I was so excited to dive back into the mystery fantasy series. It's fun and romantic and whimsical all at once. I loved Seokga and Hani so much and it was amazing to fall back in love and fall in love for the first time with Kisa. It was exactly the perfect ending for this tale and I loved how it unfolded. We get another mystery to solve and we get to be updated on past characters and see a bit of the future. We learn more about Seokga and see a completely different side of him. These characters have grown so much and I loved it.

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the eARC of this wonderful sequel! The God and the Gumiho was a book which really surprised me, and I was glad that its sequel was similar in that respect. Kim has a wonderful way of making dynamic characters, and in this book particularly, putting them through mind-fuck situations.

On top of the book closing out (though not forever??) the plot of the first book well, my favorite part of this novel was the overarching question of what makes a soul vs. what makes a person. I felt that Kim did a fantastic job of dissecting that question in a way that really made me love Kisa, while also understanding Seokga's pain. Overall, I thought it was a wonderful addition to the series, and I look forward to anything Kim has to write in future!

First of all, thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC copy (NetGalley & Random House Publishing Group - Del Rey)

What an unbelievable adorable and fun read. What an awkward, cute little couple. I adore them!

This was such a breath of fresh air and a relatively light and breezy read that pulled me in instantly and kept me engaged with witty banter, depth of friendship, and love between two characters that transcends lifetimes.

I was skeptical about liking Kisa at first, afraid she wouldn’t “live up to” Hani (no pun intended), but I found that I very quickly grew fond of the character. I wanted to root for Kisa just as much, if not more. I think the intelligent side of Kisa spoke to me more than Hani in the end.

I have not laughed out loud at a book in so long. There were certain times in this book where I just lost it laughing. Seokga is so unseriously serious. I’m usually not the biggest fan of romances involving Gods/deities, but I’ve made an exception for Seokga.

Also, thank you for bringing Somi back! She was honestly one of my favorite characters. I was kind of surprised to see her again.

4.6 stars, rounded to 5

This book was absolutely insane BUT in the most beautiful way!

I absolutely loved this book and the way it was written! The plot and themes throughout it had me hooked to my kindle for days!

Can't wait for it to come out in stores.

For an oath has finally been fulfilled. So happy with how everything turned out for Seokga. The banter continued but maybe more cute as he tried so hard to be happy with just being in her presence more than anything else. I love that Somi also got to have a little bit of a happy ending. I hope Seokga no longer feels like the lonely god I his little cottage in the library. I loved this book maybe even slightly more than the first playing on my emotions as I so desperately wanted them to be happy. I love how Kisa is just searching to learn constantly and loves books too. ❤️❤️ Thank you for the honor of letting me read this ARC. I can’t wait for the opportunity to have a physical copy when I can!

Thank you to NetGalley & Random House Publishing Group Del Rey for the arc!

This book is a 6/5 stars for me! I absolutely adored the first book and was so sad at the ending in The God and the Gumiho, however, as soon as I knew their would be a second book I had so much hope that this one would heal the heartbreak the first one caused.

Couple of things heading into this book, I was worried that the story would feel repetitive and that I wouldn't love the new "Hani" as much. However I was blown out of the water by this book! This time around we are with Seokga and Kisa on the SRC Flatliner solving yet another murder mystery (who knew I could love a good cozy murder mystery two times in a row) in the underworld this time and unfortunately Kisa is already dead. I won't lie knowing this I was already nervous that this book would make me cry more than the first and honestly it did but not for the reasons you're thinking. It was heartbreaking to see Seogka go through the feelings of being alone and how he compared Kisa to Hani and how he just wanted her back in any form. To me this book was Seogka's book and his character gains so much depth in this book and we really watch him grow into who he is/wants to be. There are also some great friendships in this book and I loved the overarching mystery we had going. I was able to put together things somewhat quickly closer to the 75% mark but with how it's written I was still left second guessing my self.

Overall, I loved everything about this book. The pacing and the way it's set up is so perfect. The friendships we see Kisa gain and the witty banter in this had me laughing out loud. This is a book I will be coming back to over and over again and will have my shelf for so many years to come.

Going into this, I was so nervous because I typically do not like the soulmates trope at all. But, The God and the Gumiho was one of my favorite books last year and so I was really looking forward to The God and the Gwisin. It did NOT disappoint!! Oh my gosh!! This was so amazing and from the very beginning Sophie had me completely invested in the story. I love that she was able to drag out the relationship in a realistic way so that nothing felt rushed between Seokga and Kisa at all, and it felt natural. I adored Kisa with every bit of my heart and this is definitely a favorite read for this year as well. The murder mystery was fun and kept me interested, the tension between Kisa and Seokga was delicious and the struggles that Seokga faced regarding Kisa were so well done and realistic I could not have asked for this to be done any other way.

Oh, now this was a damned treat to read.

After falling in love with the first novel in this series, I was both incredibly excited at seeing the announcement for a sequel, as well as a little apprehensive. Would the sequel live up to the first book? Would I enjoy it?

I needn't have worried, because Sophie Kim has done it again.

The God and the Gwisin is such a fun read, and continues on nicely from the events where the first novel ends. There's a little bit of heartbreak and longing, a lot of laughs, the same amount of sleuth and intrique as the first book introduced to, and altogether just a heartwarming good time. I really enjoyed getting to follow Seokga once again as he continues in searching for his soulmate, especially as this time we get to see how time has changed him and how he interacts with a few other familiar faces from the first novel.

Once this book was in my hands I couldn't put it down, and it was so fun unravelling the mystery of what was going on onboard the SRC Flatliner. I did guess the twist before it was revealed this time around, but it did not take away from the enjoyment I had reading this story. Kim's prose is still engaging and her characters are vibrant and a joy to read. This world really gives me the feelings I get from watching k-dramas, which is great as I could easily see this story adapted into one!

If you enjoyed the God and the Gumiho, please do yourself a favour and check out this book when it drops. You won't be disappointed.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me the chance to read this amazing book!

I have been looking forward to this book for months and it did NOT disappoint. Seeing old characters again made my heart so happy and it was great to how they had all changed but still had the parts of them I loved. I was enraptured watching Seokga and Kisa. Also the red thread was so funny! I was sucked right back into their world and it never ceases to amaze how the author was able to weave such an incredible story filled with love, humor, and warmth even while tragic things are happening.

I loved the first book and I have been looking forward to reading this one for some time.
The story takes place on a luxury cruise ship in the underworld. Forced to join the trip with his brother, Seokga finds himself not only trying to connect to his soulmate but also solving a murder.

I think the first book was a bit darker than this one that has more humor and you get to se another side of Seokga. I like this change because the characters have to evolve, even the Gods needs to grow due to their experiences. If I have to find something to criticize it´s probably the predictability when it comes to who to trust and who the villain is. Other than that I can only find positive things to say.

I really enjoyed the second book of the Fate's Thread series. It begins 30 years after the first book and Seokga is looking for his reincarnated love Hani. He tries to find her through their fated red thread, but cannot. His brother and therapist convince him to take a cruise down the river of the dead when he finally finds Hani/Kisa working on the ship. Their first interaction is awkward and then they find Seokga's brother dead. Can they work together to find the killer?

Things I loved:
- I love a good redemption story and while some are worthy of redemption others are not.
- The mystery behind the murder is wonderful, I kept turning the pages to get more clues.
- Seokga and Kisa getting to know each other again. His pining over her.
- Nam Somi and Hajun.
- The mythological creatures and gods.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

“Oh, Seokga thinks, he could fall in love with her forever, in all her forms” and you know what so could I!

After reading the God and Gumiho, my heart was left in pieces. I fell head over heels for Hani and Seokga, and the realisation that Hani wasn’t coming back for the sequel made me nervous going into this next instalment.
I can honestly say I loved this book. The way the end of the first book left me only helped to enhance the way this second book made me feel.
It was funny and light while still packing so much emotion in. I really enjoy how Kim balances humour, complicated emotion and a truly gruesome murder mystery so well, and I really like her writing style overall and the way Korean folklore is portrayed.

Seokga finally finds his soulmate again after tirelessly hunting down the other end of the red string tying him to her, only for her to have no clue who he is. As promised, she has Hani’s wine-brown eyes, but at first, it seems that’s all the two women have in common. Don’t get me wrong, Yoo Kisa is intelligent, caring and witty. But she’s not impulsive, she’s methodical and shy with a mess of curls and she doesn’t care about how she dresses.
I loved getting to know her and sympathising with how Seokga fell in love with Kisa as her own person slowly. This book navigated their feelings for one another really well and using their thread as an interesting way to let us in on them. I was kicking my feet reading their relationship grow into something truly special.

While having some familiar characters and getting to dive deeper into them, there were also some new ones too. More involvement from side characters was something I wished for in the first book so it was nice to see it in this one.
The group is forced to solve a devilish murder together, and the situations they repeatedly get themselves into make for a wonderful read. The mystery kept me gripped and although I had my suspicions as to who the murderer was, the journey to finding out for sure was a lot of fun.

I loved watching Seokga open himself up again to being loved and loving not only Kisa, but his brother as well. This book felt like a healing balm or cozying up with a mug of coffee. I cannot wait for the next installment!

Thank you Netgalley, Random House Publishing Group - Del Rey, Random House Worlds, Inklore for the eARC!

every time i read a Sophie Kim i scream into the abyss about how life's so unfair because Sophie is a gem and she's so infuriatingly underrated. This book all you would've wished for and even more.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange fro an honest review.

This sequel to The God and the Gumiho, The God the Gwisin, picks up where the first book left off. Hani has been sent for reincarnation and Seokga, now a god again, is doing everything in his power to find his soulmate. Eventually reunited, with Hani now Kisa having no memory of Seokga, must work together to solve the murder of his brother aboard the underworld's luxury cruise ship. This sequel includes some new and old characters, where we get to find out what happened to them between the events of the last book and now some 30 years later.

I really enjoyed this sequel and wish there was more as Kisa and Seokga are such an enjoyable pair to follow. The added fun of the red string of fate, with a personaility of its own was a fun addition. Although a big part of the book, finding the murderer had its own twists, but seeing the relationship develop again between Kisa and Seokga was the most enjoyable part for me!

Again this kind of reminds me of the kdrama Alchemy of Souls just with how the characters went through similar situations, just as they were able to get together to lose each other at the end then have a second chance.

“Oh, Seokga thinks, he could fall in love with her forever, in all her forms”.

First of all, I am ever so grateful for the opportunity to read this ahead of publication. I absolutely adored The God and the Gumiho and was so excited to continue on the adventure with the sequel.

Book one set us up to know roughly how this book was going to start, so I knew it was going to have some relatively heart wrenching moments to brace for, but it still definitely got me in the feels pretty regularly. All I wanted was for Seokga to have his happy ending.

From the very beginning I loved Kisa’s character, she was a truly lovely character to read and was so cleverly written. Kisa is both headstrong and intelligent in a way that completely separated her from Hani.

Even during the ongoing mystery solving, we get to learn a little more about Seokga’s backstory and his relationship with his parents, which I loved, as it truly helped to piece him together a little more. I really enjoy reading about all the pranks that he pulls on the other gods, but constantly wish there were some of these in the present story. Though I get the feeling any sequels may be following other characters, maybe we can see this when he’s a little happier in the later book(s) if this series continues.

It was nice to see a return of a certain character and how they evolved from where we last saw them in book one. I was dying to know what had happened to them and wasn’t disappointed.

The wrap up of the whodunnit and overall story was perfect, highlighting tons of little tidbits and hints along the way that tied it all together so nicely.

Kim’s ability to write a naturally funny story is truly brilliant and easily one of my top reasons why I will honestly devour anything she writes in the future. She could even find a way to make a piece of string funny and witty and I loved every word of it.

Thanks to NetGalley & Random House Publishing for the arc!

**3.5 stars!** I enjoyed the first installment and though it was a sad ending, I thought it was a good one. Imagine my surprise when I saw there was a sequel!

WARNING! There will be spoilers in this review for “The God & the Gumiho” so if you haven’t yet, please read the first before this one.

33 years following the events that led to the tragic death of gumiho, Hani, AKA Seokga’s lost love, we follow Seokga’s journey in finding Hani’s reincarnated form. As Seokga follows the twisted red thread of fate to his soulmate, he finds himself on a luxury cruise ship that harbors over the river of the dead. It is on the ship where he stumbles upon the end of the thread to not Hani but Yoo Kisa. A gwisin who has no recollection of who Seokga is. Along with Seokga now having to navigate the rocky waters that is his lovelife, there is now a murder scene that takes place on the cruise ship. Together, they work to find the murderer while fighting their undeniable attraction-disguised-as-intrigue.

Like the first book, this was such a breezy, feel-good read. I love that the author uses the red string theory because I am a hopeless romantic who loves the idea of finding your soulmate. Though there is a murder mystery in the story, it did feel more of an afterthought which made the reveal fairly predictable. But of course, it makes the romance the center of the story and I loved it.

There were times where I thought the story did drag which made the story progression slower than I would have liked. But the writing made up for the pacing because it adds such an easy-going humor that made me smile as I read more. I did miss Hani from the first book but we are introduced to new characters that we wouldn’t have met had it not been for Hani. Not to mention, the new side to Seokga we see because of her absence. But I still miss her!

A solid book and a great sequel to the first.

After the absolute romp that was book 1, this one was a let down. It’s very much a ne thing, I think I just wasn’t very much in the mood after Sunrise on the Reaping, but it didn’t hit as much as the first one. I missed the humor that I loved in it and because of the absence of one of the characters I thought was the most entertaining, it didn’t have that fun chemistry anymore either. I think any book coming after the banger that was the new Hunger Games was bound to be disappointing in my eyes.

I didn't think this book was going to make me so emotional, I adored the first one but I think this one surpassed it. You can feel the longing and yearning Seokga has been through trying to find Hani and after finally finding her he has to come to terms with the fact that even though there are similarities she is no longer the same mischievous gumiho. He is definitely my favorite character, kinda grumpy and rude to others but deep down funny, loyal and sweet to those he cares about. Kisa shares some traits with Hani but at the same time they are opposites, Kisa is more book smart and practical and analytical but I really liked her character. The story is funny and emotional and it also touches on some heavier themes like self doubt, grief, s*icide, depression that might seem heavy but is what helps understand this characters and what drives them. If you like the style of K-Dramas with a touch of murder mystery I highly recommend to pick this series up.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group Del Rey for this ARC, all opinions are my own.

I loved this book- the character development in Seokga was just perfect and his relationship with his brother was just the cutest!!

If you liked The God and the Gumiho then you’ll love this!

First and foremost, I’d like to thank the publisher and author for allowing me to read the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutely loved both the God and the Guminho and the God and the Gwisin. The god of trickery has earned a special place in my heart along with his love of iced coffee and (surprisingly) trashy romance novels.


“Sexy” Seokga has been restored to his God status after the events of The God and the Guminho. He’s back in the god realm but he’s a shell of the man (God) he used to be. You see, he lost his beloved Hani thanks to the evil eudoksini who is now resting not so comfortably in the seven hells. 33 years have passed and Seokga is searching tirelessly for the reincarnated Hani he has been promised.. So hard in fact that usu bother, emperor of the Gods Hwanin demands he takes a vacation. It’s been 7 years since the red-thread of fate has attached Seokga to his soulmate and he still hasn’t found her. When he arrives on the SRC Flatliner, the god of the underworld’s luxury vacation ship, he discovers Yoo Kisa former shaman now Gwisin. Not only is she his fated soulmate, but she is indeed Hani reincarnated. But when chaos ensues on the vacation cruise they set off on, Seokga and his “threaded” are forced to work together with some unlikely friends to save the realm. Can they save everyone? Will they fall in love?

Sophie Kim has quickly become one of my favorite authors. I will continue to read her books because they are so well-written, well-developed, and have characters that make me laugh, cry, scream, and feel all the emotions. There were several times I was literally laughing out loud while reading this book. This is the second series of Kim’s that I have finished (have you read the Talon’s series? No? Go do that right now). Kim’s romance and spice is done in such a classy, perfect way that I wasn’t immediately cringed out. I cannot reiterate enough how great of a writer she is.

I HIGHLY recommend snagging this book when it’s released, seriously RUN don’t walk. But be sure to read The God and the Guminho first.