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A review by kylosten
The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood