It’s rare for a sequel to outshine the original, but Snowglobe 2 pulls it off. This conclusion to Soyoung Park’s dystopian duology is a fast-paced, twisty ride that kept me hooked from start to finish. The pacing is spot-on—just the right balance of action, suspense, and emotional stakes.

The plot picks up right where the first book left off, plunging us deeper into the chaos of the Snowglobe world. There are shifting alliances, and some wild surprises I didn’t see coming.

That said, the characterization still isn’t as strong as I’d like. Serin, in particular, is so bitter and antagonistic that it becomes distracting. While I understand her motivations, her constant negativity made it hard to connect with her.


Still, the story delivers a satisfying conclusion to the duology. If you enjoyed the first book, this one is definitely worth the read.

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Children's Books, and Soyoung Park for the opportunity to read this e-ARC!

This book was a bit out of my comfort zone - while I do like the dystopian elements, it was difficult to follow along with many of the names. Soyoung Park did a good job of putting in hints about who the person was to remind us from book 1.

Overall, I thought the beginning of the book was a bit slow. By the middle to end of the book, the action had really picked up and got to the heart of Chobahm's mission to help bring down the Yibonn Media Corporation, the corrupt group that runs Snowglobe.

This book did not feel the same as book 1. As much as I loved the first book I could not get into its sequel. I’m sure some people loved it but not for me personally.

I really loved this explosive conclusion to this duology. the story picks up quickly, and you will keep you turning pages until the very end. perfect for ya dystopia fans.

Snowglobe 2 was a nice wrap up to the end of the duology. Chobahm continues her fight against the untouchable Yibonn family to try and make a better world for those living in Snowglobe and those living outside the dome. I enjoyed learning more about Serin and her reasons for why she had such a nasty attitude. I also enjoyed Chobahm and Serin deciding to work together, though it was the last thing they both wanted to do. There were a few questions remaining once the book ended, but overall I really liked this duology. Thank you NetGalley for an ARC.

I really liked the premise of Snowglobe — the first book had a lot of potential, and I was excited to see how it would all wrap up in the sequel. But honestly, this second book just didn’t come together for me. I was hoping for answers and closure, but instead it felt messy.

I’m not sure if it was the translation or just the way it was written, but the story felt really choppy and lacking any depth. There are a few twists, but most of them didn’t make much sense with the plot and seemed like they were added just for shock value.

The fast-paced nature of the plot kept me engaged, but in the end, the lackluster writing and messy execution left me disappointed.

The stunning finale to the epic Snowglobe

With Snowglobe and the residents of the wider world still reeling from the revelation of the Goh Haeri project, Chobahm and her fellow Haeri clones find themselves not only under the ever-watchful eye of the YiBonn, but also stars of their very own series You, Me, and Us. As the only series that is streamed and accessible for residents of Snowglobe, the fishbowl that Chobahm thought she was in as Haeri has just become even wider. When Haeri is framed in the murder of her previous on-screen grandmother, she suspects Serin as the culprit. Then when she threatens to expose the YiBonn’s secret to the world strange things happen. After an encounter with a guest at the wedding of her dear friend, just the thought of the mirror transport systems sends her spiraling into fits of nausea and delirium. If being on the radar of the most powerful family in Snowglobe wasn’t enough, she is also approached by Chairman Shin who wants to help her bring down the YiBonn. Shin’s family is the mastermind behind Snowglobe and the magical mirror transport system that the YiBonn use exclusively as well as the design of the Snowglobe structure and operations. As the brains behind the family, Shin has her own reasons for helping Chobahm. With the yearly weather disaster raging and equipped with specialized tech courtesy of Shin, Haeri sets out to infiltrate the secret underground power plant and shut it down. When she arrives, she realizes that executing her plan is not as simple as the had imagined it to be. Chobahm will have all her loyalties and morals tested if she is to get out of the underground alive.

I first discovered Park SoYoung’s Snowglobe Duology last year due to a mass media marketing campaign. I bought a hardcover copy and was as impressed with the gorgeous binding and artwork as I was with the story that unfolded within the covers. Translated from the original Korean, Snowglobe and Snowglobe 2 captures the charm, essence and feeling of a K-Drama including tones of The Hunger Games, Squid Game and any number of high society dramas and fantasies. In fact the massive Snow Tower reminded me very much of Hera Palace from The Penthouse and while reading the duology, I found myself picturing Snow Tower as Hera’s bigger more elegant sister. With such immersive imagery Park has created a world that will draw the reader in as they form their own version in their mind’s eye. While Snowglobe on the surface appears to be the picture perfect Utopia, with planned weather disasters to shake up the populace and delight the viewers in the outside world, this setting is far from idyllic. The Yibonn are the textbook all powerful rich, influential family calling all shots and controlling all narratives, and with the secrets they are holding nobody is safe from their wrath. The deeper Chobahm gets into this tangled web the more she does not know who to trust with her secret about Snowglobe. When the Yibonn find out that she knows their secret they hypnotize her to keep her quiet. It’s not until she attempts to infiltrate the secret underground power plant that she finally understands the depts of the YiBonn’s corruption and greed for all power. Even with the help of Chairman Shin, the mastermind of the entire Snowglobe compound and a clone herself she is not to be trusted. The fact that shin is the Korean word for God was not lost on me, and I felt that Chairman Shin was a sleeper villain in her own right.
If Snowglobe was the first half of the drama that introduces us to the characters and situations with a hint of the true nature of things, Snowglobe 2 is the exciting second half where the veil is pulled back and the true corruption and lies are exposed. Park has taken an already intriguing and engrossing premise and has added in the secret underground power plant whose residents toil endlessly to power the massive, globed city above while the residents on the surface continue their lives without a clue of the world below. Both books in this Duology will satisfy not only the casual reader but also the rabid drama fan, and since many dramas are based from manga or other source material, I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t holding out hope for a future television adaptation.
If you are a fan of fantasies with themes of corruption, greed, mind control and the triumph of good over evil both Snowglobe and Snowglobe 2 are the perfect reads to cozy up to any time of the year.

Full disclosure: I was provided a Netgalley copy of this title by the author or their authorized agent, however, have voluntarily provided a review. All opinions are my own. Snowglobe 2 is scheduled for a May 6, 2025 release

Exactly whag I needed after the first Snowglobe ended. I typically don't enjoy the second book in a duolgy as much as the first, but I really enjoyed this just as much as the first.

the gasps i gusped.

NetGalley, Penguin, thank you for letting me read this early because I’ve been foaming at the mouth for book 2. Dystopia fiction is my favorite kind of fiction right now.

I was happy to see that Snowglobe’s shows continued with the downfall of Director Cha Seol. I loveeee that we get more exploration into the weather system. I thought the weather being drawn and artificially produced afterwards is a really cool concept.

If you like Hunger Games, Orphan Black, and/or Truman Show, Snowglobe 2 plays into a little of all of these. 🫶🏼

I don’t want to give too much plot away because it will spoil the first book, but I’ll say that this duology, specifically book one, is not talked about enough! It’s an incredibly good dystopian thriller that reads like a great Netflix series! Read book one and then grab this second book, which is as good if not better than the first.

Thanks so much for the opportunity to read book two in advance!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy

Snowglobe 2 by Soyoung Park and translated by Joungmin Lee comfort is the first person dual-POV Korean YA dystopian sequel to Snowglobe. After discovering the secrets behind Project Haeri, Chobahm and one of the other clones, Serin, have their own show and are still under the thumb of the Yibonn group. But not everything has gone back to normal after the big reveal.

One of the things that I thought was really interesting was how the weather aspects within Snowglobe were pushed even further. We learn about cola rain and petal storms, but get neither of those as bubbles are instead chosen to plague all of Snowglobe. Chosen from a contest and the product of a child’s imagination, it has massive consequences. Little details like this help make the book interesting and memorable while continuously connecting back to Haeri as the weather girl and the ice age going on in the wider world.

Chobahm uncovers a lot more secrets that the Yibonn group is hiding and the Orphan Black aspects do feel strengthened, which I love because I love Orphan Black. I know that some advertising likens this to Squid Game and Hunger Games, but I have always seen this as a cross between Orphan Black and that episode of Black Mirror where they exercise for a chance to go on the America’s Got Talent-type show. I don’t really get tournament from this at all; I get clones learning that they are clones as the world around them is competing to be on reality TV. If any reader is super into those two concepts, I think this duology is going to be up their alley.

I was expecting more romance between Bonwhe and Chobahm and we didn’t really get that. I think I was expecting it more because of K-dramas and expectations in YA for romance to later evolve and be a large feature of the final book rather than anything that actually happened in book one. Sitting on it, I feel that what we did get made sense for the two of them and the personal journey Chobahm went on as she uncovers secret after secret and combats the Yibonn group doesn’t leave a whole lot of time to really push a romance arc.

I would recommend this to fans of YA dystopia looking for something like Orphan Black or Black Mirror and readers of sci-fi looking for a YA or a work exploring the South Korean idol industry

"Remember. If you pose a threat to the system, your loved ones will go down - one by one."
4.5
Being a fan of the genre and the novels/TV shows this reminds me of, I was happy to realize that this second volume offers all that the first had with a difference. We are not just discovering the darkest secrets of that society but being very careful playing the right moves to defeat it and survive as well. This second volume kept me on the edge during many moments. It's terrifying to see the media manipulate the masses but also lose one's identity. I like the themes of this novel a lot. Although they are supposed to look like the same person, Serin and Chobham are very different, and I like them for different reasons. I hope this second volume has a gorgeous cover like the first.

You think that you have an inkling of what will happen in Snowglobe 2 and that there will be some fun parts and some insightful passages but...you are wrong. This twisty tale of directors and scheming and actors and presidents and accidents and worlds beyond worlds will make your head spin!! Add in some scientifically impossible powers and you are in for a ride. Read this, you will not regret it!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book.

Giving nothing away. Did you read book 1?

Did you like it?

If so, you will absolutely love book 2!!

Recommend!!

twisty and interesting book with some interesting ideas although it was a bit confusing at times and some twists weren't given time to sink in. 4 stars. tysm for the arc.

I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it.

This book was amazing! Even better than the 1st! Storyline was nail biting and I finished it in 2 days! I want more!!!!

I would recommend this book soley based on the fact it's a sequel and readers want answers. That being said, it was confusing. All the names and characters were hard to keep track of. Just when you think you have it figured out, someone who was dead is no longer dead. All these look alikes wanting to go after each other to have love, acceptance, fame. Hard to figure out who is good and who is bad. I'm glad this is the last book in the series; I don't think I would read another one. Fell flat compared to the first one.

I read this book in 24 hours, mostly because I couldn't bear to put it down. With each new twist and turn--trust me, there were plenty--my eyes were glued even more firmly to the page.

Like the first book, this one also focuses mainly on the plot rather than on characterization. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, considering the ever-advancing plot held my attention. The novel also contains questionable science, but it wasn't enough to take me out of the story.

More importantly, however, this story was an entertaining read, which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Within the first few pages, the novel provides a brief summary of events from the first book, helping readers jog their memories. This summary is included in an otherwise action-heavy start, both snagging readers' interest and reminding them of previous events. Since I read the first book just over a year ago, I greatly appreciated reminder.

From there, the plot keeps advancing, firmly establishing us in this world post-Haeri-esposé and introducing us to Jeon Chobahm's newest problems--and trust me, they're not small. Very quickly, Chobahm finds herself in deep trouble, and the situation only continues to worsen. Over the course of the novel, she has to work with friends, allies, and even enemies to resolve these problems and to pursue a better world for everyone.

I was satisfied with this book's end--both as the end to the novel, as well as to the duology. Although at times the characters make rather questionable decisions when it comes to morality, the novel was very entertaining from start to finish. I certainly hope that in an actual post-apocalyptic or post-ravaged-by-climate-change world humanity would make better societal decisions than the characters in this fictional world did. However, the end of the novel offers hope for the fictional world's future: that even in the worst situations, people can always build a better future as long as they work towards it.

I loved Snowglobe - The Hunger Games meets Squid Games, but inside a globe! And of course, it ended on a cliffhanger. I have been waiting and wondering to find out what is going to happen to Chobahm next. Seems she can't catch a break!