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Length
10 hours 49 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
Alex Wingfield & Rebecca Norfolk
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“A historical fiction romance that is easy to fall in love with! Magical typewriters connect our two main characters, Iris Winnow and Roman Kitt, allowing them to send letters to each other through their dressers. Iris has no idea that Roman is on the other side of the letters as he is her sworn enemy and rival at work. When Iris goes to report on the very dangerous war between Gods, Roman decides he will follow her to whatever ends to win her over and confess the secret that he is her magical pen pal. This book ruined me emotionally and was just so perfectly written! ”
— Anna • Underground Books
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“In a reimagined early 1900's where the Great War is not fought between countries, but between gods, Roman and Iris are rival journalists at a newspaper covering the conflict. Increasingly worried about her brother, Forest, who is missing on the front, Iris uses her old typewriter to write letters to him. She slips her letters under her wardrobe door, thinking nothing of it. But these letters mysteriously and magically come to Roman, who begins to look forward to reading them - and writing back. As a correspondence begins between Roman and Iris and love starts to bloom, the realities and monstrosities of the war around them also grow. Filled with a lush 20th century academia setting, mysterious correspondence, dueling gods and young love, Divine Rivals swept me away. ”
— Kelly • Mysterious Galaxy Books
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“A romance set in a world of war, vengeful gods, and magic. Ross seamlessly blends the mundane into her fantastical world. Follow the young and breathless lovers from their work desks to front line trenches. Couldn't turn this off! Looking forward to book #2! ”
— Kristine • Buttonwood Books and Toys
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“The center of this quietly fraught and achingly earnest story is a love affair in letters, sent between magical typewriters by two ambitious rivals for the same newspaper position. I’ve heard it described as You’ve Got Mail meets Dramione, and while I definitely enjoyed both aspects, Iris and Roman truly have a love of their own, and I was rather dreamily swept away by this magical realist tale set amidst a WWI-reminiscent war between two gods. ”
— Megan • Underground Books
"This captivating production will leave listeners wanting more."- AudioFile
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.
A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.
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.
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Audiobook details
Author:
Rebecca Ross
Narrators:
Alex Wingfield & Rebecca Norfolk
ISBN:
9781250883575
Length:
10 hours 49 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Macmillan Audio
Publication date:
April 4, 2023
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#49 Overall
Genre rank:
#2 in YA Fiction
Reviews
"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
“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
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