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A review by louisa_pre
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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
5.0
I always thought this was a standalone. I realized in the the last 10 percent of the book that there must be another one. And the relief I felt when I saw that the next one is already published is pretty telling of how much I liked this book.
In the beginning I was like ‘oh that’s cute, a grumpy sunshine office romance in a fantasy setting’. And it turned out to be so much more than just that. I love the characters in this book! Iris and Romans love story feels so pure and perfectly romantic. I loved the idea of their typewriters being connected and I loved their letters (side note: I also realized how much confidence Rebecca Ross must have in her own writing as she made her characters constantly praise each others writing. it was worth the praise).
I really loved the world building and the plot. I feel like we got to learn about their world and they still had time to fall in love. The found family is also lovely, I absolutely hope Marisol, Keegan and Attie will all make their return in the second book.
I did NOT see the plot twist comingI almost forgot about Forest when he suddenly showed up and I did not expect to not like him. But I was so angry that he wouldn’t take both Roman and Iris. I think there was enough time to save both of them. I just really hope that I’ll like how the story progresses because it’s been so good until now.
Oh another thing I would like to add - this is not at all like Acotar or fourth wing so I don’t understand why booktok advertises it like that. That was the reason I read it in the first place. But nothing can top acotar so I guess it was good that it’s so different from it :)
In the beginning I was like ‘oh that’s cute, a grumpy sunshine office romance in a fantasy setting’. And it turned out to be so much more than just that. I love the characters in this book! Iris and Romans love story feels so pure and perfectly romantic. I loved the idea of their typewriters being connected and I loved their letters (side note: I also realized how much confidence Rebecca Ross must have in her own writing as she made her characters constantly praise each others writing. it was worth the praise).
I really loved the world building and the plot. I feel like we got to learn about their world and they still had time to fall in love. The found family is also lovely, I absolutely hope Marisol, Keegan and Attie will all make their return in the second book.
I did NOT see the plot twist coming
Oh another thing I would like to add - this is not at all like Acotar or fourth wing so I don’t understand why booktok advertises it like that. That was the reason I read it in the first place. But nothing can top acotar so I guess it was good that it’s so different from it :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: War