Reviews

Red Fox by Karina Halle

laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition

5.0

Red Fox was exactly what I wanted this series to be. It was dark and mysterious, I was hooked from the first chapter, Dex and Perry have so much chemistry it's freaking unreal, and the writing was what I've come to expect from Karina Halle. I read this book in a day I was so hooked! I don't want to leave spoilers for anyone but Karina Halle's writing was soooooo scary. I was jumping at shadows all night long! I'm so so curious as to what is up with Dex's past, I think I've got Perry pretty much figured out, but Dex is so intriguing and he seems to be carrying so much baggage that I just can't wait to find out what is going on. I'd give it 5 out of 5 stars and anyone who likes a good paranormal thriller, this is the series to read!

bergamotandbooks's review against another edition

4.0

4 STARS

In the for­got­ten town of Red Fox, New Mex­ico, a Navajo cou­ple is tor­tured by things unseen and by motives unknown. Armed with a cam­era and just enough to go on, Perry and Dex travel to the des­o­late locale, hop­ing to film the super­nat­ural occur­rences and add cred­i­bil­ity to their flail­ing web­cast.

Only their show has a lot more work­ing against them than just grow­ing pains. Tested by dubi­ous ranch hands, a ghost from Dex’s past, and shapeshift­ing decep­tion, the ama­teur ghost hunters must learn to trust each other in order to fight the most ancient of myths…or die trying.

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Okay, I series love this series so much already! Red Fox is definitely a step up from the previous novel, with more twists and turns and an ending that I didn't see coming. Although it was sort on the horror and gore, it still left me feeling unsettled (and DYING to get my hands on book 3!!) I can't wait to see what Dex and Perry get up to next....and that sexual tension has to explode sometime soon.

Final thoughts: Go buy this series. You won't regret it.

caseykd's review against another edition

5.0

This was a book that completely sucked me in. It was an unable to fall asleep until I finished it sort of book. The supernatural story line with the Lancasters and the strange happenings on their farm was very interesting and detailed. At one point during the book I sent an e-mail to my friend who introduced me to this series and I said "When are Dex and Perry going to hook up already", the sexual tension between them is crazy! I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it was scary and suspenseful! I like Perry more and more as the series goes on!

penandpencil's review against another edition

3.0

Great relationship building between Perry and Dex.

faith99's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

jess2obsess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This series has really taken me by surprise, I am falling more and more in love with Perry, Dex, & the author's style with each one! The creepiness/"haunting" in this one was better than the first, and I can already see myself devouring Halle's whole repertoire. This book is so charming, and yet that charm is not jarring next to the horror aspects at all! It meshes well together, even in tense situations---referring to Dex's eyes as "his peepers" in a particular scene had me laughing out loud. God I love Perry. What a great protag.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Body horror

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

From my perspective as a white woman, I think that the Navajo aspects were well-written and respectful language was always used. That said---

This book is about skin-walkers, which I know some folks in Native communities consider a tired trope and it is probably best left to Native authors.

I do think it was done well/effectively though!

Additionally, two Navajo people were revealed as the antagonists, another ended up dead, and another very nearly mortally wounded. Obviously skin-walkers should be Navajo and there were only three white people in the book (iirc) but imo the white people were less harmed/put in less danger/etc than the Navajo characters. A fine line to walk but I think it was still worth mentioning.

All that said I think the Navajo characters were also done pretty well.

trisha_thomas's review against another edition

3.0

so, what I liked

* I just love Perry and Dex. Their bantor keeps me coming back to these books. They take the suspense and the unbelievable and break it up with great jokes and cute remarks. I love reading them!

* The world building. I didn't mind the huge cast of new characters. I felt like I got to know them well and even appreciated when they were around. I hope we see Maximus in many more books! He was just great and I know he holds some secrets I'd love to know! LOL

* The fun they got to have. I loved the dancing, singing and the bar scene (before the incident) and I loved the story of how the first met (made up of course). I loved their 'pretending' and the moment at death's door when they were in the trees!

So, that leaves what I wasn't a huge fan of.
I was so tired of everyone telling Perry that Dex is not who she thinks! JUST GET ON WITH IT ALREADY! Fine, he's not who he pretends to be. Then, just OUT WITH IT! They had to have warned her 100 different times and by the 10th one, I was read to smack someone. Just, ugh. No. More. Foreshadowing.
If Dex sucks, let's just have it out with it. Otherwise, Shut up about it!

The plot line. You know, I loved the location and the setting for it - but I wanted some ghostly fun. I would have loved a poltergeist or some type of haunting. And even though this activity was interesting to read about and definitely fit the bill for paranormal, it was not the kind of plot line /story that I wanted to read and had hoped for when I picked this series up.

I will read the next book for Dex and Perry alone, but I'm hoping the story gets back to the ghostly line or some secrets are reveiled or I may not continue......

annapsxx's review against another edition

4.0

Okay, I'm officially obsessed. Very badly. These books are addicting and I loved them.

HOWEVER.

The whole book I felt like Dex was trying to get away with cheating without actually cheating and then he actually cheated and I'm like why?? You obviously don't love your girlfriend so what's the point? BREAK UP. And I also think it's unfair for Perry because she's obviously confused and so am I.

bibliophile90's review against another edition

4.0

The Experiment in Terror is the perfect series to get you out of your book slump. This series has the right amount of action, paranormal activity, romance and character development. Both Perry and Dex are becoming favorite characters of mine because they are so intriguing and very unique. These two are a perfect duo and I love their teasing and collaboration. Nowadays, I find it very difficult to find series that focuses on one couple that keeps me interested throughout the whole series. But I think I found a winner with this series. I am a very picky reader and I look for books with original plots, and interesting characters. Karina Halle didn't disappoint with this book, I liked Red Fox more than I did Darkhouse, because I always struggle with starting a new series where the story and characters need to be set up.

What I liked most about this book was the subject of the story. I am a huge fan of anything Native American related and I really enjoyed how Karina tackled the story. I predicted a couple of things pretty early on the story, I do wish it was a bit more unpredictable but that didn't take away from how awesome this book was. I also loved seeing both Perry and Dex grow as individuals but also as partners. There is little bit of romance but it is more in the background, which I am happy about. The investigation of paranormal happenings is in my opinion more important than romance in this series. There are enough romance books I can dive into if I want straight up romance. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.

fallen_for_books30's review against another edition

5.0

Oh...WOW!! So awesome I can't explain. Oh my god..This was more horrifying than the first one. I was like Shit shit!! God..I will have nightmares lol.Now in this book they are dealing with skinwalkers. Who are killing sheep and many other things.Perry and ex don't know whom to trust and whom to not. And as usual Dex and Perry pretending to be married added to the awesomeness of the book. Few secrets revealed which made me sympathize with Dex and oh I won't spoil anything for ya people..But it does have a scene between them ;)