THE FICTIONFOX

Genre: Young Adult Magical Realism/Fantasy Published: Levine Querido, October 2026 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars "Community would counteract tragedy. At least, that’s what she hoped." Upon finishing her debut novel Elatsoe back in 2020, I immediately knew that Darcie Little Badger was an author to keep an eye on. Now, 4 standalone novels and a handful of short-stories and collaborations later, I can comfortably consider her an all-time-favourite author. Perhaps even my personal favo

Gerne: Dark Academia, Mystery, Fantasy Published: St. Martin's Press, October 2025 My Rating: 3/5 stars "The philosopher and critic Tzvetan Todorov defines the fantastic as the hesitation between the supernatural and a mundane explanation of an occurrence. In a work of fiction, when a woman in the woods sees a monster and turns out to be crazy, then that is realism. If it turns out that there really is a monster in those woods, then that is horror. But if one can make an argu

Genre: YA horror/thriller Published: Harper Collins, April 2023 My Rating: 2.5/5 stars Chances are, many of you have seen the TV-show...

Genre: YA paranormal mystery Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, March 2025 My Rating: 3.5/5 stars “A feeling that...

Genre: Middle-grade, contemporary Published: Clarion Books, May 2023 My Rating: 5/5 stars “We are here to help you carry the sky when you...

Genre: Magical Realism, middle-grade/young adult Published: Levine Querido, April 2024 My Rating: 5/5 stars with a warming ghostly...

Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Middle-Grade Published: Aspen & Thorn Press, April 2024 My Rating: 4/5 stars "Why do we grow more scared as...

Genre: YA Contemporary, Disability Published: Clarion Books, May 2022 My Rating: 4.5/5 stars “ Unable to see my legs, I feel a kinship to...