Divine Draft is the best romantasy book that I’ve ever read, hands down. The world building is woven seamlessly into the plot, and the elements of romance and fantasy are balanced well. There is a fantastic cliffhanger at the end, and I can’t wait for the rest of the series! If you’re into mythology with high stakes and fated love, you’ll love this one!

I really enjoyed the start of this series. The first quarter is heavier in world building, but serves as the foundation for the unfolding tension, action and story to come. I really appreciated the complexities of the main characters, especially the female main character. She has so much depth, and it creates more emotional impact for the twists and cliffhanger to come. So excited to see the story unfold and will be reading more of the series. Highly recommend for those who enjoy forbidden romance, slow burn, and games and trials!

This was so good 10/10!! I ate it up and couldn’t stop reading. The pace of the book was perfect, I loved the action, the slow burn and friendships that were formed! The world building was great and the magic system with the gods was very unique. It ends on a cliffhanger that I didn’t see coming at all and left me speechless, I can’t wait for book two! This was such an amazing read! 🥰

This ARC had all my attention. I couldn't stop reading and wanted to learn more about the characters, the world and the story in general. This debut fantasy book was well written and was set up for such a good series with all the details surrounding the characters and different parts of the world building. I love how strong and determined the FMC, Waverly is, her character development throughout the story is amazing and I'm so excited to see more of it in the next book. Let's just say, I got to the ending and I didn't even realize it because I was so into the story which left me in complete shock... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I'm DEFINITELY reading the next book in this series.

This book is an absolute wild ride! Waverly was such a multifaceted character, and going on this journey with her was amazing. Her stringent personal beliefs at the beginning of the book and her slow realization that not everything is how it seems truly highlight the struggle of someone indoctrinated from childhood. The betrayal, the eventual camaraderie with the other Elected—it was all so beautifully written. And that cliffhanger? It’s killing me! I need the next book ASAP!

Oh my gosh . Oh my gosh. OH MY GOSH!! I’m sorry that ending I did not see coming. I mean I am absolutely flabbergasted and quite confused on why you know who has walked into that room!!! I have no words to that ending and oh my lord imma need to know what happens. On another note about the rest of the best, hands down 10/10. I loved the pace of the book, the action, the friendships that formed! I loved the slow burn to spice which was top tier. Now the betrayal hurt my heart a bit at the end. This book has it all. training in physical, mental, magical forms, finding friendships and relationships, finding your strength in who you are and never giving up. I mean I ate it all up. This was such a great read and once again I loved every bit of it, I’m gonna need a book two to see what the heck that cliffhanger has left me in because I’m speechless. Such an amazing read!! 🥰🥰

As a whole, I really enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to the next.
That being said, the first part of this book was confusing.There’s a lot of world building (which is normal and expected) but not a lot of explanation to go with it. As you get more into the book it does become easier to follow but there are definitely times it’s still confusing. The idea behind the world is not one I’ve read about before and it’s absolutely intriguing. The dystopian feel and magic system work well together making this more of a traditional fantasy book (and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that!)
The story and relationships between the characters is fleshed out over the course of the book naturally. These are characters that don’t know each other and work at building relationships and/or friendships within their roles as a whole unit. It’s organically done and well written.
And then there’s the ending. A betrayal and plot twist I most definitely did NOT see coming. It was so well done and I sat there looking at my kindle wondering if I was missing pages…alas, I was not. I will definitely be reading the second book to find out how everything plays out.
In an effort to be perfectly honest- the language of this book does take some getting used to (at least it did for me). It’s written in an almost grandiose fashion- much like a lot of high fantasy books and I definitely spent some time looking up word meanings (not necessarily a bad thing if it improves my vocabulary). If that’s not to your liking, this may not be the book for you.
The following tropes are also included: slow burn romance, dystopian society, magic, military-esque battle unit, betrayal, forbidden love, gods, death, minor spice, and a cliffhanger ending. There are quite possibly other tropes, but these are what stuck in my brain.