The formatting was broken on the kindle version. I was not able to read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Disney for the ARC.

I absolutely loved that I checked out the author's GoodReads before diving in, and I love how she combated the publisher's claims that this was perfect for fans of SJM & RY!!! Amanda earned major points from her post!l ;-) l I personally love content warnings! I've added them below! This book has Fantastic World Building! Mona is a wonderfully developed character, and the writing was superb!






"Below are some content warnings for Divine Mortals. Please be safe with your brains.
• Violent death/murder
• Dead bodies
• Self-mutilation (one scene, not in a self-harm context)
• Chronic and terminal illness
• Mention of cults and mass suicide
• Mental illness stigma
• Sex/masturbation"

I truly loved this book. I do wish it was longer because I felt like some much needed world building wasn’t added in but hopefully it’ll come to light in the next one.

A very promising book and start of a series that really captures an eerie, somewhat mysterious atmosphere. I loved the pacing but there should be more work put into the character building as well as a few inconsistencies throughout the book. Overall, good read.

This is an exciting new series! I loved this book. I am looking forward to reading more and seeing where it goes.

THE GOOD: Excellent world-building, including a sense of pure menace. What fun! I love the dark world feeling that I got from the writing and characters. It gives off a similar vibe to Uprooted, though it is very different. I loved Mona as a character, she's clearly suffered and been taken advantage of, and more of the other characters want to use her for various reasons. I liked the conflict Mona experiences because of her visions, and how we see her fear shaping her. I loved her friendships, particularly with her reluctant coconspirator, and I like how much Mona doubts herself but comes into her own.

THE EH: I hesitate to call anything bad, just because I liked this book so much and most of what didn't work for me was immaterial. I felt the pacing dragged in places, and I found the romance between Mona and Delmar to be a bit one-sided. I would have wanted more yearning from him, and more of an actual relationship between them other than just sexual tension.

Overall, this is very promising and I'm interested to see where it goes!