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bugsybugs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
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
5.0
nincompoop's review against another edition
3.0
Good but not groundbreaking for me. Don’t get me wrong I love Iris as a character, love the relationship with Roman, but in terms of the lore and the fantasy side of things it just didn’t punch quite how I like it to. Problems all solved very quickly/easily. Surrounding characters like Tobias weren’t fleshed out enough for me to care and it was just kind of left hanging there that Dacre’s soldiers would die. It was a good book, but not one I’ll rush to reread.
readwkit's review against another edition
4.0
★★★★☆ (4/5)
spoiler-free review:
The book follows the divided lovers who once again find themselves on the opposite sides of a war. Iris and Roman are the embodiment of this paragraph from The Great War:
❝All that bloodshed, crimson clover
Uh-huh, the bombs were close and
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
Uh-huh, the burning embers
I vowed not to fight anymore
If we survived the Great War❞
The book was a lot more developed in terms of world building than Divine Rivals, especially with regards to divinity and their lore. The tragical elements made the plot more serious and realistic. I did appreciate the heavy emphasis on the found-family trope too—Foster, Prindle, Marisol, Attie, Tobias, Keegan, Helena...they're all such a wonderful support system for her.
Kitt, Kitt, Kitt. My man.
Even when his memories were wiped, he knew Iris. Their moments of domestic intimacy killed me. Their little moments of joy and togetherness as the war destroyed everything else was so endearing. They reached out to each other through thick and thin, and never forgot what they meant to each other.
They way he called her "wife" at every opportunity he got, the way every move he's made throughout this book has been with the intention of keeping Iris safe... that's my husband right there.
Overall, what a lovely ending to my irisroman. cute asf.
Spoilers:
You've been warned.
❛He could wake and not know his name, forgetting every word he had ever written. But he would never forget the scent of Iris’s skin, the sound of her voice. The way she had looked at him.❜
Roman's journey throughout the books has been incredible. He has abandoned everything he has ever known for Iris and for the life he thought he wanted to live, found true love and soulmatism, been separated from his found family and singled out by a God, lost his memories, questioned his morality, found his wife, played a double-agent for Dacre and Iris, risked his live, saved lives, touched death and returned.
Every irisroman interaction felt so soft, and so deep. The way they held off touching each other in Dacre's presence because they knew they'd give away their affection for each other just speaks volumes. But this has never stopped Kitt from flirting, and Iris from flirting back. Them as a married couple, still showing so much tension is JUST PEAK ROMANCE.
However,
I feel like Iris' importance to Dacre as a correspondent never really made sense to me. Dacre never really needed a correspondent to begin with, especially since Roman was only typing missives for Dacre as dictated by him. It was after that point that found his importance to dacre weaken, because he stopped writing articles for the God right after publishing one article.
spoiler-free review:
The book follows the divided lovers who once again find themselves on the opposite sides of a war. Iris and Roman are the embodiment of this paragraph from The Great War:
❝All that bloodshed, crimson clover
Uh-huh, the bombs were close and
My hand was the one you reached for
All throughout the Great War
Always remember
Uh-huh, the burning embers
I vowed not to fight anymore
If we survived the Great War❞
The book was a lot more developed in terms of world building than Divine Rivals, especially with regards to divinity and their lore. The tragical elements made the plot more serious and realistic. I did appreciate the heavy emphasis on the found-family trope too—Foster, Prindle, Marisol, Attie, Tobias, Keegan, Helena...they're all such a wonderful support system for her.
Kitt, Kitt, Kitt. My man.
Even when his memories were wiped, he knew Iris. Their moments of domestic intimacy killed me. Their little moments of joy and togetherness as the war destroyed everything else was so endearing. They reached out to each other through thick and thin, and never forgot what they meant to each other.
They way he called her "wife" at every opportunity he got, the way every move he's made throughout this book has been with the intention of keeping Iris safe... that's my husband right there.
Overall, what a lovely ending to my irisroman. cute asf.
Spoilers:
You've been warned.
❛He could wake and not know his name, forgetting every word he had ever written. But he would never forget the scent of Iris’s skin, the sound of her voice. The way she had looked at him.❜
Roman's journey throughout the books has been incredible. He has abandoned everything he has ever known for Iris and for the life he thought he wanted to live, found true love and soulmatism, been separated from his found family and singled out by a God, lost his memories, questioned his morality, found his wife, played a double-agent for Dacre and Iris, risked his live, saved lives, touched death and returned.
Every irisroman interaction felt so soft, and so deep. The way they held off touching each other in Dacre's presence because they knew they'd give away their affection for each other just speaks volumes. But this has never stopped Kitt from flirting, and Iris from flirting back. Them as a married couple, still showing so much tension is JUST PEAK ROMANCE.
However,
I feel like Iris' importance to Dacre as a correspondent never really made sense to me. Dacre never really needed a correspondent to begin with, especially since Roman was only typing missives for Dacre as dictated by him. It was after that point that found his importance to dacre weaken, because he stopped writing articles for the God right after publishing one article.
kanak0i's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
nicoleol's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
_loveonpages_'s review
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
megmaloney23's review against another edition
5.0
An amazing mix of action and fantasy. Iris was a strong, intelligent MC that stayed independent consistently. She didn’t do what most female leads do and mess up the best chance at winning for her male counter part. She made strong choices and was never naive for the sake of the plot. One of my favorite series and characters in recent years!
uhmira's review against another edition
3.25
I loved the first book but this one was a bit… boring. Took me a while to finish. I did truly adore iris & roman though 🥹 enva, girl pls
barnhart_veronica's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.5