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katyakat 's review for:
The God and the Gwisin
by Sophie Kim
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
ARC via @netgalley – thank you!
This sequel was somehow both chaotic and tender in all the right ways. Seokga has been searching for his reincarnated love for decades, only to find her by accident, while on a forced vacation with his therapist and his brother. On a luxury underworld cruise. Naturally.
Except she’s not Hani anymore, she’s Yoo Kisa, a very tired gwisin working off karmic debt and completely unaware of who he is. Their red thread of fate is still there, but that doesn’t mean she trusts him. The setup could’ve gone cheesy fast, but Sophie Kim handles it with charm, mythological flair, and just enough emotional punch to keep things grounded.
Seokga is still the mischievous trickster god we met in book one, but this time he’s also in therapy and actually trying to grow. Kisa, meanwhile, brings a more quiet, worn-down kind of strength. She’s not Hani 2.0, Hani will always be my fave (morally grey and fabulous), but Kisa really holds her own. I liked that she gets space to be unsure, to set boundaries, and to make her own choice. The romance builds slowly and actually gives her that choice, no magical strings forcing insta-love, just two people deciding if they’re willing to try again.
The murder mystery on board is more emotional than twisty, and yes, it does involve Seokga lugging around his murdered brother... who has been reincarnated into a baby. (It’s somehow both absurd and genuinely touching.)
🖤 Final thoughts:
Smart, funny, and a little unhinged. Fans of myth-based romantasy, emotional arcs, and reluctant babysitting gods—this one’s for you.
This sequel was somehow both chaotic and tender in all the right ways. Seokga has been searching for his reincarnated love for decades, only to find her by accident, while on a forced vacation with his therapist and his brother. On a luxury underworld cruise. Naturally.
Except she’s not Hani anymore, she’s Yoo Kisa, a very tired gwisin working off karmic debt and completely unaware of who he is. Their red thread of fate is still there, but that doesn’t mean she trusts him. The setup could’ve gone cheesy fast, but Sophie Kim handles it with charm, mythological flair, and just enough emotional punch to keep things grounded.
Seokga is still the mischievous trickster god we met in book one, but this time he’s also in therapy and actually trying to grow. Kisa, meanwhile, brings a more quiet, worn-down kind of strength. She’s not Hani 2.0, Hani will always be my fave (morally grey and fabulous), but Kisa really holds her own. I liked that she gets space to be unsure, to set boundaries, and to make her own choice. The romance builds slowly and actually gives her that choice, no magical strings forcing insta-love, just two people deciding if they’re willing to try again.
The murder mystery on board is more emotional than twisty, and yes, it does involve Seokga lugging around his murdered brother... who has been reincarnated into a baby. (It’s somehow both absurd and genuinely touching.)
🖤 Final thoughts:
Smart, funny, and a little unhinged. Fans of myth-based romantasy, emotional arcs, and reluctant babysitting gods—this one’s for you.