Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Foxes
AUTHOR: Suki Fleet
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 328 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 8th, 2016
BLURB:
When Dashiel’s body is found dumped on an East London wasteland, his best friend Danny sets out to find the killer. But Danny finds interaction difficult and must keep his world small in order to survive. By day he lives in an abandoned swimming pool and fixes electrical devices to trade for supplies, but by night, alone, he hunts sharks—a reckless search for dangerous men who prey on the vulnerable.
A chance meeting with an American boy selling himself on the streets throws this lonely existence into disarray. Micky is troubled, fragile, and Danny feels a desperate need to protect him—from what, he doesn’t know. As Danny discovers more about Micky, he realizes that what Micky needs saving from is the one thing Danny can’t help him fight against.
To save Micky, Danny must risk expanding his world and face something that scares him more than any shark ever could: trusting he will be accepted for who he is. If a freezing winter on the streets, a sadistic doctor, and three thousand miles don’t tear them apart first, that is.
REVIEW:
“And if we have to live like foxes, then we’ll live like foxes. I only want to be with you.”
I don’t know how an author can write a book like this with characters that essentially have nothing and it be so compelling and hopeful and wonderful all at the same time. I bled for these characters. I cried for these characters. I felt every single emotion with and for these characters. This book is so good. SO GOOD. So different from the m/m romance I’m use to but touched me so deeply.
This book centers around homeless youth Daniel (street name Loki) who a deep well of mystery and emotion. Scarred inside and out he’s made it his mission to track down his best friend Dashiel’s killer. In doing so he meets another street kid, Micky. Micky, we learn later in the story has a past of his own and isn’t at all what he seems.
Both Daniel and Micky are drawn to each other. Their pull is obvious and essential. Daniel loves that Micky seems to see past his scars to his true self and Micky loves that Daniel makes him feel again.
Both boys are incredibly messed up emotionally and physically but they bring out the absolute best in each other. In their cold, desolate world they find love and warmth together. It was beautiful watching them find love and happiness.
I kind of thought going into the story that this would have more of a vigilante vibe and while there are those moments of “hunting” it wasn’t abundant. It played a very supporting role in relation to this whole story.
This is my first Suki Fleet book and I’m so glad I read it. This book is so hopeful and so beautiful. This is not a fluff story. Go into this knowing that this book has many aspects of pain but interspersed are these bright, shiny beacons of happiness.
I adored this story, this writing, and these characters so much. Recommend.
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