How did the promise of a war between gods turn into a middling historical fiction with a lackluster romance and nary a whiff of fantasy? I'm honestly a bit stunned.I went into Divine Rivals with high expectations. I'd seen the gushing reviews and the deluge of 5-star ratings. And I'd gotten a taste for romantasy and I wanted more. In fact, I was so certain I was going to love this that I saved it for just the right moment when I'd need a little extra zing in my reading repertoire.So I settled my...

4.5 stars! I went into this thinking it was going to be your typical enemies to lovers romantasy but its not at all! This was such a pleasantly different read. It is SO beautifully written. And I loved how Roman & Iris's relationship was so vulnerable & emotional. This was overall a very raw & beautiful read about love, letters, & war. My only wish is that we got to delve more into the gods/mythology and the politics of the war but based on how the book ended, I'm thinking we mig...

∞/5 ★’s ⁀➷ ❝iris, you are worthy of love, you are worthy to feel joy right now, even in the darkness. and just in case you're wondering...i’m not going anywhere, unless you tell me to leave, and even then, we might need to negotiate.❞°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･･:*.ೃ࿔⋆❀°𝓼𝓹𝓸𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀❥ 𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓍𝒶 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝓎: love me like you do by ellie goulding🥹🦋what do i love most about being a reader?being reminded that simple ink on paper can quite literally change your life and perspective on things....

did i finish the book ? or did the book finish ME ?!? 🫣my gawwwwwd ! perfect ! perfect ! perfect ! everything down to the last minute detail ! this book felt heavenly. it was deep down soul touching and had a demonic possession over me!👹iris and roman had my whole body creased and shivered. from their banter, rivalry, letters, like gahhh damn they were made for each other so perfectly. the way roman literally dropped everything to be with her!!! his dream job, his engagement, his family!! he i...

➸ 4.25 stars ”you are worthy of love. you are worthy to feel joy right now, even in the darkness.” this story follows two young rival journalists roman and iris. these characters take us into their lives as people working for a newspaper covering the war. both are vying for a promotion as columnist in this cutthroat environment. against the backdrop of their cutthroat rivalry, a war between gods rages on. their fierce rivalry takes an unexpected turn when they unknowingly start writing...

this. book. academic rivals to lovers with the cutest, purest, most wholesome man while there is a violent war raging between gods?! absolute perfection.Roman C. Kitt has my entire heart. 🫶🏻 the letters he writes to Iris (via typewriter!! i mean, come on!!!) are enough to make him one of the best book boyfriends of all time. i adore this man. (let it be known that there is so much more to this story than the romance. the writing is beautiful, too.)inject every word of this book into my veins. ...

✅ Reread (Sept 2023) I am sobbing and in pain again after that ending. I swear this might be the most beautiful book written this year. It's all things good and all things pure. If you haven't read it yet, trust me, you are missing out on something special 😭Roman Carver Kitt has my heart. Everything he does is sheer perfection and his love for Iris speaks volumes. Book boyfriend material? Heck no. He is husband material 🥹❤~•~•~ Original Review (July 2023) I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR SO MUCH PAIN ...

The world building is so bad at some point the main male character says he loves summer because it’s when baseball season is back, they use lifts and have electricity but use typewriters, the war resembles the fighting strategies they’d use in WWI and there’s magic and gods. The romance is horrible, the dialogue is so cheesy and cringe it does not even allow you to have a cozy fun read, it’s just strange. Every single chapter sets something that brings you out of the story. I do not understand t...

so much potential wasted, this book literally takes place in the middle of a war with gods and all we get is a magical typewriter and a bland ass “rivals” to lovers romance. maybe i should’ve picked the authors other book was my first book.

this story has the same effect as seeing a glimmer of light whilst being held in a space immersed with seemingly impenetrable darkness. its amazing to me how RR has taken the horrors of war and crafted a narrative that guides the reader to focus on hope, new directions, and comfort. just like that light. its really quite lovely. and its all because of the writing. there is such a light and ethereal quality to it, which helps lift the heavy and traumatic events of the plot. and the writing also r...