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‘With each house, I pierce the veil of the clapboard walls & see inside. Never have I gone through the front entries or been welcomed as a guest at the meal table—I’m always snuck in the back, brought inside in secret, used for their purposes. After which, I am worse than a stranger. I’m someone they know to their soul & wish they didn’t.’
Mar 28, 2026 04:11PM
Crown of War and Shadow (Kingdoms of the Compass, #1)

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—“I’ll be gentle with you,” he says in a low, resonant voice. “What I do for a living won’t be what I bring to the bed, not with you.”
—“Why,” I whisper.
—“I only fight what fights against me.” His scarred dagger hand reaches out, & runs along the hooding as if it is my hair. “And you can’t hurt me.”
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Crown of War and Shadow (Kingdoms of the Compass, #1)


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‘Though he brought the cold in with him, he makes me think of fire. At the moment, he is banked & contained, but the potential for destruction is never far, & I tell myself that it’s because of this latent threat that my body is aware of every move he makes.’
Mar 28, 2026 11:34PM
Crown of War and Shadow (Kingdoms of the Compass, #1)


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I have zero interest in Ward’s vampire series, but I don’t hold an author’s backlist against them if they want to try something new. This one sounded good, so I got a copy. 😬
Mar 28, 2026 03:04PM
Crown of War and Shadow (Kingdoms of the Compass, #1)


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message 1: by Clarice (new)

Clarice Im curious to know if this is good or not 😅 I remember loving the first few books in her vampire series, but I’ve heard the rest are cringe 😬


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Sarah Mac Yeah, I’ve heard that about BDB…like the first 5 or so are by far the best, then the others are ugh. I couldn’t even finish the first one, hahah. 😂 But this is apparently settled as a quadrilogy, so that’s reassuring.


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Clarice (And then there’s secretly 20+ spinoffs in the works 😂😂😂😂😂)


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Sarah Mac (Noooo. Don’t even put that thought into the ether, girl. 😂 *waves purifying incense stick*)


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