Random House Worlds
The God and the Gwisin
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In this swoony sequel to The God and the Gumiho, a trickster god must work with his reincarnated lost love to solve his brother's murder on board a luxury underworld cruise ship.
Seokga the No-Longer-Fallen is working on himself. Reinstated as a god, the trickster now attends much-needed therapy, even as he desperately searches for his lost love, Hani. But when the red thread of fate tangled around his finger--signaling Hani's reincarnation--leads Seokga to a luxury cruise down the river of the dead, the woman he finds waiting for him isn't Hani . . . she's Yoo Kisa, and she has no memory of him.
Yoo Kisa is exhausted with her afterlife. While she'd hoped the underworld would be peaceful, whoever she was in a past life racked up quite the karmic debt, and now she must pay it, working thanklessly aboard the SRC Flatliner. Even worse, the red thread wrapped around her pinky followed her into the underworld . . . and although her fated partner has found her, he seems to find her lacking.
When the heavenly emperor is murdered aboard the ship, Seokga and Kisa must solve the crime before the cruise ends. As the mystery draws them closer, the god and the gwisin will have to decide what they truly mean to each other. But there's something bigger at play aboard the SRC Flatliner, something that holds the key to Kisa and Seokga's fated connection--and the fate of the mortal and heavenly realms.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780593599686
EAN:
9780593599686
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
416
Authors:
Sophie Kim
Publisher:
Random House Worlds
Published Date: 2025-03-06
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Good mystery. Good romance. I live that the couple really had to work to see each other from the other's perspective. Great 2nd installment.
Came in perfect condition. Story is great too
After the heartbreaking ending to book 1, I was pleasantly surprised with the lighter writing in this book! It is still emotional, but when you are searching for your reincarnated lover on a cruise ship for the dead with your psychologist in tow....well it doesn't seem as heavy!I thought the author did a fantastic job of keeping to the voice/tone of book 1, while pushing the story and the characters a bit further. We still get the wonderful banter/humor, the insight into Korean mythology/folklore, and a new "who did it" murder mystery to solve. The second chance romance vibe in this book had me giggling but also wanting to smack them both upside the head and tell them to "kiss and make up".My only real disappointment was with our FMC. I adored her personality/character SO MUCH in book 1 and it was really hard for me to get invested with her new personality. I understand the rational and that her "soul" was still the same but I missed Hani :-(
The first book in this series was one of my fave book I've ever read and I'm a very avid reader especially of romance. This one did not disappoint! This series is beautiful and the definition of "I will love you in every life time, we will find each other." I cried too any times reading this series and loved every second of it.
4.5⭐️ Rounded Up**POTENTIAL SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HABENT READ THE GOD AND THE GUMIHO**I loved this sequel so much! I was a little nervous how this would go given the ending of God and Gumiho because I really liked Hani. As it turns out, it was a nice mix of staying true to her memory while giving us a new love story as well. I loved seeing Seokga come to terms with the situation. I think his and Kisa’s debate over theory was really interesting and a great plot point from which to develop the relationship.As far as the mystery plot goes, The God and the Gwisin is a more “cozy” murder mystery than book one. There aren’t as many action points happening and yet I found this story held my attention more than the first (which I loved). I think it was the different relationships and character interactions that really drew me in this time.I had a theory early on about Seokga’s powers that led me to be less surprised by the big reveal at the end but I really liked how everything woven together for it. The epilogue was really sweet and leaves us with the potential for more which I find very exciting!
