Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I decided to read this book other that it involved some letter writing (which possibly was what got me since I have always written letters), but oh boy, am I glad I read it.
I love the originality of its plot. Yes, it is the usual love wins all, good against evil, enemy to lover romance, but I just loved the way the author manages to give the reader a World War II feel mixed with total fantasy. There are so many parallels between what happened in WWII and what’s happening in this story that I often forgot I was reading a fantasy and caught myself thinking I was reading a historical fiction work. But then you get hit with magic typewriters, mythical creatures that fly and drop bombs, and lest we forget, two gods at war against each other.
Despite the magic and strange creatures it is such a human story, at times heartbreaking. The author describes war scenes masterfully, focusing on the horror, the disbelief, and ultimately the sense of loss and helplessness an armed conflict brings to those caught in between.
I’m still reeling about how it ended but already looking forward to the sequel. Highly recommend it.
Author Natalina Reis 