An Academy for Liars

A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come from outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger. Lennon CarterΓÇÖs life is falling apart. Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College,a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen becauseΓÇölike everyone else at the schoolΓÇöshe has the innate gift of persuasionthe ability to wield her will like a weaponusing it to control others andin rare casesmatter itself. After passing the testLennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasionΓÇÖs heavy toll on her body and mindshe is wholly captivated by her studiesby DraytonΓÇÖs lushmoss-draped campusand by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviserDantewho both intimidates and enthralls her. As Lennon continues in her studiesher control growsand she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered intoincluding the disquieting history of Drayton College. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learnsfor it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption…and itΓÇÖs a test sheΓÇÖs terrified sheΓÇÖs going to fail.