About the book: year / I am a Shadow, my whole life is inside the Academy. I even had a very simple task: to go to the selection of brides for the king and convey a message. To successfully complete it you need: First: Do not get involved in palace intrigues. Second: Don't fall in love with the king. And third:...refuse this work at the very beginning! But it was too late to do the latter, because I had already violated the first two points.