I am on the book tour for Scarred by Jon Richter. Thanks to ZooLoo’s Book Tours for asking me to join and for the copy of the book to write my honest review.
Scarred is an epic fantasy story set in a mist-shrouded and desolate world.
The denizens of the Enclave are trapped inside their crumbling city, tormented by the terrible plague that swirls within the fog beyond its walls, utterly reliant upon the kindness of their inscrutable god for survival.
But when their deity’s mysterious, food-bearing emissaries cease to appear, the Enclave threatens to descend into chaos and starvation. Now Freya, a brave but lowly servant, must journey across the barren landscape in search of salvation for her people.
Her adventure will bring her face to face with courageous knights, terrifying dragons, monstrous giants and enigmatic wizards, and ultimately with her god himself.
But nothing will prepare Freya for the truth about her scarred world – or for the shocking revelations unearthed from her own past.
Evoking classic quest sagas such as The Wizard of Oz and Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, with a dash of Kazuo Ichiguro’s The Buried Giant and Hugh Howey’s Wool, Scarred balances stirring prose with a fast pace and gripping narrative.
My Review
I am a huge fan of the fantasy genre, and when I discovered Jon Richter had written his first, I couldn’t wait to read it.
He has written books that I never knew I would enjoy. That includes one with an almost unprouncable title! Luckily for me, he changed that title and made it something so much easier, The Warden. That was a story I wasn’t overly sure about, until I realised I hadn’t put the book down for a day!
Scarred, in contrast, I wanted to read so badly. I knew I would love it. Jon Richter’s storytelling is rich, multi-layered,and vivid. Scarred is all of those together. The characters, especially Freya, are ones I could get behind. The way the author weaves the story together creates a world that the reader is transported to. I found this a 100% escapist read.
There is always a chance with a Jon Richter story that the genres do blend a touch. I did note a slight dash of sci-fi throughout the book, too. This added even more to the experience for me, and I am certainly looking forward to the next book.
Book Links
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195195747-scarred
Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/scarred-zbt
Author Bio
Jon Richter writes dark fiction, and is the author of four crime thrillers (Chains, Rabbit Hole, Never Rest and Deadly Burial) as well as three collections of short horror fiction (Jon Richter’s Disturbing Works: Volumes One and Two, and his latest release DARK FICTION), cyberpunk thriller Auxiliary, and psychological techno-thriller The Warden.
Jon lives in London and loves immersing himself in all things dark and sinister, whether they’re books, films, video games or even board games – any way to tell a great story!
If you want to chat to him about this, or about anything at all, you can find him on Twitter @RichterWrites or Instagram @jonrichterwrites; he’d also love it if you would check out his website at http://www.jon-richter.com.
Jon also co-hosts two podcasts: the dark fiction podcast, Dark Natter, and the cyberpunk podcast, Hosts In The Shell, which you can find wherever you get your podcast
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Thank you so much for being a part of the tour x
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