after such a long time since my last contemporary fantasy, it took me a little while to get used to references of fanfiction and gossip columns in a fantasy setting. however, once I got over this small bump, I couldn’t put this book down!

the story follows Seokga and Hani, two completely different people that should not work as a couple in theory, but who actually make a lot of sense by the end of the book. I remember thinking at the start that there was no possible way for them to fall in love, and I was really curious how the author planned on pulling off the romance part. the answer is spectacularly! I also appreciated their character development a lot, specifically Hani’s journey from selfishness to selflessness and Seokga’s switch from a closed-off god with a superiority complex to a kind and easy-to-root for one.

as for the plot, it was sufficiently interesting with its fair share of twists and turns, however I do think it dragged on in the last act and it could have been more comprised.

the ending was surprising and wrapped up the story really nicely. definitely recommend!