This month’s FYA Book Club selection is Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. This swoony romantasy is all about emotional connection, which is my bookish catnip.
Check out the discussion questions below! (Slight spoilers ahead.)
P.S. If you’ve already read the book, feel free to add any other discussion questions of your own in the comments!
Icebreaker
Do you have a favorite “secret pen-pals” or hidden identity movie or novel?
Questions
1. Who do you think the title of the book is referring to? Did you see any parallels between the myths Roman told Iris and their situation?
2. What did you think of Roman and Iris’s relationship? Did you enjoy their love story?
3. How effective was Ross’s world-building outside of the romance? Did the setting work for you? What did you think of the world’s mythology? Were there any details you still have questions about?
4. What did you think of Ross’s depiction of war within the book?
5. Iris deals with grief of losing her mother and her brother, and both her and Roman see a lot of soldiers killed in action. What did you think of the portrayal of grief and death in the book?
6. What did you think of the character of Forest?
7. What was your favorite moment between any of the book characters?
8. At the end, Roman has disappeared and Forest has brought Iris back home to Oath. Where do you think book two will go for them all? Do you plan on reading it?
