A review by aehmyers
The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This is an urban fantasy romance based in Korean mythology and it’s got epic battles, a detective mystery, and dramatic confessions of love. It ends tragically, but with lots of room for hope at the end. 

Hani— a Gumiho who has long since given up her life as the scarlet fox, still too full from her rampage where she gorged on far too many men’s livers. Now she works in a coffee shop, cringing as the beans are ground and serving the worlds most irritating customer, the fallen god Seokga. She trips up when two men attack her, bringing out an investigation into the scarlet fox once more.

Seokga— the trickster god has been diminished, forced to remain in the human realms as penance for his most recent failed trick. He lead an army of unrulies, but only claimed the throne for a matter of minutes. Now he works as a detective, tracking down the very unrulies he once lead into battle. He must catch and dispatch 20,000 of them before his brother will let him back into his power and the realm of the gods.

Seokga is called upon to solve a recent string of murders involving the famed scarlet fox. Hani plants herself squarely in his path as his assistant to try and misdirect him. Feelings are caught. Drama ensues.

These two fall head over heels for each other in such an endearing way. I would label them as grumpy x sunshine, except they are really more grumpy x grumpier.  I had a great time reading this ARC and fell in love with these characters.
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