A review by owlsreads
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Okay! This was a fun and quick read that wasn't as good, personally, as the hype made it out to be. I did very much enjoy the writing style and how the letters were used throughout the book! Iris and Kitt's antagonistic relationship at first was so fun and it was sweet when they started trying to bridge the gap between them.

The world-building, however... it left so much to be desired. I was super excited about the prospect of eerie creatures/monsters being part of a war and people being sucked into it by gods. Sadly, that was left mostly background? We got very little information about that aside from a few paragraphs and letters here and there. There was so much that could have been explored that wasn't because the focus had to remain on the romance.

I will read the next book to see how it all wraps up. Maybe it'll even address some of my complaints considering how this book ended.