Because we love enemies turning to lovers anyway :)
Song Vibe Check:
"Enemies" By: Lauv
"Soap" By: Melanie Martinez
"Wherever I go" By: One Republic
NOTE: Thanks to Netgalley for the early copy of the book!
As far as I'm aware, Rebecca Ross had written books before and it's the first time I read her work, but I remember when this book popped up on my feed via a friend who was excited to read this book and the idea of Divine Rivals being the intense version of enemies to lovers...
Well, sign me up. So imagine my excitement when I finally get to be able to read this book and OH IT HAS BEEN A RIDE so far that I can't wait for more!
Short Summary: Two rivals competing for a position at a newspaper send anonymous letters through a magical closet as they deal with war... and some unwelcome feelings of love.
Long Summary: Iris Minnow is an aspiring journalist at the Gazette, struggling to make ends meet with an alcoholic mother who is still grieving for her son who has gone to the war against the Gods Enva and Dacre. Unsure of whether or not her brother is still alive, she writes letters to him in hopes that he receives them, but the only thing pushing her are two things now:
The promotion at the Gazette and Roman Kitt.
Roman hates the visceral, emotional writing that Iris creates, and by extension, her and as the two fight for the position, all he needs is a reason to keep going after all the mistakes he has done in the past. With a rich family who wishes to expand the dynasty, Roman is thrust onto an arranged marriage as he tries to fight for something he can get without depending on the family name.
But everything changes when he gets a letter that peeks out of his wardrobe. What is first mere curiosity becomes the discovery that he is receiving the letters Iris sends to her brother. And as he learns more about his rival, the more strategies he has to steal the promotion from her... the less he wants to and the more he starts to realize that perhaps there is more to life than just war.
There could even be... love.
Honestly, it seems so rare nowadays to have Historical Fantasy books and learning a lot more about the mythology of the gods, about the fear to reveal all facets of the truth and dealing with these rivals who hate each other's guts into slowly falling in love was such a beautiful story and it made for a great train read (Because of course this book was mostly read while on the train to and from school!) It is part of a bigger series so I am definitely waiting to see where it goes but I LOVED this one and I definitely recommend you all adding this one to your shelves!
Overall: 5/5 stars
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