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Divine Rivals

by Rebecca Ross

Book 1 in Letters of Enchantment

It is BookTok-popular for the obvious reason: the letters work. Ross makes a quiet romance feel urgent without turning the war into wallpaper.

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  • Content warnings: War, Violence, Death, Death of loved one, Death of sibling, Parental death, Grief, Blood, Gore, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol use, Panic attacks, Needles / medical procedures, PTSD, Hospitalization, Amputation, Trauma, Child abuse, Poverty, Injury detail, Vomiting / emesis, Sexual content, Gun violence
Length368 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 2 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
Romance/fantasy balanceRomance-forward
PacingMedium

Story profile

What the story promises

strong yearning carried through letters. a completed two-book arc. low-spice romance with wartime stakes

Romance promise

  • Rivals to lovers
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • Low
  • Closed door / fade to black
  • The swoon
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  • Scholar/intellectual
  • Mutual pining
  • Sweet / tender
  • Tension finally satisfied
  • Rival / competitor
  • He falls first
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Beautiful grief
  • Cinnamon roll
  • Class difference
  • Tension / anticipation
  • Book hangover incoming
  • Secretly soft
  • Star-crossed
  • Longing glances
  • The angst delivered
  • Found family
  • Yearning
  • Low spice

Fantasy promise

  • Ya romantasy
  • Big city / metropolis
  • Low fantasy / secret magic
  • Gods/deities
  • Workplace romance
  • Workplace / office
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  • Historical
  • Hidden identity
  • War front / rebellion
  • Alternate history
  • Forbidden love
  • Mythological
  • Survival romance
  • Adventure romance
  • Letters
  • War

Reading experience

  • Third person
  • Medium
  • Lyrical
  • Heavy
  • Scribe
  • Bittersweet
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  • Poetic
  • Artist/creative
  • Romantic
  • Emotional
  • Caretaker
  • Angsty
  • Atmospheric
  • Sunshine/optimist
  • Hopeful
  • Earnest
  • Survivor
  • Heartbreaking
  • Dreamy
  • Bonds forged in war
  • War-torn kingdom
  • Page turner
  • Cliffhanger warning

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Book details
Length
368 pages
Language
English
Format
Catalog reference