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A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2)

by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author)

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Howling Dark (The Sun Eater #2)

by Christopher Ruocchio (Goodreads Author)

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Kate’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab

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“Purity without balance is its own corruption.

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Kate’s Quotes

“This comes of always being the practical one, she thought, a bit wearily. Nobody will comfort you, so you learn to do it yourself.”
― T. Kingfisher, Swordheart

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“YOU’VE BEEN STUPID. GOD MAY LOVE STUPIDITY; I DO NOT.”
― Stephen King, The Stand

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“There is unique pleasure in introducing the bizarre and inconceivable to others.”
― Laini Taylor, Muse of Nightmares

tags: bizarre, strange-the-dreamer

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“It’s wicked to wish time away,”
― Stephen King, Revival

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“The wind howled steadily, an endless ghost-train highballing through the black sky.”
― Stephen King, The Stand: Complete and Uncut

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