Mara’s Reviews > Empire of the Vampire > Status Update

YESSS!! Aaron and Baptiste!

I finally made some progress. Also pretty epic things going on, I like it!

This book is taking me forever to finish, but I keep highlighting every other page.

”Your past is stone, but your future is clay. And you decide the shape of the life you’ll make.”

“Oh, the holy virgin.” Astrid rolled her eyes. “Let me tell you, if the Almighty offered me the platter of shit that constitutes divine motherhood and yet denied me the pleasure of a good roll in the hay beforehand, I’d have told him to go fuck himself.” 🤭

”I never thought I’d find such peace in simple reading. The words were a kind of magik, taking me by the hand and sweeping me into lands unseen, times unremembered, thoughts unimagined.” 💕

Gabriel's sarcasm and one-liners are one of my favorite things about the series.

He retrieved a tarnished royale from his pocket. “Here.”

“What is that for?” Jean-François demanded.

“I want you to take this coin to market, and buy me a fuck to give.”

”Let the dark know my name and despair.”

Liking this so far, it’s fast paced and a fascinating world!

”I knew the colour of want then. And its colour was red.” 🧛🏻‍♂️

”There’s strength to be found in hatred. There’s a courage forged only in rage.”