A Story Spun in Scarlet

Title: A Story Spun in Scarlet

Author: R. Dugan

Genre: Fantasy

Category: 2024 Release (March 7th, 2024)

Summary: In a world were there are no endings Audra Jashowin is left abandoned and powerless. She desperately tries to create a sustainable life for herself but she cant seem to escape from the hateful people in the world. Although she has come to terms with the tragedy she is now living the storyteller has a bigger plan for her starting with meeting a stranger in a tavern who somehow makes her feel powerful again. Audra and Jaik are thrown out of their lives into a wild adventure where they meet new friends, create beautiful memories, and discover dark secrets from their pasts. 

Thoughts: I have to admit that I had a hard time getting into this book and I felt that it dragged for the last 30% but once I hit that mark and we discovered more of the plot I was hooked and read the rest of the novel in a matter of hours. The magic system is amazing and really touches the heart of someone like me who loves stories. The romance is so genuine and beautiful without being overbearing and taking away from the main focus. I really enjoyed the characters and how unique each one was. I also love when a book actually surprises me I had absolutely no idea how things were going to play out and the plot twists were shocking. I feel that this book could have been one of my top books of the year but there were two things that I just didn't enjoy. One of those being the slow start and the difficulty I had connecting with the main character for the first fourth of the book and the second being how much inner dialogue we got about Audra's feelings. Although I love knowing what the main character is feeling I felt that it was becoming repetitive and she often disregarded Jaik's feeling because she was too scared to actually deal with her emotions. Despite the small issues I had with the book I really enjoyed it and I loved how beautifully tragic it was.