Divine Rivals

"I absolutely loved this book! It had me hooked from the very beginning! Enemies to lovers, secret identities, found family, slow burn and dual POV! This book was beautifully written and so mesmerizing! I loved how atmospheric and enchanting it was! I absolutely loved Roman and Iris as individuals and as a couple! 10/10 would recommend! I can hardly wait for book two!"

"I have seen so many recommendations for this book for people who enjoyed Fourth Wing so I was extremely excited to read it. I think I had my expectations set to high because I was underwhelmed. The book is slow at the beginning. Workplace rivals is also not a favourite trope of mine so that might have added to it. There wasn’t a lot of action in this book until the last 20% and I also didn’t fully feel attached to the love story. The best part of the book was the last 10% and then in leaves you on a major cliff hanger which I wish someone would have warned me about because I definitely would have waited to read until closer to the next book’s release date. Overall it was a good book but not nearly as entertaining as Fourth Wing in my opinion. This book was not spicy and felt YA (not sure if that is how it’s marketed or not). "

"At first I wasn’t going to pick up this book but I decided that I was going to try it out but I knew just reading the book I would get bored so I decided to listen to the book and I liked it a whole lot better then reading it. I loved the romance between Iris and Roman😍 And I actually liked the book 📕"

"I love it so much it was fun while also being deep and I like how fairytale-like the romance is. It felt like a nice warm hug. I have very few critiques. "

"Fortnight"

"Simply put, I loved this book. I love the plot, I love the setting, I love the magical elements and I especially love the love story. It is often hard to find a love story that is as pure, heart-wrenching, and humble like Iris and Roman’s. Neither character was annoying or creepy. The story felt so real and as I listened to the book, I found myself audibly reacting. I truly found that I would get lost in the world and still be thinking about it hours after I put it down. Ross is an incredible storyteller and I will be recommending this book. It is worth the hype. 5/5"

"This book turned out to be a lot better than I initially thought! I originally picked it up because I saw it on BOTM and had heard good things. This book comes from a place of family drama, magic, war, and enemies to lovers. They start off as rivals at the paper, gunning for the same job as columnist, though there is a lot of animosity there you can definitely see how the characters grow towards each other. It is a story of poor girl and rich boy with a slow burn story and a budding romance. It was so easy to fully soak this book in and I find myself pulling for their love story and happiness even though with a second book still left to read I knew it couldn’t be all rainbows for the characters. There are two main characters that we experience in this story, Roman Kitt and Iris Winnow. I think their story feels real and beautifully written. I think the way that the author allows us to experience the thoughts and emotions of both of these characters through both their letters to each other and their blurbs of thoughts and POVs really drive this story. We see from this story that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. I didn’t hate the female lead, much like I usually do. She seemed relatable and strong for the story but still very compassionate and caring, especially ending up on the front lines of the war. This is probably the most similar I have felt to a character which is great to see. I think if you enjoy war stories, love stories, enemies to lovers, with slight mentions of gods or magic, I think you will enjoy this book! I generally love more fantasy but this was a cute and wholesome book with bits of darkness. Prepare to be heartbroken by the ending of this because I now need to pick up book 2 asap to finish out this amazing duology and see what happens to Iris, Roman, the rest of the family, and the outcome of the war. I’m hoping that the second book will be just as great if not better than the first!"

"4.5 ⭐️"

"This novel was perfect from start to finish. The writing was on point and the author effectively conveyed every emotion necessary in order to make the story more appealing to the reader. I thoroughly enjoyed how the romance between Roman and Iris played out and the progression of their relationship overall. Thus, I have zero complaints about this book because it perfectly incorporated romance and fantasy."

"this book was AMAZING the romance is abosolutely ADORABLE and so just loved it so much 😭😭😭😭"