Prairie Fox Reads

  The Gift By Freida McFadden Genre: Thriller / Mystery / Holiday Suspense / Short Story Publication Year: 2026 Edition My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) ARC Disclosure: I received an advanced review copy of The Gift from the publisher. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this title before publication. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Review originally posted here: 🔗 https://prairiefoxreads.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-gift.html  A Small Story with a Big Freida McFadden Punch As a huge Freida McFadden fan who has read just about everything she has ever written, I can honestly say that one of her greatest talents is taking an ordinary situation and turning it into something deeply unsettling. A house. A spouse. A gift. A simple favor. With most authors, those are just plot points. With Freida McFadden, they're warning signs. The Gift may be short, but it contains everything longtime fans have come to expect from her work: emotional stakes, ...

Birth of the Witch By Nora Roberts Genre: Fantasy / Paranormal Romance / Witches / Epic Fantasy Publication Year: 2026 My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) ARC Disclosure: I received an advanced review copy of Birth of the Witch . Thank you to the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book. All opinions are my own. Review originally posted here: 🔗 https://prairiefoxreads.blogspot.com/2026/11/birth-of-witch.html Some Stories Feel Like Destiny There are authors whose books I eagerly anticipate. Then there is Nora Roberts. For decades, Roberts has mastered the art of creating worlds where family, magic, romance, and courage intertwine in ways that feel both deeply comforting and endlessly exciting. With Birth of the Witch , she launches what promises to be another unforgettable trilogy, introducing readers to a story that spans centuries, generations, and lifetimes. From its opening chapters, this novel feels quintessentially Nora Roberts: richly atmospheri...

  The Last King of Faerie By Cassandra Clare Genre: Young Adult Fantasy / Romantasy / Urban Fantasy Publication Year: 2026 My Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) ARC Disclosure: I received an advanced review copy of The Last King of Faerie . Thank you to the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book. All opinions are my own. Review originally posted here: 🔗 https://prairiefoxreads.blogspot.com/2026/11/a-text-decoration-none-color-464feb-tr.html  The Beginning of the End of an Era Some books tell a story. Others feel like a homecoming. For longtime Shadowhunter readers, The Last King of Faerie is both. After more than two decades of adventures, heartbreaks, betrayals, romances, and battles spanning multiple generations, Cassandra Clare launches The Wicked Powers , the final trilogy in the Shadowhunter Chronicles. The result is everything longtime fans have been hoping for: high-stakes adventure, deeply emotional character work, dangerous Faerie p...

  The Kamogawa Food Detectives By Hisashi Kashiwai Translated by Jesse Kirkwood Genre: Cozy Fiction / Mystery / Japanese Literature Publication Year: 2013 (English Translation 2024) My Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Review posted:  https://prairiefoxreads.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-kamogawa-food-detectives.html  Sometimes the Meal We Miss Most Isn't About the Food There are books you race through. And there are books you savor. The Kamogawa Food Detectives falls firmly into the second category. Set in a quiet corner of Kyoto, this gentle and deeply comforting novel follows a father-daughter duo who run a unique restaurant. The meals they serve are certainly delicious, but that isn't their real specialty. Their true gift lies in helping people rediscover dishes from their past, meals tied to lost relationships, childhood memories, unfinished regrets, and moments that shaped their lives. What makes the book so special is that it understands something many of us have exper...