Published: September 2, 2025
Publisher: Saturday Books
Series: Letters of Enchantment #0
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 526 (Kindle)
My Rating: 4 Stars
A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis:
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.
First off, if you haven’t read Divine Rivals you should add it to your reading list, regardless of what you think of Wild Reverence. Though they are set in the same world, they are vastly different stories though they both have a strong romantic element to them. Wild Reverence is the story of a god and a mortal who fall in love and it’s set in a medieval equivalent era, filled with knights, battles, and dragons in the skies.
Wild Reverence begins with Zenia, the Underling goddess of winter, bringing a new goddess into a dangerous world. She is named Matilda and she is destined to be a goddess of the lower court, with only six stars in her constellation in the mortal sky. Not powerful, perhaps not even worth killing for her meager power as the herald of the gods. Or so it seems. Matilda is clever and quick, trained by her sworn ally Bade, god of war. Her father is of Skyward, though even once she meets him she does not hold him as an ally.
In alternating chapters we are also introduced to a young mortal man named Vincent who keeps seeing Matilda in his dreams. It seems fate has woven them together though Vincent doesn’t hear from Matilda when he offers up a prayer at his most desperate moment and he soon forgets about her. He grows up, taking on the mantle of lord and battles his uncle who betrayed his people. When the Underling matriarch of death sends Matilda with a letter that will save Vincent’s life the two are reunited and the story really picks up.
Wild Reverence is not quite a tale of forbidden or doomed love, though it has elements of both. I would perhaps describe it as difficult or unwise love, because it seems that both Vincent and Matilda are hesitant to pursue something they believe to be detrimental to them. They use it as a pretense in order to catch Vincent’s uncle off guard, but all the while the passion between them simmers and grows. It’s satisfying in the end, though it’s definitely a frustratingly slow burn at times.
Wild Reverence was a good story, but I don’t think you should expect it to read the same as Divine Rivals because the writing style is different for the different time period and type of story this is. This is more akin to a myth than the heart stopping war time love story in Divine Rivals. Wild Reverence is slower to build and covers decades of time where Matilda and Vincent are both growing up and having their life experiences. This book didn’t wrench emotion from me in the same way, but I appreciated it for what it was and I would definitely recommend it despite the fact that I’m not exactly shouting about it from the rooftops. Rebecca Ross’s writing certainly never disappoints and I actually think if you were a fan of A River Enchanted, you would probably love this book!
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