An Academy for Liars 9781804993651 Paperback

Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It’s a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely.ALIX E. HARROW’Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.’ HANNAH WHITTENDark academia stunner infused with Henderson’s signature style it’s lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down.RACHEL HARRISON’A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.’THE NEW YORK TIMESLennon Carters life is falling apart.Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere few have heard of Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.Lennon doesnt know it yet, but she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon, controlling others, and even matter itself. But this is a devastating power than Lennon must learn how to master.While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her her studies, Draytons lush campus and, most of all, Dante the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her.But the longer that Lennon spends at Drayton, learning to wield her uncanny abilities, the more she uncovers about Draytons unsettling history, and Dantes tragic and violent past.For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption and darkness . . . and its a test shes terrified she is going to fail.