This has all of those comforting tropes and shocking twists that make K-Dramas such a beloved ‘genre’. However, I understand the concept enough to quite confidently state that the comparison is well deserved. I personally haven’t watched many K Dramas, not for lack of wanting to but because I tend to craft when I watch TV and that makes following along with subtitles a little difficult. I know that a number of other early readers have compared this book to a K-Drama. forcing Miyoung to choose between her immortal life and Jihoon’s. But when a young shaman tries to reunite Miyoung with her bead, the consequences are disastrous.

With murderous forces lurking in the background, Miyoung and Jihoon develop a tenuous friendship that blossoms into something more. His grandmother used to tell him stories of the gumiho, of their power and the danger they pose to humans. Jihoon knows Miyoung is more than just a beautiful girl–he saw her nine tails the night she saved his life. Against her better judgment, she violates the rules of survival to rescue the boy, losing her fox bead–her gumiho soul–in the process.

Because so few believe in the old tales anymore, and with so many evil men no one will miss, the modern city of Seoul is the perfect place to hide and hunt.īut after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest. Books in which the main character is in some way magical and has to hide it from the real world are usually hit or miss for me so I was a bit trepidatious but still excited to read this one!Ī fresh and addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul.Įighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret–she’s a gumiho, a nine-tailed fox who must devour the energy of men in order to survive.

Hello Humans! Summer is (sort of) upon us and with that comes a whole host of new releases, my shelves (both digital and physical) are bowing under the weight of all these amazing new books! One such book is Gumiho: Wicked Fox – also known as Wicked Fox in the US – which caught my eye not only because of its striking cover but also the opportunity to read a fantasy YA novel set in Korea.

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