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Divine Rivals: A Novel (Letters of Enchantment Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rebecca Ross (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 2: Letters of Enchantment

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When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever.

After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette.

To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish—into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.

Shadow and Bone meets Lore in Rebecca Ross's Divine Rivals, an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy novel filled with hope and heartbreak, and the unparalleled power of love.

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Gr 9 Up-Aspiring newspaper columnists at the Oath Gazette, Iris and Roman are competing for the same job. Circumstance has pushed Iris's family away, forcing her to stand alone on the edge of poverty, while Roman's wealthy father pulls the strings to every aspect of his life. When Iris tries to write a letter to her brother on the front lines, it gets magically redirected to Roman, who writes back anonymously. When the final threads tying her to the city of Oath are cut, Iris quits her job and heads to the war front to discover what's really happened to the soldiers who go missing there, including her brother. Ross paints a vivid historical picture with magic adding color to the worldbuilding without overtaking it. Iris is a heroine to root for as she braves the front lines, and Roman goes on his own journey towards independence; their characters are rich and well balanced in the first half of the novel, but once Iris goes to the front, Roman's perspective falls away. The budding romance feels lopsided as Roman holds all the power at the start of their relationship, as a well-educated man from a wealthy, influential family who knows who he's writing to. Reveals and secrets from Iris's investigation add more plotlines to set up the sequel, at the expense of a full arc. VERDICT More historical than fantasy, this is a rivals-to-lovers romance that requires a sequel to be satisfying. Consider purchasing for larger collections.-Emmy Nealα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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"The war may be chaos, but the symmetries of these books are exquisite." - New York Times

"Rich world-building and the poignancy of young love make the first in this fantasy romance duology a wistful and riveting read." - The Washington Post

"An ardent romance and a harrowing exploration of war’s horrors and heartbreaks... with inventive worldbuilding, nuanced characterizations, and prose by turns dreamy and atmospherically tense." - Publishers Weekly

"Divine Rivals is another absolute winner from author Rebecca Ross, who is rapidly proving there’s very little she can’t do in the realm of fantasy fiction." - Paste Magazine

“Rich and romantic―if stories had scent, this one would smell like a mug of black tea, the ink ribbons of a typewriter, and that addictive spice called enemies to lovers.” ―Shelby Mahurin, New York Times bestselling author of Serpent & Dove

"A sweeping start to a beautiful and romantic new series. Ross weaves her stories in such a vulnerable and delicate way, truly with a style all her own. I adored this book." - Adalyn Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna

“Deeply romantic and beautifully written, Divine Rivals is a story that lingers long after the final page. Set in a world steeped in mythology, Iris’s journey to the front is both fascinating and moving, with an ending that will leave readers aching for the next book. I absolutely loved it.” ―Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches

"Ross enchants with a clever and sweeping love story set against an imaginative, dangerous world. Her writing sparkles, brimming with wit and magic from the first page to the last." ―Isabel Ibañez, finalist for the William C. Morrow award

"Ross has crafted a tale that hooks its readers with whip-smart intrigue, and holds them fast with dazzling prose, a charming cast, and a world where mystique shimmers just beneath the surface. Hers is a brilliant blend of whimsy and heart.” ―Ayana Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Beasts of Prey

“Beautifully written and deeply emotional, Divine Rivals is a story of resilience and love, crafted with Ross’s bewitching storytelling. Real characters, swept into a magical war, this is the kind of a tale that gets under your skin and straight to your heart. Truly romantic and atmospheric, this book will leave you hungry for the next installment.” - Valia Lind, USA Today bestselling author of The Scarlet Rose

"Rich, evocative details build a world both gritty and whimsical, and Ross’ gorgeous prose is equal to the novel’s ambitious premise. Readers who enjoy enemies-to-lovers with a heaping dose of angst will find plenty worthwhile here." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"This YA historical fiction with a touch of fantasy...will appeal to fans of mythology combined with everyday life as well as enemies-to-lovers romance." - Booklist

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Y468XS6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wednesday Books (April 4, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3944 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 356 pages

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Rebecca Ross is the #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy books for teens and adults.

She has written multiple highly acclaimed duologies, including LETTERS OF ENCHANTMENT, ELEMENTS OF CADENCE, and THE QUEEN’S RISING as well as two standalone novels: DREAMS LIE BENEATH and SISTERS OF SWORD & SONG.

When not writing, she can be found in her garden where she plants wildflowers and story ideas. She resides in Northeast Georgia with her husband and her dog.

Find her on Instagram @beccajross or online at www.rebeccarossauthor.com.

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Julia H.

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023

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I can’t believe that no one told me this book end in a cliffhanger !!!! OMGGGGG !!!

I don’t think I have absolutely nothing to say about this book beside perfection !!!

I am so in love with them and their love story !!! Can Roman be more perfect ???? The way he knew that he would have to come to her and make her love him outside the letters is so daring, swooning!!! He would die for her and when she realize that … it clicks to her that he is the one that she couldn’t denied anymore.

Iris and Roman are competitors at a Gazette journal where both want the spot for columnist. Their banter and chemistry is amazing since the beginning… the enemies to lovers is perfect trope for this two that can’t take their eyes of each other but justify with the “I can do better” mantra they carry at this one dream job they are seeking.

Iris is a 18yr old girl but her level of maturity is top notch. She is a very poor girl that since the war and her moms alcohol problem start, she is all over the place. With no money, no mean to any end she is trying to keep “the family boat” for drowning while drown with it.
Nothing gives me more pleasure than read about strong women/ girls that no matter how hard life throws at you and how deep your sadness or depression try get to you, they simple don’t give up without a fight. Her life is falling apart cause of the war and she never been more alone and still holding on tide for her dreams and for be the person her brother and her mom would be proud of.

Roman is the sight of perfection. Rich, handsome, with not a wrinkle at sight but he is a pawn at his fathers high society desires and he always do what he is told cause he lives with the guilt about don’t have his lil sister with them anymore. But when the price for his dads demand is losing the love of his life … that’s it for him !! He leave everything behind and go after her cause not only he can’t live the life his father demand without her but he can’t live without her at all and she is in a dangerous place and he need to make her safe.

Their love story is beautiful and on point. The chemistry is there since the very beginning and it’s simply delicious to read it. The sweet, careful, swooning is so worth it. Impossible not fall in love with their love. They are so into each other that they barely can hide it even trying with the opponent situation that all their co-workers cheer and bet for them. Roman is not afraid to show his caring and worrying no matter how he try to mask it and when he don’t want to mask anymore it’s even more amazing to see him showing all his love for her. It’s absolutely beautiful the develop of their relationship and their romance, their love is pure and transparent and real !!!

The world building that they live in is not a difficult one for you to dive in !! Has magic in their world at year 1800 and something and the war of between two gods
Envra and Dacre that woke up after centuries and are just back to their dispute just like before. The pacing of this book is simply amazing, her writing is perfection. The construction of the story is so easy and good. The support character all gets to you in their own special way. Their letters are so easy for you to read and the develop of the characters and the story is just one of the best I ever read.

One of the most important and underrating details would be how good the feelings are deal with in this book. War, lost of life, grieving, love, pain, guilt is so raw, genuine, true that was so beautiful to read. Sentiments, feelings and struggles that is heartbreaking and uncomfortable but it’s part of live and of their lives and make you feel together with them. Characters that barely appear still going to break your heart and make you cry. It’s an emotional book that will stir a reaction from you and force you to deal with it. Just perfection !!!

The end completely broke me !!! I cried like a baby making my family question my sanity specially cause I am not a person that cries with the books. I knew something would go on when was getting that close to end and I realize the next book would be a sequel not a series but i couldn’t imagine that the cliffhanger would be this brutal. I cried all over again with the epilogue and just to think about right now.

I highly recommend this book !!!! I am counting the days for book two gets out. I read this book in one sitting and couldn’t stop at all.

Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spicy : 🚫
Darkness: 🖤
Range of emotions : 🥺😊😳😍😭
Ending : cliffhanger 😩
POV : 👫 (Dual)

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Jazelle

A Story of Magical, Mythology, and Longing

Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2023

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🦇 Divine Rivals Book Review 🦇

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

❝ I think we all wear armor. I think those who don’t are fools, risking the pain of being wounded by the sharp edges of the world, over and over again. But if I’ve learned anything from those fools, it’s that to be vulnerable is a strength most of us fear. It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are. ❞

❓ #QOTD Have you ever had a pen pal OR what book do you want to read before the end of the year? ❓

❝ Perhaps it begins with one person. Someone you trust. You remove a piece of armor for them; you let the light stream in, even if it makes you wince. Perhaps that is how you learn to be soft yet strong, even in fear and uncertainty. One person, one piece of steel. ❞

🦇 For centuries the gods have slept, only to drag mortals into their feud upon waking. After her brother leaves to fight, 18-year-old Iris Winnow strives to support herself and her mother. She'll need to win the columnist position at the Oath Gazette to do so. Only one problem: her rival, Roman Kitt, who seems to have everything handed to him. In her brother's absence, Iris drafts letters to him on her nan's old typewriter. After slipping them under her wardrobe door, they vanish―unknowingly, into the hands of Kitt. As they write back and forth to one another, they forge a connection stronger than any war. Can the kindled hope between them survive this world?

💜 The mingled scents of black tea and smeared ink, the clatter of an old typewriter, and the vulnerable longing left by loss. Add a dash of magic, wailing sirens, the echoes of bombs exploding...it all seems like a recipe for disaster, not an enemies-to-lovers romantasy novel, and yet, these key ingredients set Divine Rivals apart as one of the must-read novels of the year. Rebecca Ross has crafted a clever, enthralling love story that perfectly balances whimsy, fear, longing, and mystery with this deeply emotional, spellcasting first installment. The shared heartache for those they miss and lost unites Iris and Roman in ways they don't even realize from the start. The magic of their typewriters and the vague mythology behind the war mix well with the historical setting. It's the almost-lyrical, poetic prose of their love letters that is perhaps most striking. With each letter, they both shed a bit of the armor they hide behind, revealing scars and vulnerabilities underneath. What starts as an enemies-to-lovers romance full of sass, wit, and charm becomes so much more. By the last few chapters, this story will take grasp of your heart, seep into your bones, and trigger intense feelings of longing until the second novel is in your hands.

💜 Iris is a heroine you can stand behind and root for from the first page, but it's Roman who holds the cards in the first half of the novel. Watching him fall first (initially through the love letters), while struggling with guilt, grief, and his familial debt was a beautifully painful experience. I've experienced part of Iris' journey, falling for someone through pen and page; Ross captures that enamorment perfectly. For the most part, the story is more historical fiction than fantasy. The magic seeps into the roots of the story, adding bewitching elements without stealing from the star of the show: the growing feelings between Iris and Roman. They find love in the dark, a spark of happiness in moments of fear and despair. Iris experiences so much loss, only to gain a found family (also, sapphic ship alert!). I rarely, rarely say this, but this is the type of story I'd love to see on screen.

🦇 Since this is a slow-burn romance, the pacing does drag at times, especially in the first half. While Ross' choice to sprinkle hints of the mythology and magic throughout the story leaves readers to focus on the character development and romance, it does keep us entirely in the dark. Though the rivalry between the gods started centuries ago, it seems strange that there's little known about its origins. Even the snippets Roman finds (which paint Darce and Enva like Hades and Persephone) feel incomplete. The world-building holds us at arm's length from the fantasy side of the novel until the very end, causing the final chapter to feel nearly out of place. It seems the mythology was restricted only for the shock value of that final chapter.

🦇 Recommended to fans of VE Schwab, Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout, Lore, and Fourth Wing.

✨ The Vibes ✨
🖋️ Rivals to Lovers/Dual POV
💌 Found Family
🖋️ Love Letters/Witty Banter
💌 Historical Fiction/Fantasy/Romantasy
🖋️ War Setting
💌 Magic, Myths, and Gods
🖋️ He Falls First
💌 Slow Burn

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Beautifully Written Story

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024

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What a well done romance and beautifully written story!
However, it's book 1 of a series and ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, fair warning.
I won't summarize the plot, as that has already been done many times over, so let me start with the things I enjoyed least (there aren't many).
The cliffhanger, but mainly because I need to know what happens.
That's about it. I rarely give books 5 stars, even if I love the heck of them because usually there is something that maybe didn't work for me, a character, a subplot, you readers know how it goes - you have this great story but aren't a fan of the love triangle (I hate love triangles most of the time, just a thing of mine) or a subplot feels a bit pointless or unresolved. But, I digress. This story suffered from none of those issues. The battle between the gods is intriguing, the descriptions of warfare feel authentic and harrowing and heartbreaking and the author beautifully captures the tension of living a life in an area near a war zone.
But the romance shines in this book. It is a slow burn, and it's intimate and passionate in ways that go way beyond mere physical attraction and physical intimacy. One of the few romances where it seems to be about characters finding a true soul mate rather than a relationship and the characters treat that and each other with a reverence it deserves. It's refreshing. It's also refreshing to have characters not behave absolutely ridiculously just to move a plot.
I'll stop rambling. It's a great story, give it a go.

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julia siqueira santos

Apaixonante

Reviewed in Brazil on April 20, 2024

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Simplesmente incrível.

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Selene Mejia

Lindo

Reviewed in Mexico on March 24, 2024

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Me llego en muy buen estado y en el tiempo que decía. Me encanto la historia ❤️😍

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Greenteabookme

Rebecca Ross never disappoints but this book was SO GOOD!!

Reviewed in Canada on April 14, 2023

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Wow what a GREAT book!! I can’t believe I have to wait a year for the sequel 😭😭. A river enchanted was my favourite book of January and this hands-down was my favourite book of February (technically I finished it in March but was over 50% complete in February so I’m counting it there!(.

I wasn’t quite sure what to think of the book at the beginning, even though like always I was immediately drawn in by the beautiful prose, imagery, setting and of course the characters. Naturally I fell in love with Iris and Ronan and the magical story being weaved, but i didn’t think I’d enjoy it as much as I did. While there was a small slump in the middle of the book or 2/3 through (hello calm before storm), the end was jam packed with action, intrigue and a great setup for a sequel!

I have all kinds of theories about who-is-who and what will happen next and am positive I will be ready and waiting preorder in hand for book two. Can’t wait! Highly highly recommend although check out the trigger warnings as it’s a more serious novel.

Lydia García

Precioso, a tiempo y en perfecto estado.

Reviewed in Spain on May 5, 2024

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Estaba deseando poder tener este libro. He oído maravillas de la historia, de los personajes, y además físicamente es precioso.
Encontré esta edición en tapa dura a un precio increíble, 16-17€.
El envío se hizo rapidísimo, al día siguiente ya me había llegado. Y cómo se ve en las fotos, llegó en un estado impecable.
Definitivamente compraré el segundo libro cuando pueda.

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Enchanting 💓

Reviewed in India on April 20, 2024

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It never fails to amaze me how, a novel penned with endless hope and love in some unknown corner of the world, reaches other strangers, in other nameless places, and proves to be an absolute beacon of light in their lives. This was one such, which reached me in the frostiest of times and kept my heart from turning stone cold. How I love Roman and Iris. 💓 I wish love were as beautiful and feisty in real life as it is in these enchanted pages! 💓

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