2024-07-24

profiterole_reads: (HOB - Hua Cheng and Xie Lian)
2024-07-24 05:37 pm

Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo

The novella Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo was absolutely wonderful! Kim Han-gil investigates a series of deaths in Seoul caused by a spirit worm.

This is my new favourite Asian American story. Most characters are Korean, but there's also a Japanese one and a Chinese one. If you're not familiar with exorcism vocabulary in these languages, you'll have to Google a few words.

Kim Han-gil is bi, ace and takes anti-anxiety meds (when he does fill his prescription...). There is no romance, but I have a ship, so I wouldn't mind if the author decided to write more in this universe. Minor characters include a trans woman and an enby. For more LGBT Quick Reads, check out my rec list.