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Wicked Fox
Wicked Fox | Kat Cho
A fresh and addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul. No one in modern-day Seoul believes in the old fables anymore, which makes it the perfect place to for Gu Miyoung and her mother to hide in plain sight. Mihoung is a Gumiho, a nine-tailed fox, who must eat the souls of men to survive. She feeds every full moon--eating the souls of men who have committed crimes, but have evaded justice. Her life is upended when she kills a dokkaebi, a murderous goblin, in the forest just to save the life of a stupid boy. But after Miyoung saves Jihoon's life, the two develop a tenuous friendship that blooms into romance forcing Miyoung to choose between her immortal life and Jihoon's.
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WJCintron
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Eggs 💜 🦊 🖤 1y
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Sharanya
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed this, but I also feel like I‘ve seen/read better. The good: great characters with rich backstory, really strong prose, & an engaging plot. The meh: the world-building felt a wee bit clumsy at times, & the plot moved very slowly in the first half, even if it was enjoyable. Overall I‘d still recommend it, because I think the writing was strong & the good definitely outweighed the bad — so there‘s a lot of potential moving forward! ★★★½.

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Sharanya
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#currentlyreading | this sounds so exciting & I can‘t wait 😍

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mdemanatee
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Actually have a full weekend off so starting a personal readathon by finishing up this one.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this #ownvoices YA fantasy inspired by Korean culture & tradition. Gu Miyoung is a gumiho, a nine-tail fox who survives by consuming the energy of men. When she saves a boy from certain death, things get complicated...& that‘s only the beginning. Myths & legends, secrets & rivalries, & all the high school angst you could want make for a very entertaining read. A glossary & explanatory note at the end provide additional depth.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Tonight‘s dinner was inspired by @Tamra and the gorgeous picture of bread she posted this morning. Decided I had to try the recipe myself—it‘s delicious!!! So easy. So tasty. I made a red lentil soup to go along with the bread and tummies were happy. Now that the kitchen is all cleaned up, I‘m relaxing with the tagged book which is a very entertaining YA read.

Tamra Yay!! It is so tasty and easy. 4y
ElaineR Oh my that looks good! 4y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Victory! I went to the store for one book only...and I walked out with only that book! I feel an almost unreasonable sense of accomplishment about this amazing feat! 🤣

The book is a YA contemporary fantasy inspired by Korean folklore. The author is also the co-founder of a new diverse kid lit book festival here in Chicago—super excited about this and can‘t wait to attend in September. But first...I need to read her book!

Panic70 Looks interesting! 4y
TracyReadsBooks @Panic70 I‘m only a couple of chapters in but I‘m really enjoying it so far! 4y
Panic70 @TracyReadsBooks I‘ll keep an eye out for your review. 😁 4y
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BookishGirl06
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#thoughtyouwouldlikebutdidnt #gratefulreads read this a few months ago and it was ok. Not my favorite which is a shame cause I love foxes but this just didn‘t hit the mark for me.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty cover 💜 4y
Sace I couldn't resist putting it on hold at the library. 4y
OriginalCyn620 Love that cover, though! And I love foxes too! 🦊 4y
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LouBeth
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Mehso-so

The lore was really interesting but the characters and the plot fell flat for me.

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BookFreakOut
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Pickpick

If you feel oversaturated by faux-European fantasy, check out this twist on Korean folklore! I haven't watched K-dramas, so some of those tropes may be more obvious to other readers, but I thought this was a great unlikely allies/enemies to lovers story, with mouthwatering descriptions of food. Miyoung's torn loyalties and revenge vs protection were some favorite themes, roguish Junu was my surprise favorite character.

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hes7
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Oh, I am loving #BOTM‘s sci-fi/fantasy YA picks. In this one, gumiho Miyoung is challenged by who she is and how she wants to live in the human world when classmate Jihoon discovers her true identity. This is another book that left me eager to pick up the next book.

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rachelsbrittain
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What a read! Half-gumiho, half-human Miyoung loathes killing to survive but does her best to be good, feeding only on evil men at the full moon. But when she saves Jihoon, a human boy, from a goblin, losing her fox spirit in the process, she has to risk everything to figure out how to get it back without becoming the monster she's always feared she would become. Lots of tension and drama & loved all the Korean mythology. Definitely recommended!

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rachelsbrittain
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At my gate with coffee and a book so ready (as I can be) for a day of flying

Megabooks I got a nitro cold brew this morning, too! 5y
BeckyandBooks That‘s what I‘ll be doing Wednesday. Trying to decide what book to take with me 🤔 5y
rachelsbrittain @Megabooks it was actually an iced cocoa cloud macchiato-- I'd never seen it on the menu before but it was quite good! 5y
rachelsbrittain @BeckyB always the dilemma! Which books and how many lol 😅 5y
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rachelsbrittain
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Enjoying my last day in MKE in the best way I can

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rachelsbrittain
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Taken just before she kicked my book away so I'd pay more attention to her

DGRachel 😆😆❤️🐶❤️ 5y
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AbigailJaneBlog
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Not sure how I'm feeling about this one, hopefully I'll get more into it.

#amreading #currentread #fox #folktale #retelling

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BookishGirl06
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Panpan

It was ok, but just not what I expected. This feels kind of insta lovey to me. It also seems like they‘re hot and cold. One minute they‘re in love and the next they‘re mad at each other. Just didn‘t like this as much as I thought I would.

Missusb Yeah I found it long and melodrama-y. But that‘s apparently very much a K-drama tone. 5y
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Reggie
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Miyoung is a gumiho, a nine tailed fox, who saves a boy, Jiyoon, while he is being attacked by a dokkaebi, a goblin. In saving his life she has put hers at risk. I really liked this for the most part. I felt the second half dragged jusssst a little. However, the Korean culture, the food, all the mythology, the glossary in the back for all the Korean words used, the family dynamics, and all the DRAMA made this an enjoyable read. Pick!

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 book sounds interesting! 5y
BooknerdsLife Awww Thank you for the review! 👍🏼 I have this book on my kindle, might need to push it up on my TBR 🙌🏼📚 5y
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Reggie
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The game I‘ve been playing for years, League of Legends, has this character shown up above named Ahri. And her bio is that she is a 9 tail fox creature who feeds on the lives of men. I just thought the game makers were being creative. Turns out it‘s Korean folklore. That ball she is holding which I thought was just some magic ball is her yeowu guseul- fox bead, which is her soul. Hmm, the more you know. Thanks reading! Lol.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I originally ran across that creature in of all place a book from the Vampire Diaries...haha. I love the books that pull from mythology. 5y
DivineDiana Fascinating! 5y
LibrarianJen Strangely reminds me of the Oodkind from Dr. Who. 5y
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Reggie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @LibrarianJen @DivineDiana It is fascinating. I‘m surprised you ladies didn‘t say it showed up in Supernatural. Lol. I do like mythology retellings and tie-ins. I even jumped the gun on this because the boy in here even tells her chapters later there is a gumiho character in League of Legends named Ahri. It was pretty cool. (Cause I‘m a nerd like that..😎) 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Reggie That‘s great when your tie in thought shows up later in the book!! Very cool! 5y
LibrarianJen I haven‘t watched much of supernatural 😳 I know, I‘m the worst nerd ever. 5y
Reggie @LibrarianJen not ever having watched Dr.Who is my secret shame. 🤫 don‘t tell anyone. Lol 5y
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BookishGirl06
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Day 2 of fairyloot readalong, so gonna read til chapter 26. Got a lot further in then I did the first time I picked it up, so maybe I just didn‘t read at the right time the first time around.

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rachelsbrittain
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Went in to pick up 2 holds, came out with 6 books. Typical.

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BookishGirl06
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Gonna try this again

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KimmyM
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Pickpick

I really liked the story and the mythology in this one! It felt like it dragged on towards the end but I'm definitely interested in a sequel, if one is coming!

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kierathedreamer
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📚 Currently Reading: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho!
🦊 This book is really cute and fun so far, I love how Korean mythology is woven into the story and how it reminds me of a lot of kdramas I‘ve watched. I‘ve got about 100 pages left so I‘ll see if anything happens to change how I feel about the book, but so far it‘s a ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ book for me.

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Mehso-so

The Good:
1. I love this cover, title, series name and setting

2. I enjoyed most of the characters and the overall plot

The Bad:
1. The romance is weird and felt random.
2. DEAR LORD STOP CASTING AUDIOBOOK NARRATORS WHO TALK BREATHLESS AS IF THEY'RE A FAINTING GOVERNESS FOR THE WHOLE BOOK! I should hear a difference in your voice when you pour milk in cereal or get murdered!
3. Pitched as fantasy romance. Feels like paranormal contemporary.

allureofbeauty I kind of want to read that one. Also cute bookmarks. 5y
SassenachTheBookWizard @allureofbeauty thanks! I hope you enjoy but I wouldn't recommend the audiobook 5y
allureofbeauty @SassenachTheBookWizard what was bad about it? 5y
Ruri_kaichou Thanks for the heads up on the audiobook. I know it's subjective about the voice you prefer, but itcan totally make or break a reading experience so I like to see thoughts about them. I'll make sure to get a print copy 5y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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My BTS bookmarks came in the SAME👏DAY👏I start Wicked Fox!

mdemanatee Where did you get those bookmarks? My friend is a huge BTS fan and has a surgery coming up where she will have more reading time in the recovery. 5y
SassenachTheBookWizard @mdemanatee on Etsy! Their Instagram is happyhelloart. They're based in Toronto and they had this set and another set of them in different outfits 5y
BookFreakOut I love Happy Hello's stuff! 5y
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rachelsbrittain So excited to read this one! 5y
DiruVamp Where did you get those bookmarks??? 5y
DiruVamp Ok saw your above comment 😂👍🏻 5y
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laumauflau
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Panpan

Not sure what I was expecting from this. The first half was.so.good. but the second half just kind of ruined it for me, and now I can‘t really recommend it unless you‘re really into plot twists that happen just for drama‘s sake.

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BridgetteM
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Wicked Fox took me on YA Fantasy ride through Seoul. It follows Gu Miyoung, a gumiho (nine-tailed Fox), and Jihoon, a teenage boy. Gumiho must kill men by stealing their energy to survive. Fate throws Miyoung and Jihoon together when Miyoung saves Jihoon from a goblin attack. In the process Miyoung loses her bead, her gumiho soul. She and Jihoon must work together to get it back to Miyoung. Excuse me while I go plan my trip to Seoul!

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LibrarianRyan
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Look what arrived at today‘s home mailbox.

I “claimed” this title from BookishFirst. I had done enough other reviews to claim a free title. This looks really fun.

It was a cute picture until I used the flash. And now she won‘t sit still again.

robinb This looks good! I love #BookishFirst! 5y
mabell Ha look at those glowing eyes! 5y
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Southern_Mel_13
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I'm so excited to start this urban fantasy inspired by Korean culture and Asian folklore!

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bookishrantings
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Ahhhh I won an ARC of Wicked Fox! It sounds so good!

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Bookevin
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Pickpick

Had so much fun reading this fun-filled, enticing story which reminded me a lot of the K-drama I watched, My Girlfriend is a Gumiho, a long time ago. I really liked the exploration of the folklore of the gumiho, nine-tailed foxes that feed on men‘s life force. How fitting that I read this when I was in Seoul! #WickedFox #youngadult

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Cheating a tiny bit and starting my May TBR tonight. I'm hearing such good things about this one that I just lunges at it so...

rachelsbrittain Ahh I can't wait to read this one 😍😍 5y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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It's been a legit conference to say the least

BooknerdsLife OMG YOU GOT THE DEVIAT3 ARC?!!! 😱😱😱😍 oops! Sorry for the cap! I got too excited 😂 5y
SassenachTheBookWizard @BooknerdsLife I DID! CAPS ARE APPROVED FOR JAY KRISTOFF 5y
BooknerdsLife @SassenachTheBookWizard 🤣🤣🤣 HAHAAAA Thank you! IKR!!!!!! That mad genius deserves ALL THE CAPS!!! 😆 I CANT WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON THIS BOOK!!!! 😱 5y
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julesG Book envy. I might turn green. 5y
Shley9225 Omg jealous. How does one get into these conferences?!!? 5y
SassenachTheBookWizard @Shley9225 it's a library conference for work 5y
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kate_reads
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A fantasy-romance set in Seoul?! YES to all of these things 🥰 #bookmail #representationmatters

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