First off: SCREAMING AND CRYING. The book was that good.

I thought this was a fantastic follow up to The Liar's Crown. Meren is a character who has her flaws, but is always trying to do the right thing.

I love Kaufman's writing style. I was engrossed in this book and couldn't put it down; there was so much to love about it. The flow especially worked for me in this book.

This feels a bit like a dystopian/modern day world, but with magic. Or limited magic. This is essentially a story of persecution of a group of people.

There is nothing of Rebecca Ross’s that I don’t like. And Divine Rivals is included on that list. This book is SO good. To me it is a steampunk fantasy but with high fantasy elements. I

Things I really liked about this book: the concept of “boons”. The way the world was structured was also well done. Gratton and Ireland do a great job of weaving this world together.