Fourth Wing. Empyrean. Book 1

Twenty-year-old Violet dreamed of a life spent among books. However, her mother's command, a legendary kingdom defender, turns everything upside down. The girl is now forced to join hundreds of desperate candidates who aspire to become the pride of Navarre — dragon riders. The War College doesn't forgive weakness — neither in humans nor in dragons. Violet can't boast of physical strength, so her chances of survival are slim. She is threatened with death: either at the hands of rival cadets or by a dragon's flame. Or, most terrifyingly, the first to reach her throat will be someone who wants to settle a personal score with her mother, and Violet will have to pay the price herself. To see the next sunrise, the girl will need all her sharp wit and considerable luck.
Can Violet, a fragile book lover, survive in the brutal world of dragons and intrigues, where every day could be her last?