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forever_undone_fables's review against another edition
4.25
Two words: “emotional. damage.”
Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, War, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Child death and Death of parent
jazzsilvestri's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, War, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent and Alcoholism
bringmybooks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
If you combine the trilogy Daughter of Smoke & Bone, add in a dash of the email communication from You've Got Mail (but make it ENCHANTED TYPEWRITERS), throw in a 1920s vibe, and take the absolute best parts of an enemies to lovers trope, then you've got Divine Rivals. And you're gonna love it.
Having found my interest in this novel coming from her adult fantasy Elements of Cadence duology (A River Enchanted & A Fire Endless), I was a bit nervous to read this, not sure if the parts I loved so much about Cadence would translate to a YA book about dueling newspaper columnists during a war of the Gods - but I really could not have been more wrong!
I loved the characters, I loved the development of the plot, I loved the romance, I loved the atmosphere, I loved the plot, and I cannot WAIT to read the next one in 2024!
(As cliffhangers go, it's pretty brutal ... BUT in a way I'm excited, because having read this as an eBook, I'll get to do an audio reread of it before the sequel comes out and I've heard the audio is ... dare I say it? Divine.)
Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Classism, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Sexual content
karenreadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, and Blood
clarabooksit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
bookgroundmel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Amazing, emotional story. I absolutely love the characters and their development in this book. It is a very character driven book and is does have moments of dual pov. The interaction between the main character and her rival is quite innocent in a way and their relationship development had me hooked. I loved their interaction with each other although some would classify it as juvenile banter it fit with the world and characters personality. It was easy to be sucked into the story and the many things that were happening to the FMC. Ross creates a new interesting world full of magic and angry gods and how it effects this family and families around her in many ways. I cannot wait for the next book.
Moderate: War and Suicide
Minor: Medical trauma