5.81k reviews for:

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

4.24 AVERAGE

jennam3's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bshaw824's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yolanda_h's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

haunteddollhouse's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

bspainhower16's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bizzylizzie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

agardill's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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El-Mohtar again picks out the essence of magic in time and things changing, and ties them to music and grammar. The story is short, but every choice she makes is intentional and the whole piece is a work of art.

cynthesizer's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional

carcarchu's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It wasnt bad, i just didnt like it

Reminded me of the cruel prince

123 pages

shelasher's review against another edition

4.0

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4 Stars

Won't be everyone's cup of tea but I loved the way it was written.