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What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
4.0

Book 1 in the Secrets of the Nile duology, a magical and mysterious late 19th century YA historical fiction set in Egypt. I adored the setting in this book! I have always been captivated by Ancient Egypt, the Pyramids, archeology, Egyptian culture, and this was full of them. It was a fun, adventurous and beautifully written book. It was a little slow-moving at first, but really picked up in the second half. The main character Inez really went through a roller coaster ride of emotions, grief, betrayal, loneliness and even love, and I felt every bit of it. Looking forward to concluding the story in book 2!