A review by paracosim
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I wasn’t expecting to love this book as much as I did. I went into it expecting a pretty standard YA novel and left it feeling spellbound and desperate for a sequel. My friend borrowed it immediately after I finished, thinking she would dislike it, but she finished the entire book in a single sitting and we’ve been theorizing ever since. I have so many ideas on where the story might go next. Specifically, I have theories about
Forest. I don’t think he’s escaped Dakar at all, and is actually a sleeper agent sent into the city to find vulnerabilities. It makes too much sense, I think; if Dakar is as powerful as he’s made out to be, how would Forest manage to break away from him so easily? Not unless Dakar has other plans for him that allow him to get away supposedly freely.
Whether my predictions come true remains to be seen, but either way it was a wild ride and I’ll be thinking about this book for months to come.
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