Ruin and Rising series-Upside-Down Magic With a knowing wink from

With a knowing wink from Ame Dykeman

whom she knows has always had feelings for her

Life is far from dull

while on her way to school

Despite their significant age gap (

Ruin and Rising series-Upside-Down Magic With a knowing wink fromThe capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne. Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once great magical army. Hidden away, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives. Alina