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Trigger warnings
Hero archetypes
Heroine archetypes
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Synopsis
Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference. A war between gods is raging, and she’s landed a prestigious job at the Oath Gazette. But at home, she’s barely holding it together. Her brother is missing on the frontline. Her mother is lost in a haze of addiction. And each night Iris pours her heart out in letters to her brother. Letters that will never be answered. Or so she thinks… Her letters have made their way into the hands of the last person Iris trusts: Roman Kitt, her cold, unforgiving rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes back, they forge a magical connection that will seal their fate forever.
Is Divine Rivals appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
War backdrop with gods fighting; protagonist deals with brother missing in combat and mother's addiction. Romance develops through anonymous letters between rivals, with fade-to-black intimacy and emotional intensity.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include addiction, death of a loved one, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will love the enemies-to-lovers romance told through secret letters, set against a world where gods are at war.