Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (The Empyrean #2)

 

Surviving dragon rider school was only the beginning.

After surviving her first year at Basgiath War College,

Violet Sorrengail knows one thing for sure:

The kingdom has been lying.

Now training becomes even deadlier.

Enemies hide everywhere.

Trust becomes dangerous.

And the war outside the borders is getting closer every day.

As Violet struggles to control her growing powers,

her relationship with Xaden becomes more intense—

and more complicated.

But the deeper she digs into the truth,

the more horrifying everything becomes.

Because the real enemy may not be the monsters beyond the walls…

It may be the people running the kingdom itself.