A review by maggies
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Enjoyable enough that I'll definitely read the sequel, and I loved the steampunk/magical realism/historical fiction vibes, but I never understood the war between the gods. That needed to be explored/explained more or it should have just been removed from the book altogether. The twists were perfect for the book, though, and I loved watching Iris and Attie's friendship develop. (Rounded my rating up because I'm invested in finding out how it ends lol)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, and Death of parent