Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
This was an amazing end to Seokga’s story, it is definitely a worthy ending to fate’s thread.

Rating: 4/5

I was in university when I got the email for approval and I almost squealed while in my computer lab, not my proudest moment but I was so excited. This was one of my top anticipated reads of the year, so as soon as I got back to my room, I dropped my current read to read it. I take comfort in knowing the book has kept me company in the early stages of the flu.

I loved almost everything about this book, the pacing was a lot different than I expected but it didn’t feel like a handful of days had passed. When it reached day 2 of the main plotline, I was almost certain that it was at least a week in. And while I loved the characters, I did find the female main character a bit irritating at times. Seokga did come through though, he will never anger me (I think I just have a soft spot for green-eyed, dark-haired trickster gods).

The plot twist was pretty easy to guess, at least for me. The villain in this story was hidden in plain sight, yet a bit glaringly obvious if you knew what to pay attention to. I did love how entertaining it got, and then having a cameo from Hani sealed how much I liked it. Then the new and old characters were honestly so adorable, I couldn’t get over how well it managed to work out considering a lot of issues between certain characters.

One thing I must say is that I wholly agree with everyone who says Seokga is a terrible detective, he never fails on that front and serves as a whole other form of entertainment. The Hwanin plot-line shocked me to the point where I had to spend a good 10 minutes trying to make sense of it all, it did serve as a good point for the relationship between him and Seokga to improve. I’m glad that brotherly relations were focused upon.

I recommend to anyone wanting to read this sequel! It's perfect for anyone who likes Korean mythology that reads like a Kdrama and fantasy-romance lovers!!

Absolutely sensational! What a worthy successor this was to the first book in the series. I'm in awe.

Got approved for this just last night and immediately jumped into it the first chance I got and before I knew it I was done reading. Its so bingeable and interesting, you can't keep it down once you start. The plot, the pacing, the characters, the writing... All of them working in perfect harmony to make the story come together.

Though I did feel that the main perpetrator was super easy to guess and I had it figured out in the first 25% of the book, I do see why it stretched the way it did. The reveal was satisfying and the reason for the leads to take so long to figure out who did it made sense as well. Very thoughtfully woven so that even when you think the characters are being stupid by ignoring the obvious, you get why they're sort of in denial about it, especially Seokga.

The romance was so feelsy and I was furiously highlighting through their interactions so I could go back to them whenever I felt like it. The ensemble is wonderful and I loved all the side characters but no one more than Hajun, my cute lil K-Pop idol.

It was interspersed with a plethora of laugh out loud moments and I especially loved Seokga's dry humour so much, just as I did in the first book. He's a sarcastic diva and I love that about him.

All in all a definite must read. I would recommend to everybody!!