Beattz

The Red Winter is a far reaching tale of love, terror, and the consequences of making deals with beings unknown. A retelling of the tale of the Beast of Gévaudan, one of the original werewolf myths, this book is so much more than just a rehashing of a familiar story.

Told in retrospective, there are 3 main storylines where you follow our MC, Professor Sebastian Graves, his own personal demon, Sarmodel, and a succubus contracted to serve him for more than a thousand years (and who tries to murder him every chance she gets), as they attempt to once and for all rid the world of The Beast, a being whose hunger knows no bounds.

This book was a work of art, truly. First, physically, the book itself and the illustration of The Beast are gorgeous. Secondly, for the different timelines in the book THEY USE DIFFERENT FONTS. I cannot even describe how much I love that treat of formatting. It's also really well written. If I hadn't known this was a debut author going in, I would have called you a liar when you told me. For the amount of *things* happening in this book to be woven together so flawlessly is really impressive. Each time a new element was added to the story, I thought to myself, surely, this is the straw that breaks the proverbial camel's back, but no. It just continued to deepen and enrich the story and its haunted setting. I laughed, I was moved, I was shocked, I was repulsed, I was enamored, and I was sorrowful, all in turn. Highly recommend.