After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together, and her best bet to do so is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish―into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold yet handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle. 

This book was on my TBR for a while, and I’m glad I finally got to it! Like Fourth Wing, this book has been quite popular on Booksta, and I was nervous that it wouldn’t live up to the hype, but I really enjoyed it! The rivals to lovers plot line was so deliciously developed, and I loved Roman and Iris’s characters both individually and together. The writing was smart and beautiful and the plot fast-paced and exciting. I really loved all of the letters between Roman and Iris, they were so beautifully written and really propelled their relationship along. The story was laced with magic, grief, and love. I knew the ending would be somewhat of a cliffhanger as this is part of a two-book series, and without giving any spoilers, I kind of predicted a part of the ending but I’m excited to see where the story picks up in book two!