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A review by raenoel
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
4.0
4 ⭐️
I could do without the teen marriage, but I get that she was going for a quick romantic moment with the whole "we could die tomorrow" cliche. I'm just personally over that and don't think you need to be married to be convinced you are right for one another. It felt like a weird add-in that could have been mentioned and postponed for sure. This also read like a historical fiction, not a fantasy, so I was waiting for more fantasy elements outside of the God War, but there wasn't too much besides sprinkled in moments of random shops to help boost that their typewriters were magical. I know world-building is what makes all exceptional fantasy series like 450+ pages (realistically, 600+), and I also know that I am always complaining to myself that not every fantasy book needs to be 450+ pages, but now I think I truly understand why they do need to be so long lol. Liked the story, liked the characters, but just felt like the development was rushed and I wanted more from such a great idea.
I could do without the teen marriage, but I get that she was going for a quick romantic moment with the whole "we could die tomorrow" cliche. I'm just personally over that and don't think you need to be married to be convinced you are right for one another. It felt like a weird add-in that could have been mentioned and postponed for sure. This also read like a historical fiction, not a fantasy, so I was waiting for more fantasy elements outside of the God War, but there wasn't too much besides sprinkled in moments of random shops to help boost that their typewriters were magical. I know world-building is what makes all exceptional fantasy series like 450+ pages (realistically, 600+), and I also know that I am always complaining to myself that not every fantasy book needs to be 450+ pages, but now I think I truly understand why they do need to be so long lol. Liked the story, liked the characters, but just felt like the development was rushed and I wanted more from such a great idea.