Wild Reverence

De: Rebecca Ross

Narrado por: George Weightman, Hannah van der Westhuysen, Rebecca Norfolk

Set in the world of the gods first introduced in Divine Rivals, #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Ross delivers a sweeping, beautiful adult novel filled with tension, romance, and dark secrets.

This audiobook features multicast narration, plus a captivating scene from an early draft of Wild Reverence read by the author, accompanied by an exclusive interview exploring her creative journey writing the book.

True love is more divine than any ruthless god.

Born in the firelit domain of the under realm, Matilda is the youngest goddess of her clan, blessed with humble messenger magic. But in a land where gods often kill each other to steal power and alliances break as quickly as they are forged, Matilda must come of age sooner than most. She may be known to carry words and letters through the realms, but she holds a secret she must hide from even her dearest of allies to ensure her survival. And to complicate matters . . . there is a mortal boy who dreams of her, despite the fact they have never met in the waking world.

Ten years ago, Vincent of Beckett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life—begging the goddess he befriended in dreams to help him. When his request went unanswered, Vincent moved on, becoming the hardened, irreverent lord of the river who has long forgotten Matilda. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him.

As Fate would have it, Matilda and Vincent were destined to find each other beyond dreams. There may be a chance for Matilda to rewrite the blood-soaked ways of the gods, but at immense sacrifice. She will have to face something she fears even more than losing her magic: to be vulnerable, and to allow herself to finally be loved.

"This captivating production will leave listeners wanting more."—AudioFile on Divine Rivals

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Beautifully Devastating

Rebecca Ross has done it again. I was completely entranced, spellbound. I loved DV but WR is it's own masterpiece.

I wasn't sure what to expect since it's part of the Divine Rivals world but was happily surprised that it touches on some of the characters we learned about but a story all it's own. This is a beautiful story of love, magic, sacrifice and family.

The magic system is interesting, woven with some familiar lore but still unique. We learn about it's gods, the inner workings, motivations, lifestyles and manipulations.

The story between the FMC and MMC is explored before the main plot pops off. We get to see their first meeting and subsequent in interactions. We see their tether form in a pure, almost untainted setting. It was so sweet.

The side characters were engaging. Bade, oh Bade how I love you. Nathaniel was also a favorite as were Orphia and Rowena.

My one critique, I wish this was a planned duology so I could spend more time with Matilda, Vincent and their world and characters.

SO GOOD

I really admire Rebecca Ross as an author! Her stories always have elements that really drive home the mood. In Divine Rivals, it was the setting/time period (like you were dropped into a fantasy WW1 right at the moment when technology started really blooming).

Wild Reverence was unique because we got such an intimate perspective in a story that was built to read like an ancient myth. The whimsy of a character borrowing magic for sunrise to nightfall, or not being allowed to turn and glance behind. Those moments made the book for me. I also loved the familiarity of hearing a God's name and being like "omg I know them!!!" I loved Wild Reverence so much, and if you liked Divine Rivals, this one is certainly worth the listen/read!!