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nikitanavalkar 's review for:
Divine Rivals
by Rebecca Ross
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was finally able to be hooked by and finish a book this month, but it’s just my luck that it was so sad! Don’t get me wrong, I was enchanted and enthralled and yelling at my kindle towards the end, but I did not do my already dark mood any favors. The premise, rival journalists fall in love over letters but she doesn’t know it’s him. The setting is 40s noire (think WW2), an alternate universe where there’s magic and gods and war. However, women are empowered and lgbtq relationships are normal.
The chemistry between Iris and Roman is instant and palpable, their banter half cutting, half flirtation. The atmosphere is broody and gloomy, and the longing between them full of loaded glances and pretty words. All befitting the classic old world setting. Iris’s circumstance is sad enough, but once we head into the war zone, everything turns especially heavy (naturally). Throughout the book, there’s this anticipation and eerie premonition of something terrible about to happen, and it all comes to a head at the end. You know it’s coming, but you aren’t prepared anyway. I was simultaneously yelling at the book and bursting into tears near the climactic events, and am now a mountain of gloom.
The chemistry between Iris and Roman is instant and palpable, their banter half cutting, half flirtation. The atmosphere is broody and gloomy, and the longing between them full of loaded glances and pretty words. All befitting the classic old world setting. Iris’s circumstance is sad enough, but once we head into the war zone, everything turns especially heavy (naturally). Throughout the book, there’s this anticipation and eerie premonition of something terrible about to happen, and it all comes to a head at the end. You know it’s coming, but you aren’t prepared anyway. I was simultaneously yelling at the book and bursting into tears near the climactic events, and am now a mountain of gloom.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War