sparksbooks 's review for:

The God and the Gwisin by Sophie Kim

4.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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This sequel to The God and the Gumiho is so perfect. Seokga is back and after the events in the first book, he is trying to find his fated love again. Except this time Hani is not Hani anymore. Seokga works to reunite with his lost soulmate on a cruise ship in the underworld and this reincarnated version of her soul, Yoo Kisa, does not remember him.

Not only is Seokga trying to reconnect with Kisa and find the bond that had him falling for Hani, but we have another mystery to solve. This time it’s a murder mystery on the cruise! I love that Sophie Kim is able to take some known story plots, mash them up with Korean mythology, especially the afterlife in this case, and craft a beautiful love story out of it. We get a few other recurring cast members in this one and we learn a bit more about Seokga and his family history.

There were some great twists and turns to the mystery and while I did suspect the ultimate killer, I did not suspect just how heinous their plot truly was. And we again get left on such a climactic cliffhanger, that I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the announcement of a book 3!

Thank you to @delreybooks and @netgalley for the eARC.