Gumiho: Wicked Fox

Gumiho: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho is a fresh and addictive fantasy-romance set in modern-day Seoul.

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. In the bustling, modern city of Seoul, where so few believe in the old tales anymore and with so many evil men no one will miss, it's the perfect place for Miyoung to hide and hunt.

But one fateful night, after feeding under a full moon, Miyoung encounters Jihoon, a human boy, being attacked by a goblin in the depths of the forest. Violating the rules of survival against her better judgment, she rescues him, losing her fox bead—her gumiho soul—in the process.

Jihoon knows Miyoung is far more than a beautiful girl; he witnessed her nine tails the night she saved his life. His grandmother used to recount stories of the gumiho's power and the peril they represent to men. Despite this, he finds himself drawn to her irresistibly. When he stumbles upon her fox bead, he unknowingly holds her life in his hands.

As murderous forces loom in the background, Miyoung and Jihoon develop a fragile friendship that blossoms into something deeper. However, when a young shaman intervenes to reunite Miyoung with her bead, the results are catastrophic, reigniting a generations-old feud and forcing Miyoung to make a harrowing choice between her immortal life and Jihoon's.