Bride of the Water God, Volume 5

Bride of the Water God #5

by Mi-Kyung Yun, Julia Kwon Gombos (Translator)

With a jealous admirer and a bitter, powerful mother plotting behind his back, Habaek's controversial decision to return Soah to his magical kingdom has the elemental gods and goddesses in an uproar. Habaek, the moody water god who rescued Soah's village from famine and drought, is also dealing with a curse that turns him into a child during the day and reverts him to his true adult form at night. While some of the inhabitants of his domain are friendly to his human bride - and some are a bit too friendly - Habaek has kept his curse secret from Soah, who's become completely confused by all the attention and resentment her presence brings! When night falls, Habaek pretends to be the aloof, handsome god, Mui, whose irresistible charisma and flirtations with Soah have her thinking that she's about ready to cheat on her immature spouse. It may be about time for Habaek/Mui to come clean! And who's really responsible for the death of his previous human bride?

Genres: Manga, Manhwa, Romance, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Supernatural

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2007

About the author

Name (in native language): 윤미경

Associated Names:
Mi-kyung Yoon
Юн Ми Гён
尹美庚

Mi-Kyung Kun is a Korean manhwa artist. She is the author of Bride of the Water God series (original title: 하백의 신부).

She received the Silver Medal for Seoul Media Group's "Shin-in-gong-mo-jeon" ("New Artist Debut Competition") for Na-eu Ji-gu Bang-moon-gi (The Journey of My Earth Visit) in 2003.

She received a "Shin-in-sang" ("Best New Artist") award from the Dokja-manhwa-daesang organization for Railroad in 2004.

Fan Forum: http://cafe.daum.net/winkalryd

Reviews

[Logan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The fact that Soah has yet to figure out that Mui and Habaek are the same person is getting a bit annoying. The way it's drawn out has kinda of squeezed the suspense out of it. Now I just want her to find out so the story can move forward. Good thing Huye and this Emperor guy are so intriguing.

[Lou (Lou and Life) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I swear at the moment this is the only series that I can read. Every time that I try to read something else I get nowhere but it's something about this series that I can read the volumes really fast and actually finish it. I love it.

In this volume we see the impact of the secret that was revealed at the end of volume 4. The plot is focused on this secret and makes the side characters in this world play a more important role. We also meet a new important character for the first time and start to see the politics of the world being played out. This is another volume packed full with plot and we even get to see more of a backstory of the main characters as a bonus scene and I loved read it.

I love this manhwa series and I would really recommend it. I guarantee it will be nothing like you've ever read before!

[Kadie D♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nakbin? I don't think so....

[Ambs ❤❤ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Habaek needs to just tell Soah the truth already, and talk about a meddling mother, geez!

[jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

5 stars for the art, and 3 stars for the story. The art is some of the most beautiful I have seen in manhwa or graphic novel. The story is meh, but it has it's moments.

[N. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Angst overload, but this is definitely a better volume than the previous ones.

[Bluebelle-the-Inquisitive (Catherine) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the book of heavens. This book holds every last detail about marriage in our world. Once I bond a man and a woman in this book with the red string, they end up being a couple, no matter how much they may hate each other. That is a fate that no one can go against, even the gods. — Wol-Ha

Lynn... the Pegasus' name is Lynn... moving swiftly on. Nakbin as back and she makes Mura look like an Angel (aka my hi bitch moment). But Nakbin and her attitude and reveal does lead to fun times for Huye and Soah. And also Red String porn because I'm a whore for Red String apparently. It does use the Korean form and Wol-Ha who has stunning imagery.

This is a volume I didn't expect there is a lot of story development in a relatively short amount of time. Red String is always a pleasure. And there is some wonderful character design in this volume. Beauty, masks, and costuming all of it works really well.

Some random notes.
• Nakbin is now known as Yeo-Wa. She is supposedly human, but I doubt it. She is too manipulative, knows too much.
• Soah and Habaek's first meeting is full redrawn and included as a mini-comic. It is just as cute as I hoped. It's written in mixed perspective.
• The villain for this arc is revealed. The Emperor. He is much more than he appears and his drawn to Soah for the reason that she is hidden from him. There is definitely more being on with him, Soah, Huye and Habaek. But the bet Habaek wanted to win was with The Emperor.
• Huye and Nakbin's relationship has been outed by Huye's words. He loved Nakbin more than anyone else because he had to, Nakbin is has sister.

I will show you... that I can go against you co-called fate. — Mui/Habaek (This really has a wonderful portrait with it. His outfit is striking)

A representative gif:

[MaJo · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Vemos como los sentimientos de él se van haciendo mas notorios.a pesar de la aparicion de Nakbin que en realidad no se sabe si es ella .
Lo unico que me molesta como en todas estas historias romanticas es q todo podria ser mas sencillo si se hablaran.hablen!!
Huye le dice a soah q fue su hermana.nakbin. y tmb aparecio otro personaje el emperador q no se sabe aun cual es su papel.
Al ser los dibujos en blanco y negro le da el extra de poder imaginar los colores...hermosos!

[Lorelei · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful artwork.
It may be the translation, but the story is choppy. None of the characters have really developed and the relationship between Soah and Habaek/Mui is unhealthy to say the very least.
I found the first five volumes at a used book store, but I won't be making any efforts to read/find the rest.

[Amandine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alors que Mui comprend qu'il aime Soah, il compte lui demander officiellement sa main... alors qu'il la propose en marriage, une autre épouse apparait et crée du chaos dans le Royaume des Eaux... Et c'est là que tu te dis "Communication is KEY !"

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good volume.

[Carrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still loving the art in these the most. Wishing the story would progress a bit faster though.

[R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such beautiful illustrations and an amazing story. I can't wait to read more!

[Aria · Rating 1 out of 5]

At this point, I'm honestly only still reading this because I want to see if it actually gets any better.

[gabi · Rating 4 out of 5]

THE ART IS GORGEOUS. So much detail.

[Lena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great as ever, but so confusing!

[Shayshkers · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little better. The same jump around issues, but the story is getting better.

[D. Dorka · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 csillag

[Alisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still loving this story and how complex it is.

5 stars!

[Alejandra RL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me declaro totalmente enganchada con la historia.

Tengo el presentimiento de que la autora va a hacer sufrir a los personajes, así que me voy a ir preparando para ello.

[Panna · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐

Néha belegondolok, hogy ezeket a komplex képeket egy ember rajzolta meg és akkor én, hűűű...

[Cornerofmadness · Rating 3 out of 5]

This still has that beautiful light delicate line art typical of shojos…but it’s getting to the point I can’t tell Soah from any of the other women and a few of the dudes for that matter. Hyue is about the only one you can tell since he’s blond and Mui because he has short hair.

Another bride is sacrificed to Habaek, the water god. Soah pleads with Mui (still ignorant that he is in fact Habaek) to save the girl. He warns her she might regret it. Mui is told by the doctor-god that the girl is a mute but Soah soon learns otherwise as the woman has nothing good to say to her. The story starts muddling a bit here. The woman looks like and might even be Habaek’s first human wife, Nakbin but he doesn’t believe it. Certainly some of the gods are conspiring to do something. General Hyue takes Soah away since Habaek is in a bad mood, taking her to his hometown, a place of great beauty, an act the others try to use to sow seeds of mistrust in Habaek’s mind. Sadly I’m not sure I’m going to find out what happens next. I need to investigate since I’d heard Darkhorse canceled this manga (big surprise. I’m wondering why they even bother to put up the small manga any more. Everyone is going to those horrible omnibuses which are hard to read and shelve being so darn big).

[Bianca Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was written by Mi-Kyung-yun I forgot how many pages there were. This is a korean styled comic called Manhwa. (Manga for the japanese)

Nakbin has returned from the human world. Which means a tidal washing away Soah's love for Mui and Habek, the water god. Soah, stil oblivious to the fact that Habek and Mui are the very same persons just that in the morning he is Habek in the form of a child- but at night he is and adult Mui the adult version of Habek just a different name How long will the he keep the secret away from Soah? How long will his servant keep away? Will she accept it? She is already the fiance`e but she does not yet know that Mui is also her future husband. Can she get to know before Nakbin comes to steal him away?

I loveee this story! ;3 So romantic!
I'd recommend this Manhwa fo those who love to read anime and can understand the way to read a comic.
mY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS sOAH She is selfish yes, and has a lot to learn about the water god and his kingdom. She's so mysterious! This is the first book of the water god series that i've read! I hope I can get to read more!

[Alexa (Once Upon a Chapter) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review was originally posted at Pages of Forbidden Love

The plot certainly picks up in this book. Just when we thought that Mui and Soah might finally have reached a certain romantic connection a wrench gets thrown into that new found love. The wrench that gets thrown in is the addition of another bride. This bride seems harmless but Habaek quickly forms a bond with her because he thinks she looks exactly like Nakbin, his first human bride.

Basically the addition of the Nakbin look alike pushes Soah to seek the truth outside of the palace walls. She turns to Huye because he has promised to take care of her. The reader will get to learn some very interesting secrets about Huye in this book and I for one think I underestimated his character. He seems like a man on a mission and I just have to wonder exactly what he hopes to do in this series. Is he going against the water God or is he on his side. I think only time will tell how all of these new plot twists are going to work themselves out.

4 Hearts

[Zunaira Ghazal · Rating 2 out of 5]

And so ‘Nakbin’ pulls the stereotypical bitch move—turn boy against girl and smirk in the background. Of course there’s a Unicorn Pegasus called Lin and a very complicated love trapezium with Soah and Hu-Ye. Ugh. I swear the characters are all so weak willed and lifeless. I don’t feel anything but utter contempt for this story so far. I get the gist of a conspiracy somewhere in this petri dish of unwarranted jealousy, angst and unrequited INSTAlove, and then it disappears—like WHAT? If you’re gonna make this work, at least make it a part of your MAIN PLOT!

I don’t get Mui—on one hand he’s like, ‘I will be with Nakbin or I will die’ and on the other he’s like, ‘claws off Soah, bitch’. Soah, as usual is as dimwitted as ever. Every time someone knocks her out she’s like; umm, did I fall asleep?

Bitch please.

P.S: THE BUTTERFLIES ARE KILLING MEEEEEEEEEE!

[Christine Zarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

(I keep reading because I need to know if this gets better. Because how the hell has this amassed a lot of fans if the plot continues this way? If the characters continue to be this uninteresting? If everything remains cliched?)

(But sheesh, can I really hold on for too long? lmao.)

[LemontreeLime · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art is a strange mix of gorgeous flower and architectural details, and then strange inhuman looking figures that look about 7ft tall and have 8in long fingers. The story is not quite together with the art, i cant put my finger on what exactly is missing. I suspect there is not enough character development because the art is everything to this series. Imagine the 'Dark Shadows' soap opera as a manga.

[Belinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

artwork still great. story picked up a bit but I still feel like the author skips a bit of the interaction between characters, that might influence there actions. like I still can't figure out why soah thinks habaek is so sweet. certainly wasn't in any of the panels I read. maybe have to reread it. was probably hurried and focused on just the art.

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought the abrupt scene changes would smooth out, and things would start developing, but by book four events have become repetitive and the heroine can't tell right from left. She gets more aggravating as the situation stays exactly the same and she can't figure anything out! I am now struggling through, and if things don't change by the next two books, I am OUT.

[Starbubbles · Rating 5 out of 5]

was soo good, and soo beautiful. i almost rated it lower b/c i wanted more to happen in it, but it just shows how awesome it was. can't wait for book 6. i really can't wait for it to end, just so i can see what all will happen. shame each book costs so much...