Scarlet Hunger...

So, this book...was dark.

It was a lot darker than anything I've written in the Nile Universe, so far. That can easily be contributed to the mental state in which I wrote it. The process was incredibly theraputic, and I credit Scarlet Hunger with helping save my soul during the darkest days of my life.

But because of the darkness (which is kind of the opposite of what I'm going for here with 'dark fantasy, light heart' 😉), I was honestly really nervous about how it would be received by readers.

But the reviews are coming in and the consensus seems to be that it is enjoyable & not depressing, which is everything to me. I seriously am so grateful that the story resonated in the ways I hoped it would and left everyone at least a little hopeful in the end.

(I even had a reader request Jaqueline have her own series...!!...I make no promises, but I'm sure she'll show up again in somebody's series, if not her own 😉)

Scarlet Hunger was ranked #1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Ghost Stories and it was also a #3 Best Seller in the category, giving some side eye to V. E. Schwab! That's incredible. So, again, thank you all for making that happen.

And I'm going to take a minute to remind you, if you enjoyed the book—don't forget to leave a review!