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★★★★☆ 4.27 • Goodreads

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If The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig had you craving fog-soaked longing and morally shattered hearts, let The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent consume you next.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • Vampiric power dynamics cranked to obsessive
  • Trial-by-combat structure = addictive pacing
  • Forbidden love w/ actual consequences
  • Morally broken characters who earn redemption

If The Knight and the Moth left you breathless in that fog-drenched space between longing and ruin, The Serpent and the Wings of Night will pull you under with the same gothic ferocity. Here, shadowy vampire courts replace mist-shrouded moors, but the atmospheric dread—the kind that makes every glance feel like a confession—remains visceral. Broadbent crafts morally fractured characters whose inner demons aren't decorative; they're the price of survival, the architecture of desire.

If you craved transformation through primal intimacy, this is your next addiction.

The slow-burn here doesn't apologize: it's obsessive, forbidden, and unapologetically carnal. This is romantasy that trusts you to want the darkness, not just the dawn that follows.

If you craved transformation through primal intimacy, this is your next addiction.

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What Readers Are Saying

"I am so so excited to share this book with you officially...as soon as I got to know Oraya and Raihn and their dark, dangerous world, those anxieties were immediately put to rest. Hell yeah I will -- I had five stars worth of fun writing this book!" Carissa Broadbent, Goodreads
"This. Book. Is. AMAZING! ... captivated me from the first page and kept me enthralled till the end. Oraya is a total badass... She's incredibly smart, resourceful, determined, and persistent. The enemies-to-lovers / star-crossed romance... was so natural and realistic. Bravo, Carissa Broadbent, for this fantastic ending!" Angie, Goodreads
"the writing, the characters, the world-building, the plot, and the romance...a really perfect balance between all of these elements - they are all fully developed and share the story well together. the entertainment value alone is through the roof." jessica, Goodreads

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