The God and the Gumiho

I loved this! It's the first time I've read anything based on Korean mythology. The amount of new creatures took some getting used to, but the descriptions were clear and to the point. And there was a lot of humor and romance as well, which made the story fast-paced and fun.

Hani was the perfect female main character. I loved her backstory and the fact the world had to establish new laws because of her 'binging episode' in 1888 - which ended with Jack the Ripper as final 'victim' (aka dessert). She perfectly embodied the traits I envision in a gumiho (a nine-tailed-fox). Bold, brave, clever and sharp-tongued. She was the perfect counterpart for grumpy, stick-up-his-ass Seokga.

Seokga is definitely not bad either; he is a trickster god out of his element. As a fallen god, he clearly feels the pain of being banished. The only thing I had a problem is were his 200+ children he fathered in his 600 something years on earth. How was that not a bigger issue?? It would have been a dealbreaker for me 🤣

The ending was tragic and exactly what the story needed. Can't wait do dive into the second book of this series!