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SOPHIW KIM COUNT UR FUCKIN DAYS <33
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

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ceredonia's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

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nobosmomma's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

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ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

an intriguing blend of korean mythology and kdrama! i wish i was more familiar with the latter bc i've seen other reviews mention a lot of references and nods to popular kdrama series, but unfortunately they'd all go over my head.

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 👀

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kylosten's review against another edition

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funny mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is part K-Drama, part cozy romantasy, part cat and mouse murder mystery. The author has a cinematic writing style, which adds to the K-Drama feel.
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.

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