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The God and the Gumiho
by Sophie Kim
Book 1 in Fate's Thread
Korean mythology, banter that actually lands, and a nine-tailed fox forced to play assistant to the god sent to kill her. Romance burns slow and the ending leaves you twitching for the sequel.
goodreads 4.04/5 11,958 ratings
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Length416 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Tension / anticipation
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Morally gray
- Rivals to lovers
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
- Anti-hero
- Love/hate tension
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Book hangover incoming
- God/deity
- Grumpy sunshine
- Slow burn with late spice
- The swoon
- Redeemed villain
- Morally gray x morally gray
- Tension
- Banter
- Anticipation
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Longing glances
- Push and pull
- Possessive/protective
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Playful banter
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Urban fantasy
- Gods/deities
- Forced proximity
- Inn
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- Mythological
- Kitsune / fox spirits
- Only one bed
- Demons
- Fated mates
- Rivals competing
- Forced alliance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Humorous
- Witty
- Moderate
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Asian MC
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- Romantic
- Banter-heavy
- Asian love interest (LI)
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Former villain / reformed antagonist
- BIPOC MC
- Adventurous
- Conversational
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Lighthearted
- Playful
- Sharp
- Intense
- Enemies forced to ally
- Page turner
- Binge read
- Addictive pacing
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 416 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book