A review by gnomepatronus
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

4.0

⭐️Overall 4/5

🎧Narration 4/5

🌶️ Spice 1/5

🖤Dark 1/5

“because sometimes strength isn’t swords and steel and fire, as we are so often made to believe. Sometimes it’s found in quiet, gentle places.”

I have strong mixed feelings on this book. The layer of fantasy feels very unnecessary unneeded until the very end. The entire feel of the book gave me very much World War II vibes, and the fantasy elements that were thrown in, felt forced. With the title stating Divine Rivals, I assumed the book would be rivals to lovers. But in all reality, it was very much a hidden Insta love story to me.

I initially thought this book was a three star and barely hanging on as a three star read, but the last chapter and epilogue finally tied in the rest of the story elements. It is definitely worth keep reading if you enjoy a low fantasy. Easy read. 

The narration was well done. While I prefer to listen to my book at 2.25, the female narrator was more enjoyable to me at a slower speed. Both narrators did a great job of balancing storytelling with emotions. At no point in the story did it feel over acted or forced. 

So once I slowed the book down and got to the end, I enjoyed it.