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Divine
Rai is having tremendous difficulty accepting the injustices in the world. He is overwhelmed by his mind, and constantly asks himself, “How come I exist?” Nothing seems to make sense. When he meets and falls in love with Leya, he forgets all the negatives in the world. A new chapter of his life begins, and he starts to show having divine power. He commits acts of brutality, seeing himself as defending the love of his life in a dark world full of corruption. Leya’s beauty has always been a curse for her, often attracting dangerous and unwanted attention. All she wants is to be happy. Join Rai on a journey of romance, divine power, smash-and-slash, and suspense. Will his divine power be enough to secure a happy life? Or is happiness too much to hope for? what about Rai's mental state?
372 pages, Paperback
First published October 31, 2020
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November 17, 2020
The book is quite interesting!! I have read it in two days eager to know what is going to happen in the next page !!
The plot is really interesting especially in connecting events of a fantasy world with a real world . The conflicts of Rai's internal and external worlds took him to so many places in order to understand life and why we are exist.
I think we are exist because we think and feel that we are exist but what about when we are asleep??!! Are we still exist ?! what about if we were dead?! Who can prove that we were exist in blood and flesh. I guess, it can be approved but in another shape like pictures, recorded voice and video but still the question is that why we are exist ?!
The real life looks like people eat, sleep, have sex and make babies to continue the human raise. We do this cycle over and over again. Rai raised the question Why we are doing this cycle of life if it causes suffering for humankind? Are there chances to reduce the sufferings ?! I think that Rai has found a kind of a way to reduce the suffering by the end of his journey in this masterpiece!!
The plot is really interesting especially in connecting events of a fantasy world with a real world . The conflicts of Rai's internal and external worlds took him to so many places in order to understand life and why we are exist.
I think we are exist because we think and feel that we are exist but what about when we are asleep??!! Are we still exist ?! what about if we were dead?! Who can prove that we were exist in blood and flesh. I guess, it can be approved but in another shape like pictures, recorded voice and video but still the question is that why we are exist ?!
The real life looks like people eat, sleep, have sex and make babies to continue the human raise. We do this cycle over and over again. Rai raised the question Why we are doing this cycle of life if it causes suffering for humankind? Are there chances to reduce the sufferings ?! I think that Rai has found a kind of a way to reduce the suffering by the end of his journey in this masterpiece!!
December 23, 2020
An Interesting Debut Novel
Published: October 30, 2020
Kindle Edition
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Shivan Sirdy makes his debut with Divine, which he says is a mix of fantasy and real life. He recently got his depression under control and has found writing is a great outlet for him. He looks forward to writing more novels in the future.
“You are divine. God is watching over you, nothing can kill you, and God has bigger plans for you.”
Rai is depressed. He is struggling to find meaning in his life. Until he sees his beautiful neighbor, then he feels a stirring within him, and he starts finding reasons to talk to her. She ends up being kidnapped by a known dangerous man, so Rai knows what he must do.
This book was weird. Not bad, but strange. The first half of the book reads like a fiction story, but then it shifts to almost a memoir. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
The dialogue was awkward. The way Rai and Leya talk to each other was just weird. The internal conversation Rai had was also bizarre. It’s clear he struggled with mental health issues, but he didn’t do anything to try to make it better.
After a while, he researched and diagnosed himself with some mental health issues, He met with a psychologist to confirm, but then he didn’t take the medications that could have helped balance the chemicals in his brain.
I don’t know how I feel about this book. It wasn’t bad, and it was relatively well written. The author has talent, and he needs to continue writing and developing his craft.
The storyline was decent. The transition was a tad awkward and honestly didn’t make a lot of sense, but it was also slightly predictable. My biggest concern was with how mental illness was discussed. While I understand in the beginning, trying to figure out mental health can be scary and difficult, seeing a doctor and asking for help is never a sign of weakness.
Depression and anxiety are chemical imbalances in the brain, so medication can help “even” out the emotions we feel. Toward the end of the novel, the tone changed from negative, scared, and unwilling to empowered and determined to help others. So there is a complete arc within this book.
There is a lot of symbolism used, which is pretty ambitious for a debut writer, but it was well done. The cat, The Rabbit, represented fear and mistrust of others. The relationship with his mom was much more defined and discussed compared to Rai’s other family members.
Overall, this is a promising debut. And the author wrote about what he knows. He used his struggles to show that there is healing and that safety and security can be found on the other side of fear.
This was a complex novel, and in a lot of ways, the author did a great job weaving his complexities into his words. While this isn’t a novel I will read again, I wouldn’t discourage someone who wanted to give it a go.
Published: October 30, 2020
Kindle Edition
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Shivan Sirdy makes his debut with Divine, which he says is a mix of fantasy and real life. He recently got his depression under control and has found writing is a great outlet for him. He looks forward to writing more novels in the future.
“You are divine. God is watching over you, nothing can kill you, and God has bigger plans for you.”
Rai is depressed. He is struggling to find meaning in his life. Until he sees his beautiful neighbor, then he feels a stirring within him, and he starts finding reasons to talk to her. She ends up being kidnapped by a known dangerous man, so Rai knows what he must do.
This book was weird. Not bad, but strange. The first half of the book reads like a fiction story, but then it shifts to almost a memoir. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
The dialogue was awkward. The way Rai and Leya talk to each other was just weird. The internal conversation Rai had was also bizarre. It’s clear he struggled with mental health issues, but he didn’t do anything to try to make it better.
After a while, he researched and diagnosed himself with some mental health issues, He met with a psychologist to confirm, but then he didn’t take the medications that could have helped balance the chemicals in his brain.
I don’t know how I feel about this book. It wasn’t bad, and it was relatively well written. The author has talent, and he needs to continue writing and developing his craft.
The storyline was decent. The transition was a tad awkward and honestly didn’t make a lot of sense, but it was also slightly predictable. My biggest concern was with how mental illness was discussed. While I understand in the beginning, trying to figure out mental health can be scary and difficult, seeing a doctor and asking for help is never a sign of weakness.
Depression and anxiety are chemical imbalances in the brain, so medication can help “even” out the emotions we feel. Toward the end of the novel, the tone changed from negative, scared, and unwilling to empowered and determined to help others. So there is a complete arc within this book.
There is a lot of symbolism used, which is pretty ambitious for a debut writer, but it was well done. The cat, The Rabbit, represented fear and mistrust of others. The relationship with his mom was much more defined and discussed compared to Rai’s other family members.
Overall, this is a promising debut. And the author wrote about what he knows. He used his struggles to show that there is healing and that safety and security can be found on the other side of fear.
This was a complex novel, and in a lot of ways, the author did a great job weaving his complexities into his words. While this isn’t a novel I will read again, I wouldn’t discourage someone who wanted to give it a go.
November 5, 2020
Great work it was one of the most interesting stories ever I read
November 5, 2020
Well done 👍 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
November 6, 2020
great work 👏 👍
November 4, 2020
Great work
January 6, 2025
Didn’t enjoy the writing style so much, not very deep, and the story is super violent and bloody, not really healthy relationship
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