Nia Velore is a ghost, a shadow in the night. She's also one of the most wanted vigilantes in the city of Cardinal.
She's survived this long only after abandoning her legacy as a cutthroat assassin, but old habits die hard - and one slip up lands her in the last place she'd ever thought possible.
At the mercy of her enemy, the Guard has offered her an ultimatum she's only witnessed among nightmares:
Quit her days as a Bent and fight for the other side. Save her mother.
Go Guard.
Once the face of a grassroots revolution, Nia must now find a way to survive in the world she worked so hard to burn down. It won't be that easy, especially stuck with an old friend that blew her trust and a team that thinks she's better off dead. As her life spirals down a rabbit hole of dark conspiracies, lies, and secrets, Nia fears she might have to face the hardest fact yet: war takes two to tango, and she's got a giant '#1' painted on her back.
★ "The society is a cleverly conceived and thought provoking one. I really enjoy these novels and Stone's style of writing."
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Sinna refused to buy into Jacob's flights of fancy. They were stupid.
Stupid got you killed. Or worse.
When he was taken by force in the night, she knew he was in big trouble.
There were rumors, whispers of what happens in Rehabilitation.
And no one, not even her, could ignore the dead looks in the eyes of those who returned.
If they returned.
How could she abandon her best friend to such a fate? Even if he was stupid for drawing their attention. She had to at least try to save him.
Even if it cost her everything.
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★ "...the strong female lead is someone that can be looked up to. I especially love that you were able to integrate a strong moral tale with this dystopian world and have it not sound 'preachy' or condescending."