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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 · 32,450 ratings · 7,099 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 18,246 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 3.75 avg rating — 5,941 ratings — published 2022	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 — 4,719 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) 3.36 avg rating — 1,585 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 — 1,131 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 — 775 ratings — published 1992 — 16 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 3.72 avg rating — 573 ratings — published 2025 — 5 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
	Gods & Comics 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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

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The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

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呪術廻戦 1 [Jujutsu Kaisen 1]

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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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Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (write-in)

3 votes, 33.3%

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (write-in)

3 votes, 33.3%

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman (write-in)

1 vote, 11.1%

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (write-in)

1 vote, 11.1%

The Last Bear by Hannah Gold (write-in)

1 vote, 11.1%

Boys Don't Cry by Malorie Blackman

0 votes, 0.0%

13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt

0 votes, 0.0%

Like a Charm by Elle McNicoll

0 votes, 0.0%

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

0 votes, 0.0%

Royal Blood by Aimee Carter

0 votes, 0.0%

Railhead by Philip Reeve

0 votes, 0.0%

The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

0 votes, 0.0%

Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho

0 votes, 0.0%

Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen

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