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The God and the Gumiho by Sophie Kim
4.0
I would like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This was so good!! Sophie Kim really managed to write an alluring story and make you care about the two main characters, as well as the side characters involved, without having too complicated of a cast.
I loved that this story was followed through both the god and the gumiho, so to say, especially since Seokga and Hani obviously had different pieces of information available to them. And then a random chapter from Hwanin's POV? So good!!
The writing style was also easy to get through and made it a quick read. The pacing seems to be just right, and the final 150 or so pages especially pushed me to continue. I read those all in a day.
The book, however, had some very slight spicy scenes (or ones that at least hinted at spice), and I didn't really feel like that was necessary or added much to the book. I also managed to fall asleep mid-chapter on numerous occasions, which might have been due to reading while tired, but I also wouldn't remember that I stopped mid-chapter and just not continue for a couple of days.
Lastly, I felt like this book would have been phenomenal as a standalone. Although the ending for sure hints at a sequel, it would have been even better for me if this was just an open ending to a book and I didn't have to expect a sequel.
The God and the Gumiho overall is a really fun read though, and I would recommend!
This was so good!! Sophie Kim really managed to write an alluring story and make you care about the two main characters, as well as the side characters involved, without having too complicated of a cast.
I loved that this story was followed through both the god and the gumiho, so to say, especially since Seokga and Hani obviously had different pieces of information available to them. And then a random chapter from Hwanin's POV? So good!!
The writing style was also easy to get through and made it a quick read. The pacing seems to be just right, and the final 150 or so pages especially pushed me to continue. I read those all in a day.
The book, however, had some very slight spicy scenes (or ones that at least hinted at spice), and I didn't really feel like that was necessary or added much to the book. I also managed to fall asleep mid-chapter on numerous occasions, which might have been due to reading while tired, but I also wouldn't remember that I stopped mid-chapter and just not continue for a couple of days.
Lastly, I felt like this book would have been phenomenal as a standalone. Although the ending for sure hints at a sequel, it would have been even better for me if this was just an open ending to a book and I didn't have to expect a sequel.
The God and the Gumiho overall is a really fun read though, and I would recommend!