Reviews - The God and the Gwisin

399 reviews for:

The God and the Gwisin

Sophie Kim

4.34 AVERAGE

aus1an's review

3.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

silent_layla's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious 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: Yes

The way Sophie meshes mythology and legends with imaginative storytelling and creates this beautiful, intricate new blend of something altogether new is nothing short of spellbinding. How love transcends every, even death. I cried so many tears, Sophie. I can't wait to see what you write next.

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caitlin_b_books's review against another edition

4.5

I absolutely adored this book. While it was not as good as the first one, in my opinion, it was still a really good sequel. I love books based on the red string of fate, and being able to find your soulmate in every life time and this book really did well with showing the struggles that one might face while waiting to reconnect with a lost love. While the last book left off

with our amazingly charismatic and beloved FMC dying

, we get introduced to our new FMC in this sequel. Kisa is completely different from Hani in so many ways, which was a huge change to the FMCs dynamic with Seokga. At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about Kisa and Seokga, since Hani's personality was more suited to him (in my opinion), and Seokga seemed to realize this, but still was interested due to Kisa being his soulmate, just in another life. However, Kisa did grow on me, and I was able to see and understand why she would also be a good match for Seokga. The introduction of new characters and bringing back old characters and giving us a new view of them was also a really great idea and I enjoyed it.

I also liked the attempt at delving into the murder mystery genre with this book, although the big reveal wasn't really a surprise to me. As soon as the murder happened, the thought popped into my head about who had done it,

and I couldn't get how no one else was able to see that it was the therapist. She was just introduced, knew all about Seokga's life and want to his soulmate, came on the ship for no reason, but yet no one doubted her.

After the traumatizing ending of the first book, I was very worried about how Sophie Kim would end this book, but this ending made me so happy to see.

Thank you to Random House Publishing for the eARC of this book. This is my honest review.

ajax's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

julialarsen23's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

reddhead16's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

It is so good to get another book with Seokga and Hani, fate threaded together! But of course it isn't going to be easy for this trickster god or former gumiho known as the Scarlet Fox. Somehow they were not able to meet, even with Seokga following the thread everywhere and not finding Hani. I love that we get a new setting in the underworld, on a cruise ship for the dead. And while I miss Hani, Yoo Kisa is a really fun Gwisin and former shaman with interesting friends like a kpop star, and reunited with old friend Somi. You get tons of humor (especially with a very intriguing fate thread), laugh out loud bits (quite the risqué book club) but also so many feels! And they played with my emotions, from the depression that Seokga feels trying to find Hani and finding her as Kisa instead, realizing it doesn't matter the form of people, as long as the soul remains the same, finding new common grounds, plus solving the murder of Seokga's brother and dealing with heavy family issues among the gods. And a super cute floating magic baby!

Yes, it is totally a kdrama type of story but I love it and I will forever root for Seokga and Kisa though I really want to read the next book! Or maybe I can check out the lates articles in the Godly Gossip, at least until we get a third fate thread book that will answer all the rest of the mysteries surrounding it and Seokga and Kisa!