Wicked Fox Audiobook

 

Stars: 3 In my quest for non white fantasy, this one should be added for YA

My Thoughts:

I am sure if I read this again, I will rate it higher, but I don't have time to reread right now. I am desperately trying to get through my TBR list. I think my confusion is that I did not look at the cover on my phone. If I had looked at the cover, I would know that this is in modern Seoul, Korea, and not a historical fiction fantasy. That would have saved me time as I was listening to the audiobook from my library.  By the time Gu Miyoung saves Jihoon from a goblin in the forest, I was so confused and made the scenery fit my mind when it really did not.

Once I got over my mistake, then it read like a K-drama, but with magic. This is a very different take on fantasy, magic and Cho offers up a different take on Asian fantasy.

From the Publisher:

Eighteen-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. 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.

But after feeding one full moon, Miyoung crosses paths with Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin deep in the forest. Against her better judgment, she violates the rules of survival to rescue the boy, losing her fox bead--her gumiho soul--in the process.

Jihoon knows Miyoung is more than just a beautiful girl--he saw her nine tails the night she saved his life. His grandmother used to tell him stories of the gumiho, of their power and the danger they pose to men. He's drawn to her anyway. 

With murderous forces lurking in the background, Miyoung and Jihoon develop a tenuous friendship that blossoms into something more. But when a young shaman tries to reunite Miyoung with her bead, the consequences are disastrous and reignite a generations-old feud . . . forcing Miyoung to choose between her immortal life and Jihoon's.

Publication Information:

Author: Kat Cho

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Publisher: Listening Library (June 25, 2019)

Length: 11. hours 47 minutes