Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross is formally on cabinets, and the romantasy novel delivers on one factor we wished extra of in Divine Rivals, making it a superb addition to the duology’s world. Launched on September 2, Wild Reverence is a standalone grownup story set 600 years earlier than Ross’ BookTok sensation.
As our recently shared excerpt of Ross’ new novel reveals, it follows a younger goddess named Matilda as she uncovers her powers and learns to be a messenger between worlds. It additionally unravels her unconventional relationship with a human named Vincent.
Matilda and Vincent’s story has fairly a bit in frequent with Divine Rivals, as Ross makes use of the identical lyrical prose and well-crafted build-up to piece it collectively. Nonetheless, Wild Reverence does one factor even higher than Divine Rivals, making it an amazing selection for individuals who wished much more thorough world-building from the duology.
Wild Reverence Is The Reply Who Wished Extra Of Divine Rivals’ Gods & World
The Spinoff Ebook Reveals A Extra Magical World
Divine Rivals is an extremely atmospheric novel, and its central love story is about towards the backdrop of a warfare between the gods — gods who seem in Ross’ new standalone e book. Nonetheless, Divine Rivals spends extra time constructing the bond between its important characters, each of whom begin out as skilled rivals of their journalism careers.
The gods and world-building develop into extra of a spotlight in Divine Rivals’ sequel, Ruthless Vows, however even the duology’s conclusion cannot spend an excessive amount of time on them. It has lots of floor to cowl, wrapping up all its storylines, and lots of the gods are not on the enjoying discipline. This makes it exhausting to delve too deeply into this facet of the lore.
Wild Reverence greater than makes up for that, transporting readers to a model of Ross’ world the place the gods are nonetheless considerable and highly effective. Not solely can we get extra perception into the histories of the gods nonetheless alive in Divine Rivals, however we get to see the numerous deities that after existed alongside them, a few of whom are referenced within the former books.
On this sense, Wild Reverence is quite a bit heavier on the fantasy components, whereas Divine Rivals leans deeper into the romance. Luckily, Wild Reverence has loads of that to spare as nicely. However its elaborate depiction of the gods is what actually makes it complement Ross’ duology so nicely.
Wild Reverence Completely Enhances Rebecca Ross’ Duology
The Spinoff Strikes The Proper Steadiness Between Recent & Acquainted
Wild Reverence connects to Divine Rivals within the excellent approach, as it isn’t essential to learn the duology earlier than diving into Ross’ new romantasy release — however having data of the earlier story will assist readers choose up on issues they may not understand are references to it.
Those that have learn Divine Rivals will get a historical past lesson about Ross’ world, however it will not really feel prefer it. Wild Reverence stands by itself, pulling you right into a narrative that feels recent and thrilling, even when the setting is acquainted. The brand new romantasy novel is precisely what a derivative needs to be, by no means relying an excessive amount of on what got here earlier than however nonetheless managing to reinforce it.
