Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

18 reviews

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

maybe my fav book of 2023???this might be my fav read of the year! the academic rivals to lovers trope is so perfect in this book! my heart was torn to pieces, but i was left NEEDING more !! so here i am, restlessly and anxiously waiting for ruthless vows to release. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Vomit, Alcohol, and Gun violence

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

Any words I can find to describe this book would be an understatement. To put it simply, this was a beautiful and emotional book that reminded me why I love historical fantasy.

I found the plot endearing. It could be considered predictable, but I think the best written stories are where you know inevitably what will happen, but watch it play out anyways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Murder, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Classism, Cursing, Gun violence, Medical content, Death, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death of parent, War, Vomit, and Violence

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.0

This is a very enjoyable book. For someone who hates You've Got Mail, I feel like the author side stepped a good deal of the ickiness. I think it balanced drama and romcomedy very well. I really liked Addie and Marisol. The ending is kind of a kick in the teeth if you don't realize it is a series but I'm down for another one thought I'm not sure you can capture the charm and fun of this one with where we left off but I look forward to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Car accident

Minor: Sexism

radiantgeode's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book. It took a bit for me to really start liking it, but once I got into the pace, I began to love it. I love the romance through letter writing. It was different from what I’m used to and I found it a unique way for characters to fall in love.  I do wish there was a bit more world building and I hope to see more of that in the next book. 

The way Ross describes the feeling of grief, loss, and abandonment is so incredibly accurate. It left me so emotional at times that I had to stop and soak it in. 
I will definitely be reading more books by this author. I can’t wait to see what happens next and I already pre-ordered the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Vomit, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, War, Addiction, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Body horror, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Kidnapping, Vomit, and War

Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I felt this story in my whole body! 

It brought tears to my eyes, had butterflies dancing in my belly, gave me chills and had my heart racing with anxiety! 

The love and grief that this story delivers is overwhelming & beautiful. 

If it wasn’t for the cliffhanger ending  that felt like it came out of left field- it would have been 5⭐️
I felt like the ending was more for shock & unnecessary/avoidable drama that simply ripped my heart out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Violence, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Grief

This book might be triggering for anyone who has military involvement or military upbringing. It deals with a lot of grief & the difficulties of war.

marleywrites's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Iris and Roman blew me away. Really. I was on the couch when I started the book and I was on the floor in tears when it ended. 

I felt every emotion these characters felt. Ross not only gave her own writing and her characters a voice, but gave her character’s a unique writing style as well. I loved to see it come alive in their letters. 

I found the whole story incredibly romantic.

I’m such a sucker for the whole “girl thinks she’s in love with two people, but it turns out they’re the same person” trope.

It’s such a fun trope to experience as a reader. I enjoyed looking for all the little ways Roman slowly revealed himself to Iris. I must say, I love this man. 

I loved the supporting cast of this story as well. It is diverse and fun, the characters have interesting backstories and unique traits. I felt fully immersed in their stories and well-beings as well. 

This was a read that captured my heart so thoroughly that I read it all in one day. And oh, to be swept up in this story so intensely, was a dream. I had such a fantastic time reading this book. This might be the book that gets me to admit I love historical fiction. 

I really enjoyed the twists in the last few chapters, even if they also ripped my heart out. Now I’m expected to quietly sit and wait and be patient for book 2?? Impossible!

I am eagerly awaiting Ruthless Vows in April 2024. 

NOTE: I will also add that the scenes on the frontlines may be triggering to some folks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Violence, War, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Classism, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death of parent