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★★★★☆ 4.22 • Goodreads

If the dangerous allure and bargains of Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber left you breathless, let Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross wreck you next.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • Enemies-to-lovers w/ letters & war-fueled longing
  • Warring gods amplify forbidden romance stakes
  • Poetic prose paints beauty in ruins
  • Morally gray rival = slow-burn heartache

You chased Jacks through every morally ambiguous smirk and bargain, craving that slow-burn ache wrapped in glittering danger. Divine Rivals delivers that same addictive tension through ink-stained letters and a rival whose sharp edges cut deeper the closer you get—except now the stakes aren't just hearts but gods at war, and the prose turns battlefields into devastating poetry that refuses to let you look away.

If you survived Jacks, you're ready to be ruined by letters that burn hotter than any curse.

Where Once Upon a Broken Heart gave you carnival magic and cursed kisses, this gives you enchanted typewriters and forbidden longing penned across enemy lines—escapism that wrecks you twice as hard.

If you survived Jacks, you're ready to be ruined by letters that burn hotter than any curse.

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What Readers Are Saying

"I am 54, and a college professor. I read it. I find it relaxing, and I appreciate the brevity. A good book is a good book. The Firekeeper’s daughter was a good book, by the way.☺️" Novel_Positive7156, Reddit
"its amazing to me how RR has taken the horrors of war and crafted a narrative that guides the reader to focus on hope, new directions, and comfort... just like that light. its really quite lovely." jessica, Goodreads
"absolute perfection. Roman C. Kitt has my entire heart. 🫶🏻 the letters he writes to Iris (via typewriter!! i mean, come on!!! ) are enough to make him one of the best book boyfriends of all time." chloé ✿, Goodreads

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