Nine Tailed

by Jayci Lee

Series: Realm of Four Kingdoms (1)

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"An enemy on her tails, an innocent at her side, and a dangerous power within her that could destroy them all. Jayci Lee melds Korean folklore with modern Americana in this fiery new series. Sunny Cho aspires to be the dullest, least interesting person in any given room, which can be challenging for a nine-tailed fox spirit. So she drifts from city to city--staying clear of any and all attachment--and keeps her fox buried deep inside her. It is better this way. She would rather live as half of herself than risk losing control of her terrible powers. Ethan Lee, a friend she left behind eight years ago, is a brilliant and distractingly hot PI. When he tracks her down and asks her to help him find his brother's murderer, Sunny knows her uneventful life is about to be turned upside down.Traversing the mortal realm and the world of gods, Sunny and Ethan discover their quest is much more dire than mere vengeance, and their friendship might be...more. An ancient evil is stirring, and Sunny is faced with an impossible choice: save the worlds from annihilation or claim the love fated by the heavens." --… (more)

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Too much repetition, Insta lust...couldn't get into it (

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Tip44 | Dec 19, 2024 |

great story inventive with interesting characters (

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samba7 | Nov 26, 2024 |

[draft] I have mixed feelings about this story. The Korean culture and folklore are interesting, as well as the story concept; not the "romance". It is more a romance novel, unfortunately, that builds in quippy conversation. Overall, I love the characters' personalities, they are well-fleshed. Unfortunately, also incredibly and constantly insecure, self-degrading and making harmful assumptions. The romance is basically the main character constantly lusting over male characters. And I mean, constantly. No reprieve. No time for the special moments to be special. And the main character is 132 years old—without the corresponding maturity. Bottom line, I do not want to read more by this author. Too irritating!
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pandr65 | Sep 29, 2024 |

The story is alright. I enjoy the fantasy elements - the main character is a nine-tailed fox spirit (gumiho in Korean) who abandoned the Shingae (divine realm) and has been hiding among humans for hundreds of years. (She may have two different personalities, because the human version talks about suppressing her gumiho self rather than simply hiding her magical aspects.) I also enjoy the interludes which flash back to the early days before she began hiding her identity. I dislike the sections where she wrestles with her lustful feelings (her term) for Ethan.

I don't dislike reading the book, but neither do I have any desire to return to it once I put it down. I might skim past all the boring bits and just read the parts about the fox spirit. I don't care enough about the characters to feel like I'm missing anything. More likely, I'll get distracted by a more interesting story and never return to this one.

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AliciaBooks | Jul 29, 2024 |

I may have a new favorite author.
Sunny is 132 years old and lives in Las Vegas. Her day job is a tobacco girl in a casino. She passes for 22, and her secret is her long suppressed alter ego, a lion sized nine tailed fox. Then Ethan comes back into her life...
This book was fun to read and filled with humor. The energy between Sunny and Ethan is delicious and sexy as they try to figure out what they are to each other. The Korean mythos is fascinating and fun to learn about, and the companions Sunny and Ethan gather on their journey are fun to meet too. There's definitely a sequel coming in the future (please!) but the book ends in a healthy pause not a knee jerker cliffhanger. (

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elorin | Jul 27, 2024 |

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"An enemy on her tails, an innocent at her side, and a dangerous power within her that could destroy them all. Jayci Lee melds Korean folklore with modern Americana in this fiery new series. Sunny Cho aspires to be the dullest, least interesting person in any given room, which can be challenging for a nine-tailed fox spirit. So she drifts from city to city--staying clear of any and all attachment--and keeps her fox buried deep inside her. It is better this way. She would rather live as half of herself than risk losing control of her terrible powers. Ethan Lee, a friend she left behind eight years ago, is a brilliant and distractingly hot PI. When he tracks her down and asks her to help him find his brother's murderer, Sunny knows her uneventful life is about to be turned upside down.Traversing the mortal realm and the world of gods, Sunny and Ethan discover their quest is much more dire than mere vengeance, and their friendship might be...more. An ancient evil is stirring, and Sunny is faced with an impossible choice: save the worlds from annihilation or claim the love fated by the heavens." --

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