She likes anything that encourages nerding out, including reading, K-dramas, K-pop and anime. She loves to incorporate her Korean heritage in her writing, especially if it involves describing food. This helped when she decided to write a dinosaur time-travel novel at the tender age of nine.

Kat Cho (she/her) used to hide books under the bathroom sink and then sneak in there to read after bedtime. 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. In Vicious Spirits, Kat Cho delivers another beguiling and addictive read full of otherworldly dangers and romance.A 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. In usual fashion, Somin may have a thing or two to say about that. With few options remaining, Junu has an idea but it might require the ultimate sacrifice. The only way to repair the breach is to find the missing fox bead or for Miyoung to pay with her life. The loss of Miyoung's fox bead has caused a tear between the world of the living and the world of the dead, and ghosts are suddenly flooding the streets of Seoul.

But as the two try to figure out what could be between them, they discover their troubles aren't over after all. Somin couldn't deny the heat of their attraction.

Junu was, at first, amused by her hostility toward him until he found himself inexplicably drawn to her. Somin thought he was an arrogant self-serving, conman. Somin and Junu didn't exactly hit it off when they first met. The only one who seems ready to move forward is their not-so-favorite dokkaebi, Junu. But Jihoon is still grieving the loss of his grandmother, and Miyoung is distant as she grieves over her mother's death and learns to live without her fox bead. New romance and dangers abound in this companion to the crowd-pleasing Wicked Fox.Īfter the events of Wicked Fox, Somin is ready to help her friends pick up the pieces of their broken lives and heal.

Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho