flame-(The-Empyrean-#2)-by-Rebecca-Yarros:“The-first-year-is-when-some-of-us-lose-our-lives.-The-second-year-is-when-the-rest-of-us-lose-our-humanity.”-—Xaden-RiorsonEveryone-expected-Violet-Sorrengail-to-die-during-her-first-year-at-Basgiath-War-College—Violet-included.-But-Threshing-was-only-the-first-impossible-test-meant-to-weed-out-the-weak-willed,-the-unworthy,-and-the-unlucky.Now-the-real-training-begins,-and-Violet’s-already-wondering-how-she’ll-get-through.-It’s-not-just-that-it’s-grueling-and-maliciously-brutal,-or-even-that-it’s-designed-to-stretch-the-riders’-capacity-for-pain-beyond-endurance.-It’s-the-new-vice-commandant,-who’s-made-it-his-personal-mission-to-teach-Violet-exactly-how-powerless-she-is–unless-she-betrays-the-man-she-loves.Although-Violet’s-body-might-be-weaker-and-frailer-than-everyone-else’s,-she-still-has-her-wits—and-a-will-of-iron.-And-leadership-is-forgetting-the-most-important-lesson-Basgiath-has-taught-her:-Dragon-riders-make-their-own-rules.But-a-determination-to-survive-won’t-be-enough-this-year.Because-Violet-knows-the-real-secret-hidden-for-centuries-at-Basgiath-War-College—and-nothing,-not-even-dragon-fire,-may-be-enough-to-save-them-in-the-end.