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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

86 reviews

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, War, Blood, Death, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Classism and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content

troubledb77's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, War, and Classism

finnzebelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Classism, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War and Sexual content

zanazy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Divine Rivals is a surprising, likable read. It is an enemies turned lovers, you got mail trope, with slight fantasy elements that I hope I learn more about in book 2. This book centers mainly on Iris and Roman’s story of rivals at work who fall for each despite their class and social standing differences, and with war going on. A lot of their love story was predictable and I often grew frustrated with Iris not realizing

Roman and Carver where the same.

That said, the fantasy war mystery also woven throughout the story adds a lot. There is a connection between Roman, Iris, and the gods that is slowly unraveled. The typewriters are one thing, but the families clearly know more. This was a quick read as I could not stop reading. It’s been awhile since that happened. The book ends on a cliffhanger so ‘I am on to book 2 and happy to read it’s a duology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, Vomit, and Cursing

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Dear Roman C. Kitt, you are the sun, the moon, the earth, and the stars, and I thank Rebecca Ross for making you!

This book was beautiful. It grabbed my heart with the very first line and never let it go. These characters and this setting are so rich and just feel like a warm embrace. And Roman, well, Roman was perfect. 

I can’t wait to devour Ruthless Vows and see where this journey ends! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Gore, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Vomit, Grief, Sexual content, War, Blood, and Death

jomjom's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Classism, Medical content, Child death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

I saw someone else say this but I think if this wasn't already a duology it would've worked best as a coming of age, workplace rivals to lovers, slice of life romance, with magical realism.

No *active* God war being apart of the plot, there could still be a war, but the God history could've just been them connecting over uncovering that story while their current war was happening but not having the war itself be because of Gods

miilk's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Child death, and Classism

lahars_little_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and War

Moderate: Sexual content and Vomit

Minor: Classism

aelytacchan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a new favorite, reminding me just how much I love Rebecca Ross' writing. I can't wait until December 26th, when Ruthless Vows comes out as audiobook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, War, Death of parent, Classism, Violence, Alcoholism, and Addiction

blewballoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, I got quite absorbed in it and was annoyed when my reading was interrupted 😆 The plot is sort of like You've Got Mail (which is based on another older story) but set in WWI or WWII, but with Gods instead of countries leading the war. I think all of that was done well. I loved all of the side characters we got to meet. There was some really beautiful writing. I figured out what was happening towards the end of the story and dreaded the cliffhanger it would lead to, it will be a painful wait for the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit and Classism

Minor: Violence