 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | DARK HORSE | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | MI-KYUNG YUN | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | WESTERN / B&W | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 184 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | 12+ | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 09/16/2009 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 11/16/2009 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | HOLLY ELLINGWOOD |
Soah has been cruelly cast aside, her memories of her time in the otherworld erased and again her abusive father is ready to sell her off in marriage to the highest purse. When she learns that her father traded her for mere money so that he could continue his heavy drinking, she openly defies him, risking his wrath and heavy hand. Dong-Young Nim comes to her rescue. Will she be able to completely forget shadowed half-memories of Habaek and turn to the one she can depend on? The stirring fantasy saga continues with more intrigue and romance. She has been spurned from the magical world and is trying to make her life in the mortal realm she has been returned to. Habaek/Mui watches on, the cursed Water God torn between memories of his lost love Nakbin and what he feels for Soah. Others taunt and try to twist him to their whims, but as Mui at night, he escapes to the Human World and catches Soah unawares. He has told himself that if she cannot remember his name, he will forever leave her be, but if she does…he will never let her go. On the eve of the Chilseok Festival, where it is said it is the only night where two star-crossed divine lovers can be together, Mui comes to Soah. On her wedding day he steals her way, perhaps spurred by a nightmare of his past with Nakbin? Mysteries deepen even as Soah is again whisked away to that enchanted and dangerous world. Now that she has returned, others who have been working from the shadows to strike at Habaek, now do so through her. When it is suggested that she might be the reincarnation of his long lost love Nakbin, considering the frightening view of his past, is that a good thing? By the end of this volume, a startling secret about Nakbin is revealed and more trouble is flying on swift wings to the married mortal and her cursed Water God. The manwha contains 4 full color pages. The book holds some of the most beautiful illustrations of any graphic novel.
IN SUMMARY:
Soah has left the world of the gods only to have her husband come look for her and steal her away back to a place of mystery, danger, and romance. Bride of the Water God is one of the most mesmerizing and beautifully illustrated fantasy series of our time. |
