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The God and the Gumiho
by Sophie Kim
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC ❤️❤️❤️
I’ve had a good time reading this one. I think that you really need to have a lot of experience with Korean media and a little experience with the language to understand the romanization of Hangul. It’s something that kind of gets touched on in the authors note: that this is a love letter to her culture, but it really is an important detail to note. I think a glossary of words, for some Korean words used would be helpful for those who may just be picking up the book because they like folklore and maybe have SOME exposure to the 9 tailed fox mythology.
As for the story itself, it’s pretty fun! A mythology/folklore story with romance and mystery is right up my alley! I think it’s hilarious how spunky the FMC is towards the MMC. There’s so much passion there. At times it felt fast paced with the romance and other times (towards the end) it was a little more slow and drawn out. But overall, very enjoyable. Also can we talk about how stunning the cover is!?! I’m going to purchase the physical for sure!
I’ve had a good time reading this one. I think that you really need to have a lot of experience with Korean media and a little experience with the language to understand the romanization of Hangul. It’s something that kind of gets touched on in the authors note: that this is a love letter to her culture, but it really is an important detail to note. I think a glossary of words, for some Korean words used would be helpful for those who may just be picking up the book because they like folklore and maybe have SOME exposure to the 9 tailed fox mythology.
As for the story itself, it’s pretty fun! A mythology/folklore story with romance and mystery is right up my alley! I think it’s hilarious how spunky the FMC is towards the MMC. There’s so much passion there. At times it felt fast paced with the romance and other times (towards the end) it was a little more slow and drawn out. But overall, very enjoyable. Also can we talk about how stunning the cover is!?! I’m going to purchase the physical for sure!