Gumiho: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
Eighteen-year-old Gu Miyoung has a secret. She’s a gumiho–a nine-tailed fox who survives by consuming the energy of men. But she’s also half-human and has a soft spot for people. So she won’t kill indiscriminately. With the help of a shaman, Miyoung only takes the lives of men who have committed terrible crimes. Devouring their life force is a morbid kind of justice… or so she tells herself.
But killing men no one would ever miss in bustling modern-day Seoul also helps Miyoung keep a low profile. She and her mother protect themselves by hiding in plain sight. That is until Miyoung crosses paths with a handsome boy her age as he’s being attacked by a goblin in the woods… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Classism
- Ableist language
- Physical, emotional & verbal parental abuse
- Parental neglect & abandonment
- Nightmares
- Suicide & attempted suicide discussed
- Suicidal ideation
- Alcohol consumption
- Pregnancy mentioned
- Blood & gore depiction
- Seizures, multiple on-page scenes
- Coma
- Hospital (setting)
- Medical procedures, including blood tests & surgery mentioned
- Grief & loss depiction
- Death of a mother, on-page
- Death of a grandmother, on-page
- Murder & attempted murder
- Physical assault
- Attempted infanticide recounted
- Hostage situation
- Drowning recounted
- Loss of autonomy (theme)*
- Bullying
*Note: The main character is a gumiho, and people are able to control her actions and force her to follow their instructions when they possess her fox bead.
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