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A review by booksalacarte
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
tense
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
5.0
5⭐️ 2.75🌶️
New adult
Mid Fantasy
Rivals to lovers
Slow burn
He falls first
Found family
🏳️🌈 side characters
War/WW2 vibes
Grief
Parental death
Magical beasts
Love letters
Anonymous pen palls
Secret identity
I barely came up for air as I read, it was that good.
The juxtaposition of a familiar historical setting like World War Two in Great Britton and the mid fantasy with magic, folklore and mythology guiding and reshaping was really compelling! Nothing is more visceral than knowing about how GB bombings happened, being familiar with the uniforms, sirens, military involvement and seeing it on the page with vengeful gods and mythical beasts. I’m excited to see it dive deeper into the classically fantasy side of this plot!!!
I loved Iris and Roman and how they interacted and grew. Going through their grief, battling emotions and setbacks. Their tension was well written. Their love is so sweet!!! I was giggling at them and my heart melted when things finally took off!
I can’t wait until the next book comes out and we can see how this story moves forward.
New adult
Mid Fantasy
Rivals to lovers
Slow burn
He falls first
Found family
🏳️🌈 side characters
War/WW2 vibes
Grief
Parental death
Magical beasts
Love letters
Anonymous pen palls
Secret identity
I barely came up for air as I read, it was that good.
The juxtaposition of a familiar historical setting like World War Two in Great Britton and the mid fantasy with magic, folklore and mythology guiding and reshaping was really compelling! Nothing is more visceral than knowing about how GB bombings happened, being familiar with the uniforms, sirens, military involvement and seeing it on the page with vengeful gods and mythical beasts. I’m excited to see it dive deeper into the classically fantasy side of this plot!!!
I loved Iris and Roman and how they interacted and grew. Going through their grief, battling emotions and setbacks. Their tension was well written. Their love is so sweet!!! I was giggling at them and my heart melted when things finally took off!
I can’t wait until the next book comes out and we can see how this story moves forward.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail