SOLVED. Fantasy book about a male protagonist being possessed by a ghost/spirit/demon. [s]

[Iryna]

I remember the blue cover of the book having a white fix head on it. the name of the protagonist was part of the book's title. furthermore it's atleast a duology (I don't know if there were published more books about the story). I think I discovered the book 2018.

[Kate (Feathered Turtle Press Reviews)]

Not a perfect match, but The Demon King comes to mind.

[Iryna]

Hey, K8. Thank you for your suggestion though sadly it's not what I'm looking for.

[slauderdale]

Is 2018 around when the book was published, or do you have a sense of around what year or decade it was published? Also, I just want to check: what is a "white fix head"? Do you mean "white fish head"?

[Iryna]

oh! I didn't notice the typo! I'm sorry, it's a fox' (or wolf's) head on the cover.
I can't remember if it was published 2018 but I found out about it around that time.
I barely remember the cover and I don't even know the story. but I remember reading a comment from someone saying the antagonist is one of the best (but it wasn't someone on goodreads). also: because my head remembers english texts as german I also don't know if it was a german or english book.
I think, that's all I can remember for now (+ the things I already mentioned).

[slauderdale]

I'll bet that's helpful. Do you think the head was more realistic or more stylized in appearance? Facing forward or in profile?

[Iryna]

it was facing forward and it looked like a white fox' head. (the background was a dark blue, I'm not sure if there was more to be seen...)
in my memory it looks more realistic but still kinda simpel? (if that makes sense).

[slauderdale]

Wow. I checked, and there's a list of books with Foxes on the cover. I'll skim it but you may want to look in case it jars your memory.

[Iryna]

thank you! I'll check it out, it's a big help already.

[Iryna]

There's something I wasn't sure about but: I'm kind of sure that the book was meant for younger audience, around 10 year old children. One probably wouldn't expect it (atleast I didn't) after reading that it's about some evil spirit trying to possess a boy's body (I think they get along with each other after a while?). But I'm pretty sure I deleted the title from my to-read-list because I thought it wasn't meant for my age and wouldn't satisfy me. After I read some other books for the same range of audience though, I now regret my choice...

[Iryna]

and similar to "Strange the Dreamer" there is a word in the title which is also the name of the protagonist. (sorry for commenting so many times on my own topic but with my research I keep remembering things which I think could help finding it)

[Iryna]

I found it!
"The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding" by Alexandra Bracken

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Iryna. Here's the link - The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding by Alexandra Bracken.

[slauderdale]

Ironically, when I looked I discovered this was on my to-read list, but I didn't remember it at all. I'm glad you found it, Iryna!