The God and the Gumiho is my latest obsession. It’s a story that will sweep you away in the enemies to romance, the witty banter, and the ending made me weep. I am going to be pining over the sequel until it’s released. Keep reading my book review of The God and the Gumiho for my full thoughts.
Summary
Kim Hani has retired from a life of devouring souls. She is, simply put, too full. Once known as the infamous Scarlet Fox, she now spends her days working in a coffee shop and annoying a particularly irritating, if unfairly handsome, trickster god as often as she can.
That god is Seokga the Fallen. Exiled from the heavenly kingdom of Okhwang, he now begrudgingly resides in the mortal realm, working toward his redemption and suffering through his interactions with the particularly infuriating, if sneakily charming, gumiho barista at his favorite café.
But when a powerful demon escapes from the underworld and threatens to end all of humanity, Okhwang’s emperor offers Seokga an enticing bargain: Kill this rogue creature, as well as the legendary and elusive Scarlet Fox, and he will be reinstated as a god. Hani, however, has no intention of being caught. Seokga might be a trickster god, but she has a trick of her own that he’ll never see coming: teaming up. As Seokga’s assistant, Hani will undermine and sabotage his investigation right under his overly pointy nose. Sure, she’ll help him kill the demon, but she certainly won’t allow him to uncover her secret identity while they’re at it.
As the bickering partners track their case down a path of mayhem and violence, the god and the gumiho find themselves inescapably drawn to each other. But will the unlikely couple stand together to prevent the apocalypse, or will they let their secrets tear them—and the world—apart?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
We love a grumpy sunshine where we aren’t even sure who’s not the grump sometimes. We also love when the mortal enemies, when they truly hate each other and the little things they do, are just enemies at the coffeeshop. A customer who always gets under your skin and the barista who doesn’t tolerate your bullshit. Plus who doesn’t love that the barista hates coffee? Honestly if that set up doesn’t get you to read The God and the Gumiho what will?
How about this – The God and the Gumiho has truly excellent banter full of barbed remarks, lingering glances, and our instinct to spend just a bit too much of our day thinking about our ‘enemy’. We love unwilling partners in crime. The God and the Gumiho manages to balance this mashup of fun and devastating – when you get to the end you’ll know what I mean. It’s about how our rivals, our enemies, know exactly just what button to push.
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This is my latest contemporary fantasy with a healthy splash of romance obsession. And if you love investigations and secret identities, pick this up! Writing this review has me obsessed all over again! Find The God and the Gumiho on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop.org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.