Sarah Mac’s Reviews > Crown of War and Shadow > Status Update

—“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.”

‘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.’

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. 😬