Divine Rivals

By Rebecca Ross,

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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…

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2 authors picked Divine Rivals as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved the uniqueness of this storyline and the combination of magic being an accepted everyday thing in a historical world. Think old-world 1940s newspaper era meets World War 2 and manipulative Gods, with threads of magic woven throughout.

I absolutely adored the idea of rare typewriters linked by magic that can send missives to each other and the beautiful and rich enemies-to-lovers trope that develops around the typewriters. Its cute You’ve Got Mail vibe was beautifully executed in a story and world that I loved to step into.

I’m a fickle fantasy reader. I like the fantastical elements light and the world-building grounded and accessible. When I picked up Divine Rivals, I wasn’t sure about a war between Gods with mythical creatures and magic typewriters. From the first chapter, I could tell this story wasn’t going to lose me in fantasy.

Iris Winnow and Roman Kitt are the classic enemies-to-lovers, at first competing for a coveted journalism position but develop into brave, emotional characters who fall madly in love. And I fell in love with them. The writing is beautiful, the characters extremely well developed, and it…

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