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A review by treadsbooks
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
4.0
Final Rating: 4.25/5⭐️
I went into this blind and absolutely loved it. It was such a unique story and I loved the rivals to lovers slow burn between Roman and Iris. There was such a wisty magical element that made me feel like i was breathing in the smell of a really old book as i was reading (if that makes sense haha). Overall would recommend if you like love letters, banter, rivals to lovers, war setting, and slow burns!
Some of my favorite quotes:
“It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are. Sometimes I feel the same as you: I can’t risk having people behold me as I truly am. But there’s also a small voice in the back of my mind, a voice that tells me, “You will miss so much by being so guarded.”
“I don’t want to wake up when i’m seventy-four only to realize I haven’t lived.”
“The days to come will only grow darker. And when you find something good? You hold on to it. You don’t waste time worrying about things that won’t even matter in the end. Rather, you take a risk for that light.”
“But I realize that people are just people, and they carry their own set of fears, dreams, desires, pain, and mistakes. I can’t expect someone else to make me feel complete; I must find it on my own.”
“Endings were often found in beginnings”
“I love you, Iris. And I want you to see me. I want you to know me. Through the smoke and the firelight and kilometers that once dwelled between us. Do you see me?”
I went into this blind and absolutely loved it. It was such a unique story and I loved the rivals to lovers slow burn between Roman and Iris. There was such a wisty magical element that made me feel like i was breathing in the smell of a really old book as i was reading (if that makes sense haha). Overall would recommend if you like love letters, banter, rivals to lovers, war setting, and slow burns!
Some of my favorite quotes:
“It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are. Sometimes I feel the same as you: I can’t risk having people behold me as I truly am. But there’s also a small voice in the back of my mind, a voice that tells me, “You will miss so much by being so guarded.”
“I don’t want to wake up when i’m seventy-four only to realize I haven’t lived.”
“The days to come will only grow darker. And when you find something good? You hold on to it. You don’t waste time worrying about things that won’t even matter in the end. Rather, you take a risk for that light.”
“But I realize that people are just people, and they carry their own set of fears, dreams, desires, pain, and mistakes. I can’t expect someone else to make me feel complete; I must find it on my own.”
“Endings were often found in beginnings”
“I love you, Iris. And I want you to see me. I want you to know me. Through the smoke and the firelight and kilometers that once dwelled between us. Do you see me?”