Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on
! What a wonderful start to what i’m sure will be a wonderful series! Yes, the book has its flaws- but for me they didn’t matter much. This book is presented as a paranormal kdrama romance, and so I got exactly what I expected; I CAN, however, understand the reviewers who didn’t like this as much because they went into the book not realizing this & felt it became too reliant on romance when clearly they were expecting Korean Mythology on Steroids™️ or something.
I, too, was a bit let down that there was not moremoremore Korean mythology & folklore, but it definitely didn’t bother me enough to detract from enjoying the book! Especially because this was ONLY the first book of the trilogy! There is sooo much room for the moremoremore I want, so I’m giving the series the benefit of the doubt. You better bring it next time, Gumiho Trilogy!
The amount of mythology was not HUGE, but it WAS present the entire story, as the main character, Miyoung, is a (half) Gumiho, a half nine-tailed fox spirit/ half human who must feed on a man’s Gi (yes, until death, which she justifies by only feeding on men who have done horrific things. She does not WANT to kill, but she has to if she wants to survive) on the full moon to survive each month.
She meets a human boy precariously, through their dreams, Jihoon, and eventually they fall in love, realize they are soul mates, & have a kdramariffic experience you would expect from such. It was SU-PERB!
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- 14 June, 2020: Reviewed