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O Que Guarda o Rio

Isabel Ibañez

3.85 AVERAGE

tinyarthoe's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

noelleknoxbooks's review against another edition

4.0

This is one of those books that has a genre list a mile long. This YA Historical fantasy adventure romance is quite a mouthful, but it was fun! I was drawn to this book despite the YA designation because of the adventure. Anything with even the remotest of Indiana Jones vibes has my attention. Add in a dash of fantasy, a smattering of romance, and a spoonful of history, and you've got the makings of an enjoyable read.

What I had to remind myself throughout reading, though, was that this book is definitely YA. It lacks some of the complexity of character and themes expected in an adult book of the same variety.

I wanted a little more danger in the adventure, a little more depth in the magic, a little more substance in the romance, a little more twisty in the twists.

All that being said, and looking at the book through the YA lens, I did really enjoy the book. I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened. It was fun and totally satisfied my adventure itch. Inez was a feisty lead, and Whit was a perfect complimentary character to her. I am looking forward to reading the sequel and seeing the final developments of these characters and their adventure.

hayleyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

3.5

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I quite enjoyed this book, but not as much as I was hoping I would. However this is a good 3.5 from me. (Not to be mistaken with bad 3.5, iykyk).

I really loved that it was set in Egypt, I haven't really read any historical fantasy's set in Egypt and I loved that. The world was very immersive and lush.
Our FMC, Inez, was a very sheltered young lady. But I did enjoy following along on her journey, even when at times she was quite dumb & too trusting.
The highlight for me though was Whit & the romance. Whit is my sort of MMC. He was funny & witty. He had a strong mask on but I loved seeing under the barrier. And I loved the tender romance between them. It made my heart happy.

The ending was pretty diabolical. And I am eager to read the second book!! That epilogue 👀

I was disappointed though in the magic. I was expecting so much more magic.
The pacing also felt really off to me, the first half especially was really slow. I feel if she improved the pacing it probably could have been a really solid standalone.

jordynnpierce's review against another edition

5.0

WHAT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT ENDS LIKE THAT.

molly_6794's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

nicrobinson_'s review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Honestly the last 25% redeemed this book for me. The rest was so slow and boring. I seriously contemplated DNFing this one. I have more thoughts but I can't be bothered to add them here.