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Wicked Fox by Kat Cho

13 reviews

sophieamreacher's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Fantastic book. I loved the characters, the angst, the heartbreak, the relationships. I also loved the setting of Seoul with all the cultural references to the food, the customs, and the tv dramas. I love reading about other country’s mythology’s (especially fox spirits) so I adored learning about Korea and it’s mythology through this amazing book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Animal death

hello_lovely13's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Grief and Child abuse

delandjessica's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Medical content

Minor: Child abuse

No sexual content at all and almost no romance

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Police brutality

In regards to police brutality we learn Miyoung's bio dad was a cop who attempted to kill her and her mother many years ago, not sure if this falls under police brutality but thought it was worth mentioning

deadbookishsociety's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

lisa_m's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I feel like I keep repeating myself, but this was a book unlike anything I have read before. It's based on Korean mythology and the main story takes place in Seoul. I didn't know much about Korean culture or mythology but that only made this book more interesting.

I don't say this often but I think this book could have been longer. There are two parts and it could have easily been cut in half and made into two different books. The ending of the first half felt like a typical ending of a book in a series. I was surprise that it was in the middle.

The story was captivating and the only flaw in my opinion was the writing style of the author. I didn't feel truly immersed in the story ever though I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to reading the second book though and maybe she improved there. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Medical content, Murder, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 4 ⭐ CW: violence, murder, parental abandonment, family death, grief, attempted murder of a child

Wicked Fox by Kat Cho is an urban YA fantasy set in Seoul, South Korea. This was a great easy, light read that was really needed after the slog that was Red Rising and the sob-fest that was They Both Die at the End. This was a nice palate cleanser.

We follow Jihoon, an underachieving high school student who lives with his Halmeoni (Korean for grandmother) and helps out at their restaurant and has a penchant for gaming. Although, Jihoon is well liked and is charming and charasmatic, he doesn't let many people in (re: abandonment issues. Can relate.)

His life takes a turn when a girl saves his life in the woods after he is attacked by a dokkaebi. The girl who saves him is Miyoung, a gumiho it nine-tailed fox. Jihoon soon realizes that the legends are true. Miyoung realizes that there are things she doesn't know about being a gumiho.

I loved seeing the progression of Miyoung and Jihoon's friendship along with how that friendship grew over time with Jihoon's other friends. It also really appreciated the peak into Korean culture and language (thank goodness for glossaries at the end of the book!)

Each chapter alternates between Jihoon and Miyoung's pov with the gumiho origin story in-between. I love reading mythology from other cultures! It can tell you so much about a culture and how they relate to things through storytelling. The nice thing about this book is that with the way it ended, you don't necessarily have to read the second book unless you want to. Cho did a great job wrapping up the story in a neat way that didn't feel forced.

I'm looking forward to Vicious Spirits now! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Abandonment, Death, and Grief

attempted murder of a child

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I had so much fun with this!! I loved the plot and the premise (this is the second book I've read about the fox lore in east Asia)!! I thought the characters were sweet, funny, and wholesome. my biggest issue is something in relation to the

romantic plot, it was insta-love and I hate that so was the reason the book didn't get 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

junkxe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

folded_between_pages_of_books's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, and Vomit