883 reviews for:

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

4.38 AVERAGE

jay_kay_dee's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Lyrical and simple. Surprising and clever magic system. 

jakeleebrown's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing prose, beautiful story

dogsdogsdogsdgsdogs's review against another edition

4.0

not a novel. a short story which is pleasant enough but shouldn't be sold as a book entire. 

mculcasi55's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

lexybutschli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

paperbackwizard's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? Complicated

4.0

carc19's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

carereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing slow-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

5.0

🏞️🧺🌸🌳🧚✨👒💍🦢💛

“Oh what is stronger than a death?

two sisters singing with one breath.”

“Whole branches of grammar will be invented only to praise you.”

“But that is the nature of grammar—it is always tense, like an instrument, aching for release, longing to transform present into past into future, is into was into will.”

One of the most beautiful and enchanting reads of the year (up there with Our Infinite Fates)! I’m in awe of this poetic novella! A mediation on time, mortality, magic and love. The audiobook production is absolutely phenomenal. It features beautiful voices singing ballads and river sounds. This sweet fairytale about sisterly love was a balm for the soul. I already want to relisten! Also this is how you do a cover 😍

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars

Really ♾️⭐️ for me 💞

kailin_'s review against another edition

3.75

“the song says, this thing you are used to, it has a future, and the future is part of it, too.”

this read like a beautiful folktale, filled with magic and sisterhood, love and loss. i read this story in one sitting at the beach and thoroughly enjoyed it. 

snakiis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Complicated

5.0