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Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
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bookshelves: living-in-this-fantasy-world, fantasy, otps, uh-oh-im-falling-in-love, live-and-die-for-the-cover, i-will-see-the-author-in-court, quirky-fantasyyy, ending-gave-me-whiplash, 2023, gorgeous-prose
Oct 31, 2023
bookshelves: living-in-this-fantasy-world, fantasy, otps, uh-oh-im-falling-in-love, live-and-die-for-the-cover, i-will-see-the-author-in-court, quirky-fantasyyy, ending-gave-me-whiplash, 2023, gorgeous-prose
✎₊˚⊹♡ ❝I am coming to love him, in two different ways. Face to face, and word to word.❞
Rebecca Ross has some of the most gorgeous prose I have ever read. If you don't read this for the immaculate WWI vibes, the swoony romance, or simply to get rid of the fomo, read it for the writing.
Iris and Roman are the most adorable cinnamon buns ever, but what kept this from being a five star read was how rushed their romance was. I would have liked to see more banter and slow burn. But nevertheless, they have one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read and the kind of lyrical love they have is something I would give anything to experience or at least be able to write with the skill Ross does.
My other favorite part of the book is the aesthetic. I just love WWI aesthetic, and this book is basically WWI but with an age-old war between gods. Ross does an excellent job of blending realistic aspects with subtle magical ones that almost makes you feel like the world you're currently living in could very well be hiding an enchanted typewriter or two in someone's dusty attic.
The plot was a bit slow-paced and mainly centered around the romance but I was definitely invested enough to never be bored, and the ending lowkey gave me a heart attack 🫢 My babies better get a happy ending 🔪🔪
Bottom line: beautiful book. YA needs more good quality stories like this one. It's very much deserving of the hype <3
✎₊˚⊹♡ ❝It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are.❞
*ੈ✩‧₊˚ pre review ˚‧₊✩*ੈ*
SPOILER!!!
ok but like DOES SHE GET HER TYPEWRITER BACK??? (I mean I'm concerned about Roman too, but....)
full review to come!!
Rebecca Ross has some of the most gorgeous prose I have ever read. If you don't read this for the immaculate WWI vibes, the swoony romance, or simply to get rid of the fomo, read it for the writing.
Iris and Roman are the most adorable cinnamon buns ever, but what kept this from being a five star read was how rushed their romance was. I would have liked to see more banter and slow burn. But nevertheless, they have one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read and the kind of lyrical love they have is something I would give anything to experience or at least be able to write with the skill Ross does.
My other favorite part of the book is the aesthetic. I just love WWI aesthetic, and this book is basically WWI but with an age-old war between gods. Ross does an excellent job of blending realistic aspects with subtle magical ones that almost makes you feel like the world you're currently living in could very well be hiding an enchanted typewriter or two in someone's dusty attic.
The plot was a bit slow-paced and mainly centered around the romance but I was definitely invested enough to never be bored, and the ending lowkey gave me a heart attack 🫢 My babies better get a happy ending 🔪🔪
Bottom line: beautiful book. YA needs more good quality stories like this one. It's very much deserving of the hype <3
✎₊˚⊹♡ ❝It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are.❞
*ੈ✩‧₊˚ pre review ˚‧₊✩*ੈ*
SPOILER!!!
ok but like DOES SHE GET HER TYPEWRITER BACK??? (I mean I'm concerned about Roman too, but....)
full review to come!!
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September 12, 2023
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October 28, 2023
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November 1, 2023
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November 1, 2023
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November 1, 2023
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November 1, 2023
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November 1, 2023
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live-and-die-for-the-cover
November 1, 2023
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November 1, 2023
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Nov 02, 2023 05:00PM
amazing review babe!!! 🥰
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I’m concerned about the typewriter too!! Like where’s the third one? Also beautiful review! Yours are always so aesthetic looking
Isn’t the third one in a museum somewhere?
Ohhh it might be…maybe I missed that 🤦🏽♀️
Google says it is…can’t believe I missed that, here is was hoping someone else had it
⋆｡°✩liv⋆｡°✩ wrote: "I’m concerned about the typewriter too!! Like where’s the third one? Also beautiful review! Yours are always so aesthetic looking"ikr!! tysm you're so sweet 🤍🤍
📖ʎʇɹɐԀ ɯɐǝɹƆ ǝɔI 🍨 wrote: "Isn’t the third one in a museum somewhere?"⋆｡°✩liv⋆｡°✩ wrote: "Ohhh it might be…maybe I missed that 🤦🏽♀️"
⋆｡°✩liv⋆｡°✩ wrote: "Google says it is…can’t believe I missed that, here is was hoping someone else had it"
lol!
oh no, I just bought this one! I'm also usually not a huge historical fiction fan as well. That's too bad, the premise is so intriguing
@lilyoh no!! I mean, it is a really good story, and a ton of people like it, so I hope you will! Fingers crossed 🤞🥰🤍
@lydia I understand that, a bit ago I read the invisible life of Addie la rue and I didn’t like it very much. I was afraid to hate it because of how much everyone raved about it 😭
@lily “historical” fantasy is soo much better especially if you don’t like historical fiction.
@liv I’ll definitely check out that genre more! I definitely have some historical fiction/fantasy books that I’ve enjoyed, I just tend to prefer other genres
@lily I have a few recommendations if you want them :)
@lydia yeah, hopefully! books that are super hyped always intimidate me because I’m afraid they won’t live up to my expectations 😂
@liv yes I would love some! thank you!! 🫶🫶
lily wrote: "@lydia yeah, hopefully! books that are super hyped always intimidate me because I’m afraid they won’t live up to my expectations 😂"omg same lol!
i agree that the plot was a bit slow paced but nonetheless it was a great book and i'm happy you enjoyed it 🥰 romaniris are my babies <3 lovely review angel! 🩷
@brunaI’m so glad u agree!! fr I love them sm it’s unreal 😩 ty so much sweet girl 🤭🤍🫶
