Review: Shades of Rust and Ruin

Shades of Rust and Ruin by A.G. Howard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Phoenix doesn't like Halloween. If you asked her, she would tell you her family is cursed on October 31st.  When she was 3 years old, both of her parents died on this holiday. Eleven years later ... so did her twin sister. Nix doesn't know why she hasn't died, but she finds release when she draws the creatures in her imaginary Mystiquel. Unfortunately, her escape into her art doesn't satisfy her when she starts to lose her ability to see colors. It is Halloween again and now her uncle is missing. Why is Nix’s family affected by Halloween?  Does Nix have what it takes to unlock the truths hidden in her artwork? 

 

Shades of Rust and Ruin is the first book in the fantasy series by the same name. So much of faeries, fantasy, and steampunk repeats itself, yet Howard has created a new world that had me eager to learn what would happen next. This story is built upon some standard genre truths and adds new twists and turns to keep the pages turning. Goodreads has this listed as a duology and I can't wait to read the next book.   

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