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nolan_nolano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, and Cannibalism
Minor: Violence and Grief
spellbindingtomes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Classism
notjules_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
the way i cried over this is not even funny . seokga won over my heart at the end and so did hani helloooo
then again tbh they had me mad too many times to make my review overly positive . most of their actions pissed me off so bad but other than that i did like their romance and the entire part where they were searching for the witness <3
also anyone wanna talk about how many times it was mentioned what car seokga has? 😭 was it just me or was that mentioned quite a lot lmaoo him and his jaguar xjs
(straight up copy and pasted this from good reads)
update; been a few many days now and i'm changing the star ratings just because i'm always thinking about this book like i think it is now a piece of me and even tho i stand by what i said about the characters making me mad like. all the time THEY ALSO MADE ME EMOTIONAL AND GIDDY
Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Sexual content
ceredonia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
nobosmomma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Grief, Gaslighting, and War
ceruleanshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
i always enjoy reading less-utilized mythology sources; i was constantly looking up different creature references. and the food 🤌🏼 any food descriptions or new foods are a plus for me in books. the early 90's setting was also quite fun and nostalgic - i almost keeled over at "expensive nokia 121" lol.
while the murder mystery could be gruesome at parts, it was nicely juxtaposed with the silliness of the kdrama-esque relationship dynamic between our fallen god seokga and the infamous gumiho hani. i do feel like it wasn't the most complex relationship i've read in a book, but it was fun. they did act a bit teenager-ish for a god and a mythological creature of hundreds/thousands of years of age, but i chalk it up to the modern inspirations.
i probably would've given this 3.5 stars, but i like the creativity of blending contemporary kdrama with ancient mythology.
not one of my fav reads this year, but i'm interested in seeing where book 2 goes with that ending 👀
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and War
kylosten's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The pacing was a little slower than what I was expecting but there were 3 different stories woven together so I think it had to be slower to be able to flesh out each major storyline.
It did drag at some points but the bickering between Hani and Seogka made that less of an issue for me.
I do wish we had more on Hani's time as the Scarlet Fox and the story leading up to Seogka's coup but maybe those are prequel stories the author plans to write. I think with how many plotlines this book had there wouldn't have been room to include more details on their lives prior to this book.
While I did guess early on what was going to happen the story was interesting enough that I didn't mind and all the diverging plots come together in the end.
I was initially confused about why Hani was rude to Seogka but that's explained later in the book. His motives for acting how he did towards her is not really explained beyond being a trickster god.
Even though the story gave some idea of what all the different creatures and demons were I was still looking up everything because I'm not as familiar with Korean folklore.
Graphic: Violence and Blood
notsobinaryart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
aprilyang1's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood
lisashelves's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content