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Kat Cho

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Kat Cho (she/her) used to hide books under the bathroom sink and then sneak in there to read after bedtime. Her parents pretended not to know. This helped when she decided to write a dinosaur time-travel novel at the tender age of nine. Sadly, that book was not published. She loves to incorporate her Korean heritage in her writing, especially if it involves describing food. She likes anything that encourages nerding out, including reading, K-dramas, K-pop and anime. She currently spends her free time trying to figure out what kind of puppy to adopt. Kat is the New York Times and international bestselling author of the YA contemporary fantasy duology Wicked Fox and Vicious Spirits (Putnam/Penguin). As well as the K-Pop webcomic, Free Hexel, ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 33,158 ratings · 7,221 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 18,419 ratings — published 2019 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon a K-Prom 3.76 avg rating — 6,127 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vicious Spirits (Gumiho, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 4,782 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Margaret Owen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Preeti Chhibber (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 1,659 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eternally Yours by Patrice Caldwell (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kalynn Bayron (Goodreads Author), Kendare Blake (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 1,155 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee, Marie Myung-Ok Lee (Goodreads Author), Kat Cho (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.67 avg rating — 780 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wish Upon a K-Star 3.73 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gods & Comics really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Free Hexel 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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New YA Fantasy + Cover Reveal

Exciting news! I’ve sold another contemporary fantasy book to Penguin Random House! I’m working with the same team for my debut Gumiho duology on my new fantasy, Gods & Comics ! If you want to learn more or order Gods & Comics , Go HERE ! Grace, a Korean American girl, is dealing with losing her grandmother by anonymously writing and publishing a webcomic based on the myths and legends her grandmo Read more of this blog post »

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The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee (Colliding Worlds, #1)

by Ellen Oh (Goodreads Author)

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呪術廻戦 1 [Jujutsu Kaisen 1]

by Gege Akutami

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“Night and darkness made a believer of everyone.”
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“Maybe it's wrong for us to hold any one person as our whole world. Maybe..." Jihoon trailed off with an odd expression. "Maybe it's wrong of us to owe all of our happiness or sadness to one person.”
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“Just because something doesn't seem right to most, doesn't mean it's not right for you.”
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