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A review by hannahmariebrankley
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
5.0
This is another book I saw hyped on TikTok but the synopsis drew me in.
In a world where the gods are at war, 18-year-old Iris Winnow is distraught when her brother replies to the call to arms. However, having to get on with life and care for her mother, Iris takes a journalist position at the local paper. This is where she meets her rival, Roman Kitt.
Being from an entirely different background to Iris, the two battle for a columnist's position. When, suddenly, tragedy strikes and Iris finds herself questioning everything she thinks she knows.
Deciding to take a position with a rival paper, Iris ends up reporting on the front line of this war between the gods.
But that's not all that's going on. Iris writes on an old typewriter her grandmother left her. When she feels worried, she writes a letter to her brother. Slips it into her wardrobe and the letter magically disappears. She does this hoping it has reached her brother. One day a letter slips back through the wardrobe, a reply from a stranger, or is it? All this time, the letters had been delivered to none other than Roman Kitt. He knows it's Iris, but Iris doesn't know she's now writing back and forth to Roman. How is this happening? Well, you'll have to read to find out...
TikTok has done it again. I never actually think about picking up a YA book when shopping. I've found myself doing that more often this year and love finding stories like this. Ones that you can lose yourself in. I couldn't put this down and ended up finishing it in two days!
This book has two well thought out, complex and yet completely relatable characters. Rebecca Ross has managed to create a jam-packed storyline that will leave you wanting more. It's difficult to find the words without spoiling this book. I will say, it wasn't until the end I found out it was part of a duology. The second one has already been preordered! 4.5 Stars.
In a world where the gods are at war, 18-year-old Iris Winnow is distraught when her brother replies to the call to arms. However, having to get on with life and care for her mother, Iris takes a journalist position at the local paper. This is where she meets her rival, Roman Kitt.
Being from an entirely different background to Iris, the two battle for a columnist's position. When, suddenly, tragedy strikes and Iris finds herself questioning everything she thinks she knows.
Deciding to take a position with a rival paper, Iris ends up reporting on the front line of this war between the gods.
But that's not all that's going on. Iris writes on an old typewriter her grandmother left her. When she feels worried, she writes a letter to her brother. Slips it into her wardrobe and the letter magically disappears. She does this hoping it has reached her brother. One day a letter slips back through the wardrobe, a reply from a stranger, or is it? All this time, the letters had been delivered to none other than Roman Kitt. He knows it's Iris, but Iris doesn't know she's now writing back and forth to Roman. How is this happening? Well, you'll have to read to find out...
TikTok has done it again. I never actually think about picking up a YA book when shopping. I've found myself doing that more often this year and love finding stories like this. Ones that you can lose yourself in. I couldn't put this down and ended up finishing it in two days!
This book has two well thought out, complex and yet completely relatable characters. Rebecca Ross has managed to create a jam-packed storyline that will leave you wanting more. It's difficult to find the words without spoiling this book. I will say, it wasn't until the end I found out it was part of a duology. The second one has already been preordered! 4.5 Stars.