I don’t remember who recommended the Scholomance series, but thank you

I haven’t been that riveted by a book series in years. I just finished it, I couldn’t put it down.

The setting is a magical school that exists to try to keep wizard children safe from all of the monsters in the world that want to eat them, but the monsters are relentless and still manage to get in - the kids just have better odds inside than outside.

The main character is a loner who has an affinity for destruction and a destiny to become a dark wizard and is fighting hard against it.

Incredible world building, rich descriptions, realistic characters, subverted tropes - the whole series is an engrossing and satisfying read.

Highly highly recommend.