Review by naluminum - The God and the Gumiho

naluminum 's review for:

The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I liked learning about the Korean pantheon and folklore through the characters in this book. Our fiery, ambitious heroine and the cold, angry fallen god balance each other out so well (though really they are both villains in their pasts). Every character changes drastically from the beginning to the end of this story even though it takes place over a week. A little bit of murder mystery and the fate of the world at stake made me keep turning the pages for what happens next? I loved the little pop culture references to S Korea in the 90s.

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