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A review by katierucki
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-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? No
4.75
For a slow reader I ate this book up when I first picked it up. The romance, the world, the tears I shed all just made my heart happy.
The way Iris handles grief really resonated with me as someone who spent so much of last year grieving. I loved how raw it felt and also how she still had to push through.
Rowan is nearly a dream besides the whole not telling her thing. He is patient and kind and honestly one of my favorite book boyfriends. He has a special place in my heart.
I was so incredibly excited to meet Forest. He did let me down but in a truly realistic way. No one is the same after war but he almost killed Iris trying to get her away. It made me really upset because she’d been praying for the day she’d get to see him again and turns out he’s kinda an ass.
Overall loved all the characters and their relationships. I already miss being in this world.
The way Iris handles grief really resonated with me as someone who spent so much of last year grieving. I loved how raw it felt and also how she still had to push through.
Rowan is nearly a dream besides the whole not telling her thing. He is patient and kind and honestly one of my favorite book boyfriends. He has a special place in my heart.
I was so incredibly excited to meet Forest. He did let me down but in a truly realistic way. No one is the same after war but he almost killed Iris trying to get her away. It made me really upset because she’d been praying for the day she’d get to see him again and turns out he’s kinda an ass.
Overall loved all the characters and their relationships. I already miss being in this world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent