Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for a review copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I didn't enjoy this book, for me it was just okay. I found it to be very slow throughout the whole book. We alternated from the two sisters points of view. There wasn't any difference between their voices so it was really easy to get confused about who was talking. The most interesting part was the ending, however it didn't save this book for me.

While in parts this was an intriguing mystery, I felt some of the story felt off in places for me.... Losing my interest but then pulling it back over and over again!

Sisters Tai and Manon lost their actress mother 10 years ago. They are pulled back to their Mediterranean island home after their father passes. The mystery of what happened to their mother is still alive and well on the island. There is a mysterious manuscript that their mother was working on and they the sister find and read.... Wanting to set if it held clues to the disappearance.

I thought the script was beautiful and probably my favorite parts of the story. But (and I hate to say it) I didn't get along much with the rest.... Didn't much care about the outcome.

I won an electronic copy of White Fox through Comic-Con@Home, and really am under no obligation to write a review, but I just wanted to jot down some of my initial thoughts. This book is about two sisters, Manon and Thais, returning to their childhood home island for a memorial for their mother, who disappeared without a trace a decade ago. When they arrive, secrets are revealed and they realize that memories, ven their own, can be misleading, and no one, not even family, is safe enough to trust. I thought the premise was gripping, and the contrast between Manon and Thais was evident from page one. Sometimes I felt their motivations were fickle, and wasn't sure if I as the reader could trust either of them as a narrator. Did I understand what was going on throughout the story while I was reading it? No, not really. Does it make sense now that I've finished and everything has been revealed? Well, still no. There were so many moving parts that I'm sure hints were sprinkled through the story, I just didn't pick up on them. Overall I;m really glad I won a copy, because it made me read something entirely out of my comfort zone, and I'm honestly not mad about it. Give this book a try if you're interested, it wasn't my cup of tea but it might be yours.

**Thank you to Comic=Con@Home, NetGalley, and the publisher, Imprint, for the e-copy, all thoughts and opinions are my own**

Every once in awhile, a story comes along that just sucks you in. White Fox is such a story. Two young women on a quest to unravel what really happened to their beautiful, charming mother and what led up to her disappearance.

The relationship between the girls holds the story together. Very different, but bound together as family they work together to uncover and resolve long buried secrets. The final chapters, where the fate of the "White Fox" is finally revealed, are so tightly plotted and skillfully written that I had to go back read them again because I read so fast the first time, so anxious was I to learn the outcome!

This will appeal to teen and adult readers who enjoy suspense.

It was not what I had expected. It was definitely better then I expected! It is brilliantly eerily, well written prose. The storyline isn’t something original- missing famous actress who’s daughters, after a decade decided to go back to their childhood home to investigate. What made this sophomore book of this author’s unique is the mystery and chilling way Sara lavishly paints her story telling. It engages the reader’s interest and constant questioning of validity of the characters. Each chapter alternates perspectives of Noni, Toni, and ‘Boy’. Halfway thru, I can guess where the story is leading to but it’s still surprisingly good read and ending. I especially loved the inner story within a story of ‘White Fox’. This book is haunting beautiful. Please give it a read!

Sarah Faring is quickly becoming the Queen of the futuristic gothic genre. This novel is one that you MUST pay close attention to, as the writing places you deep within the scenes that are described. White Fox is an atmospheric and beautifully eerie ghost story that will haunt your dreams for nights to come.

White Fox follows two sisters ten years after the mysterious disappearance of their world famous mother. The two teens had taken opposite reactions to deal with their grief, one introspective and quiet while the other is social media famous so that life can look perfect on the outside. They are invited back to the island where it all happened and they are given clues about their mother through her long lost manuscript and people she knew in the past. While the story was intriguing it ultimately was confusing and not enjoyable. I trudged through it just to see how it ended but I really did not find it satisfying in any way.

I was provided with an electronic ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of White Fox. The novel tells the story of two sisters, Mannon & Thais, after their movie star mother has disappeared. The girls want to solve the mystery surrounding their mother’s disappearance & they return to their nearly utopian home country to search for clues. The resulting narrative is a lovely mystery with myriad twists & turns as the reader journeys with Mannon & Thais into the world of the White Fox.

Ten years ago, Mireille Fox-Hammick, world-famous actress and mother to daughters Manon and Thaïs, disappeared. Their pharma-tech genius father sent them away from their Mediterranean island home to be raised by an aunt in the States. Although the sisters grew apart, complete opposites, they remain united in their grief and desire to know what happened to their mother. When an gala in celebration of their mother's career brings them back to the island of Viloxin, they find clues to a script their mother had written, White Fox; an autobiographical script that would explain everything. As the girls get closer to the truth, they also uncover hidden secrets that some would prefer remain buried.


White Fox started out strong, but didn't maintain its momentum for me. I admit I went into the book thinking I was going to read something similar to the podcast, The Last Movie, where the focus is on the lost film and the story is captured through interviews with people connected to the movie. White Fox is more of a family story; a reconstructing of long-buried secrets and lies, intrigue and corruption. The two sisters have the usual YA diverging personalities: Manon is the bookish, unfussy sister, determined to find out what happened to her mother and reconcile her conflicted emotions surrounding her disappearance. Thaïs is the Instagram influencer, the party girl, who just wants to have a good time. The two reunite over their shared interest in the White Fox script and through unraveling the mysteries their mother and deceased father left behind, and script excerpts from the White Fox script drop hints that lead them through their next steps. Although the book gets off to a strong start, it just floundered as mysteries began getting tangled up in one another, leaving me wanting something more than what I came away with. It's worth a read for mystery and thriller fans, because it has its moments, but it's more of an additional purchase rather than a must-have.

Let me start by saying I loved this book. A mystery, family drama, hidden secrets... sign me up!

After the death of their mother, Manon and Thais leave their home and find themselves handling the death in different ways. However, like all good siblings, there is something that keeps drawing them back together... Is their mother really still alive?

As a writer, I loved that their mother left a screenplay for them and all of the secrets it unlocks were intriguing. This fast paced read was enjoyable, the characters interesting. The secrets weren't as explosive as I'd have hoped for, but I think that's just my own sick sense of reading rather than a fault of the author.

Thank you for allowing me to read this and give my honest opinion.

It’s been two months since I picked up a physical book to read. It’s been more than twelve months since I stayed up so late, engrossed in a story that I awoke with a book in my hands.

White fox is a brilliant tale of two girls on the hunt for their mother who has been missing for a decade. Is she alive or was she murdered?

White Fox brings to light many depictions of mental illness and imagery that will forever stick with me. This is a brilliant story that I’m sure to revisit.

DNF @ 35%
While I do think that this book is more appealing than the author's first book, being easier to get into, I still couldn't finish this now. But I could try this again at a later date. Some of the creepier imagery is too much for me right now. I also feel like this book was too long, the plot stretching too thin to completely motivate me to keep going. But I do think this author is talented. Her writing is so polished, smart and palpable in her descriptions that I do want to aspire to write emotion and scenery like her. But while I'm confused on this book, I liked part of it but not sure if I'll continue....I did also read the ending and I liked how the ending played out honestly. It made sense and while I wasn't surprised by a part of it, it was a good conclusion.

The White Fox is an excellent thriller to read in the fall, with the lights on! Manon and Thais are sisters living on a remote Mediterranean island with their international movie star mother and their pharma-tech tycoon father. When their mother suddenly disappears, the girls are sent to the mainland by their father and slowly drift apart. Ten years later Manon and Thais return home to find their mother's last work. It was thought to be lost along with their mother. Both girls have been unable to give up hope that she might still be alive. The lost film is full of clues that lead the sisters into the island's society where they uncover secrets long thought hidden. It is up to them to find out the truth about their mother, and in doing so, about themselves. Fans of creepy, spooky reads will love this book. It certainly gave me the shivers. Thanks for the opportunity to read the ARC.

Sara Faring comes up with the most brilliant premises! I really enjoyed the setting and setup of White Fox, with the island, a missing mom, two very different sisters coming together to find her, and the nefarious pharma-tech company looming in the background. There were also quite a few in-world documents -- always a fun touch.

In execution, the story ended up being not quite what I hoped for, though there were interesting elements (and admittedly I've been reading late at night, when my concentration isn't great). I found myself confused quite often, and some of the names were a bit distracting (White Fox refers to a person, but I kept thinking of her as a literal fox; Viloxin is the island name, but it sounded like a prescription medicine to me -- especially given the pharma aspect to the story.)

As usual, the author's strength is in how different her books are from the selection out there. She comes up with evocative settings like The Tenth Girl's Patagonian finishing school and now, lush Viloxin. I appreciate that she's writing stories that take risks.

Thank you Fierce Reads / Imprint Reads and Netgalley for a free advanced electronic copy in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this book. I don’t really read mystery books so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into it, but I ended up liking it. It had a cool concept and the writing was really lyrical and pretty- the kind that makes you want to keep reading and mark every page. I really like the world and that I I definitely did not see some things coming. My one note was that I wish there was a little more character depth for the two sisters. Their POVs were similar and at times it was hard to differentiate the two. While this book had its flaws it was still a good read and I enjoyed it for the most part. I wouldn’t go out of my way to read it again, but if mysteries are your thing, you should definitely consider picking this one up.

I'm DNFing this one...

The writing is choppy and the transitions from Noni/Manon to Tia/Thias or whatever her other name was just didn't work for me. I was also getting frustrated with the completely made up setting of the book. I haven't read many realistic/contemporary fiction novels that take place on a made up island with a made up history and made up language. It all came off as very cheesy. I feel like setting this in some notoriously secluded Mediterranean island or something else could have worked much better. (Here we go, a quick Google search showed me a place called Pantelleria off the Italian coast...)

I just felt like this couldn't make up its mind between being some dystopian fantasy novel or contemporary thriller and by the fourth or fifth time I read Manon's feelings of dread being described as a type of "glue" (thick glue, choking glue, boiling glue...), I was just done.

I thought this sounded fantastic and I was hoping I would be able to enjoy it as an adult reader. Alas, it is very much only suitable for teens, but reading it as though I am in fact a teen (and as someone who's familiar with that audience), it's pretty good fun! Lots of twists and turns, complicated characters and unusual themes. One I may recommend to my YA bookclub.

I enjoyed the mixed media format of this book. I also liked reading about the fraught sister relationship. This book wasn't what I expected, but I enjoyed the creepy atmosphere.

Atmospheric and fantastically written, White Fox is one of those books that will live in your head long after finishing it. Beautifully complex, vividly described scenes will be replaying over and over again while you try to figure out if you’ve fully comprehended and digested all that was portrayed. Lyrical prose and an enchanting mystery will make you feel as if you’re not just reading a fairytale but a part of it as well.

I want to start by saying I really loved the preface and concept of the novel, it’s definitely unlike anything I’ve ever read. Having the script as a reflection of the demons that Mirielle faced, and the girls having to decipher and figure out what each part translated to in their reality was both genius and entertaining. It had me, as a reader, wholly engaged and racing to figure out what it all meant along with the girls. There wasn’t a single moment I wanted to set ‘White Fox’ down. I thought the author did a phenomenal job of cleverly bringing forth the difficulties and strain of family relationships, the toxicity and corrupt state of being a celebrity loved and judged by many, and most importantly mental health.

I found both Manon and Thais to be very intriguing and complicated characters with lots of layers to unfold. I really enjoyed seeing them struggle to find clues as to who their mother was and why she disappeared while also exploring their connection as sisters and their relationships with those around them. I loved the psychological themes presented in the novel although I do wish they were fleshed out a bit more. And overall I just really enjoyed the dark and spooky atmosphere of the mystery, the ‘White Fox’ script and what it all represented.

I truly think the author has a talent in creating something different and extraordinary with her enigmatic and mystical way with words. I look forward to reading more from Sara!

As with some other recent Netgalley reads for me this one was a DNF however just because it wasn't for me doesn't mean I won't sell this book in my store! I already have some customers in mind to sell it to!