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- Content warnings: Sexual harassment, Attempted sexual assault, Human trafficking, Grief, Death of a child, Death, Murder, Animal death, Animal abuse, Sexism, Violence
The Fox Wife
by Yangsze Choo
A wintry folklore mystery where revenge, motherhood, and old love keep changing shape. Slow, lush, and sharp enough to make every polite conversation feel a little dangerous.
goodreads 3.98/5 31,692 ratings
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Length400 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- None
- Beautiful grief
- Earned hope
- Closure
Fantasy promise
- Historical fantasy
- Big city / metropolis
- Historical
- Kitsune / fox spirits
- Road trip
- Mythological
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- Spirits
Reading experience
- Mixed POV styles
- Medium
- Atmospheric
- Lush
- Heavy
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
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- Asian MC
- Mysterious
- Literary
- Shapeshifter
- East Asian MC
- Melancholic
- Damaged survivor
- Older MC (40+)
- Mythic
- Character-driven
- Haunting
- Reflective
- Emotional
- Suspenseful
- Revenge arc
- Morally complex
- Forbidden knowledge
- Cursed bloodline
- Page turner
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book