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amandalorianxo 's review for:
Divine Rivals
by Rebecca Ross
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So I found this on Kindle Unlimited which was surprising.
I was trying not to put this book on a pedestal because I wasn't a huge fan of the previous books by Ross (A River Enchanted duo) but I was also unsure of what the plot of the book was supposed to be.
It was almost as if Ross changed her mind or the editor didn't catch the drops. MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW
We have Iris who is living in what I assume is a historical fantasy alternative to the UK but we don't get a lot of background on where the setting is / what it's supposed to be.
Then we have Roman, someone who mutually dislikes Iris but I wouldn't call them rivals/ enemies. It felt just like a casual dislike (barely)
The letter writing at first was sweet but once Roman figured out who the other person was, it felt strange for him to keep up the premise of not knowing when he could have just written " Hey- I know who you are " blah blah
I also wasn't fully buying the romance between our two characters. There was nothing about either of them that made me think " this makes sense" except for the fact that Iris literally has no one so of course when you are reading a semi light fantasy book with an orphan she has to have a love interest to make her entire world / reason to live + breathe.
I lowkey wanted her brother to stay dead because I feel like that could have added to Iris character development but maybe Ross only kept him alive to possibly help add on to the world building in the sequel.
I was trying not to put this book on a pedestal because I wasn't a huge fan of the previous books by Ross (A River Enchanted duo) but I was also unsure of what the plot of the book was supposed to be.
It was almost as if Ross changed her mind or the editor didn't catch the drops. MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW
Then we have Roman, someone who mutually dislikes Iris but I wouldn't call them rivals/ enemies. It felt just like a casual dislike (barely)
The letter writing at first was sweet but once Roman figured out who the other person was, it felt strange for him to keep up the premise of not knowing when he could have just written " Hey- I know who you are " blah blah
I also wasn't fully buying the romance between our two characters. There was nothing about either of them that made me think " this makes sense" except for the fact that Iris literally has no one so of course when you are reading a semi light fantasy book with an orphan she has to have a love interest to make her entire world / reason to live + breathe.
I lowkey wanted her brother to stay dead because I feel like that could have added to Iris character development but maybe Ross only kept him alive to possibly help add on to the world building in the sequel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail