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A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

15 reviews

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

marriage of convenience and enemies to friends to lovers tropes ahhhh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Miscarriage, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: War

forthesanityof1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense 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

I was sold on this book through online recommendations that included the words "bard" and "magic" and "Scottish-inspired." I didn't need anything more to be convinced to pick this up as soon as possible. It did not disappoint!

I loved the concept and the pacing, this felt slow in the best way without hurrying to reveal its plot and its intent. I loved the nature elements and the time the author took to set the atmosphere of the book. I'm a sucker for good atmosphere and making the most of a setting, and I really think Ross is an exceptional hand at doing just that. I really enjoyed the multiple narrators and the different ways they were utilized. Torin and Sidra were gorgeous narrators, especially Sidra and her role in the plot. Her chapters during the peak conflict with the missing children has stuck with me as I sit on this book and all it brings. I was surprised with how much I liked the romance component with Jack, as I usually don't care for childhood friends/enemies/anything of the sort. However, the humanity of the narrative and the almost vicious understanding of the two characters compelled me. I was left intrigued with the end of the first book and I can't wait for the second in the duology! Also, Ross's lyricism in her prose is one of the other strong points of this book, as I genuinely kept pausing to read over lines again and again. I highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Self harm, Cursing, Grief, and Child death

kingsteph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Self harm

abrich's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: War, Violence, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Chronic illness

veronicats's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

I'm not a fantasy person, so I had a hard time with this. Mostly found it uninteresting though I will say the writing and imagination of it is very good. Just not my thing I guess. I would've liked it more if I liked the characters better I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, and War

Minor: Infertility