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Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

115 reviews

ziracrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death of parent, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Alcoholism

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-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

This book exceeded my expectations, it was such a unique story that I had no idea what would happen next. It's probably the sweetest love story I have read out of all the enemies-to-lovers tropes thus far. 
My only concern was not knowing whose point of view it was, but it wasn't hard to figure out.

The MCs are so lovable, including the friends FMC makes along the way. I wasn't fully prepared to read some sorrowful moments, so it caught me off guard! 

The chemistry between Roman and Iris is unlike any other. It is a slow-burn but it's worth it. I loved the idea behind

the magical typewriters, it made the love story that much sweeter!

It made this book so joyful to read. I can't wait to read the next book,

I am dying to know what happens to Roman!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Child death, War, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content

jennastopreading's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

3.0

Someone told me you’re either a Fourth Wing girl or you’re a Divine Rivals girl…

I can confirm I am definitely not both. 

This book had lyrical writing, remarkable character building and depth, and a very sweet love story. The story was creative; I’ve never read anything quite like it. Iris and Roman were wise beyond their years and I found their connection tender and pure.

While this book had all those strengths…so much it was so incredibly boring for me. I kept checking how much time I had left on it, and it just drug on. The parts that I loved I really loved, but the parts where I was bored, I wanted to DNF.

Solid 3 stars from me, and I don’t think I’ll read the second.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, War, Death of parent, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content

jackiegual's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, War, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Medical content, and Death

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Death of parent, Grief, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Suicide

teabrewer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Everything in this book is written so vividly. The universe is imersive, extremely. Every scent, texture and visual is so real that it is impossible not to feel that you in every scene. Every emotion the author wanted you to feel, you would. To the point where I had to put the book dawn a few times closer to the end because I'm simply to equiped to process all these feelings. The romance is beautiful, moving and made me sight and (scream with the book) several times. The story does not hesitate to show war like it is but it doesn't make everything depressing and hopeless either. I loved this book with all my heart and I hope so, so much that the sequel is just as good. I can't wait for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, War, Murder, Death, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual content

amy14's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Blood, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and War

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense 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? No

4.5

I’ve never read something quite like this! It feels like WWII historical fiction but is definitely fantasy. (This war is between gods, not countries.) One thing I LOVED is the subtle ways this fantasy world is less patriarchal than ours. That’s one way you can tell it’s really not historical fiction lol. Women are fighting alongside men and in positions of power, and no one bats an eye. The letter writing is so beautiful, and I love our main characters. Will definitely be reading the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, and Medical content

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Characters: 4
Connection to the book/Enjoyment: 4
Setting: 4
Plot/Overall Story: 3
Writing: 4

Every point= 0.25 stars, max per category 4 points

I really enjoyed this more than I thought. It took me about 50 pages to get invested and then I didn’t want to put it down. I do feel very confused on the fantasy element, but I think I might just need to go back and reread some parts or hope that book 2 explains more. I didn’t feel like there was enough background to help me understand the gods at war, but it also could be my inability to wrap my head around fantasy worlds. 

I really loved the characters in this story, the writing style, the use of letters, and the pacing was well done. This didn’t feel like a YA book(mainly because of how well written it was compared to most YA), and with the one open door scene I found myself double checking that it wasn’t categorized as adult. Overall, I enjoyed this way more than I expected and am eager to read book 2! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, and War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief

Side character with alternative lifestyle

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Alcoholism, Medical content, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders