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A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

96 reviews

rsb12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Grief, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

Minor: Medical content, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

sonja_maria's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, and War

porridgegobbler's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely loved this book!

A very cozy read with a unique magic system, fun characters and a compelling mystery. The writing is unlike other fantasies I've read in that it's very lyrical, captivating and accessible. 

I adored the Sidra and Torin plotline and for the first time, I've really enjoyed reading child characters! (by this i mean they're cute and realistic rather than annyoing 🤣) 

Only criticism would be that I wasn't as convinced by Jack and Adaira, however I warmed up to them a lot more by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

amschelly153's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It’s a good beginner fantasy read. I liked some of the character development and I’ll be interested to see what they do in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, War, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

luverbyrd's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

reinspired_reader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Frustrating to read. The concept was great, unique at times, and I adored one or two of the side characters, but the pacing was off and it was poorly written with stilted dialogue. Some of the rules of the magic system and the lore of the island were never fully explained and the rules/parameters of the magic system often contradicted each other.

The major adventure the two main characters undertake to find the missing girls is rendered almost pointless - by the time they get the answer they are looking for, they have nearly found it another way anyways.

I was left annoyed because I wanted better for this story. It *could* have been great, but it fell flat. I almost DNF'd it at 150 pages in. I ended up skimming a lot of it until I got to a place where I actually cared enough to keep reading to find out what happened. I will not be picking up the second book in this duology, and will likely avoid reading Rebecca Ross in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

alainral's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Bullying, Blood, Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Abandonment

nutmegandselkie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Child death

thekayles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

This book is a breath of fresh air. Unique heroes that stray away from tropes yet have all the feel good components of romance you want as a reader. Absolutely delighted by this duology, definitely my favorite by Ross. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: War and Violence