📜⚔️ Wild Reverence ⚔️📜

• Rebecca Ross @beccajross

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Where to begin!!! Rebecca Ross, you did it again. I absolutely adored this story. The prose is so lyrical and melodic, and I fell immediately in love!

Matilda is the herald of the gods. She is one of the only goddesses to have the ability to flog between the two god realms, carrying words and letters back and forth between politicking gods. Her escape lies in the mortal realm, where she dreams each night of a human boy. When Matilda is cast out of her home in the Under Realm after tragedy strikes, she loses her connection to him. She never forgets him though, and when she receives news that his life is in danger, she rushes to his aid.

Vincent, meanwhile, has newly inherited the title of lord after his father and two elder brothers were brutally slain. As he and Matilda embark on a journey to defend his township from the threat his uncle poses, Vincent slowly regains his trust in the gods after his prayers went unanswered for so long.

Set in the same world as Divine Rivals, this tale focuses on the gods and goddesses. It was so intriguing to learn more about the Under Realm and the Skywards. The gods’ whims are mercurial and their relationships are often tempestuous and violent (see: Dacre and Enva in DV), and we see Matilda struggle to navigate this, which was an element I loved. But she does have some lasting, true and beautiful friendships in the god realms (Bade, my precious).

As for Matilda and Vincent – cue tearful tenderness. I just adore the way Ross writes romance! Yearning! Pining! Not being able to stand to see these characters not being happy together! It was such a beautiful tale of faith, hope and the endurance of love against all the odds.

The epilogue was so incredible, and really linked these two worlds that Rebecca has created perfectly. I am in absolute awe of her talent as a writer. A new six star read for sure (and it may even be better than Divine Rivals 🫣).

Will you be reading Wild Reverence when it releases on September 2nd? I already have two gorgeous editions preordered and I cannot wait to show them off – prepare to be sick of me 😅