Veins of Smoke and Shadow ✔️ || ONC 2023
AriaOfStorms
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  • Reads 1,850
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  • Parts 19
  • Time 1h 54m
AriaOfStorms
Complete, First published Feb 01, 2023
actionadventureamnesiaantiherodarkfantasydreamlandbooksenemiestoloversfantasymythologynewadultnovellaopennovellacontest2023ptsdrevengeromanceslowburnthrillervillainyoungadult
Buried in the wreckage of a Compound meant to imprison her, Faine awakens a shell of her former self. With no memories and a growing taste for revenge, she is given the ultimate decision. 

She must save the city, or herself.


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|| Start Date 2/1/2023 || Finish Date 4/20/2023 ||
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