I knew after reading the incredible Dreams Lie Beneath that there was a strong chance this story could be just as good, but I was not prepared for it being even better. Divine Rivals is an incredible fantasy romance, in a world that feels much like the First World War, and this story is honestly like nothing I've read before.

To everyday soldiers, it doesn't matter if the cause of the war is Gods or Humans, and this is shown brilliantly in this story of warring Gods, where the battlefield doesn't feel any different to the trenches of the World Wars that inspired it. I felt this was a really clever move, truly bringing us down to mud, blood and gore that the soldiers experienced, through the eyes of reporters Iris and Roman.

The romance is so, so good, and I love that the magic is kept fairly simple with the typewriters that can transfer messages in an instant. Iris finds herself accidentally writing to her rival, instead of her missing brother, and I loved that those letters helped create a bond between the two before Iris discovered who Carver really was.

The ending is such a cliffhanger, and I'm devastated that I'm going to have to wait a few months to find out what happens next. I foresee the story changing and becoming much larger as the Gods enter the picture, but I'm hoping the day to day mundanity isn't forgotten.