But I quickly started to see a lot of good in this book – it came up in scenes and moments that I really enjoyed. Maybe…” Jihoon trailed off with an odd expression. “Maybe it’s wrong for us to hold any one person as our whole world.
After around 50 pages, this book hooked me a little. I could see myself flicking between the glossary constantly and the mere idea of it annoyed me.īut I stuck with it, mainly because this was the only book I had that was under 800 pages that fit into my OWLs TBR for the transfiguration prompts. For a start, this book has an entire glossary, and it isn’t a small one. I had come into a world I felt like would only make sense if I really, really worked for it, and you know what, I just couldn’t be arsed. I had such mixed feelings about this book, and when I started it I really didn’t think it was for me at all.
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. 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.
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