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bookishelflife 's review for:
What the River Knows
by Isabel Ibañez
Thank you Wednesday books for my eARC!
I have read Isabel Ibañez's previous books and What The River knows is undoubtedly her best works yet, the book has an enticing historical background of Egypt in the 1800's, that its self would have been enough reason for me to pick up this book but the author's clever mix of a bit of mystery is everything I needed, it added a bit of flair to the already intriguing storyline. I knew Isabel's is a great storyteller who can map her plots with such vivid and rich details, I absolutely loved the amount of detail she gives us about ancient Egypt that goes back to Cleopatra and Roman history(I ate it up). If you are a lover of The Mummy universe with a hint of Indiana Jones/ National Treasure ,it is hard to not fall in love with this book. Without having to say, the setting of this book is my number one favorite thing from the story
I also have to mention how wonderful the characters are, well written, complex and fun. The MC Inez is such a lovely character with persistence, bravery with a touch of feminism, she would redefine the rules or go against any unrealistic conventions. I adore her unruly yet chin up attitude in every situation she is thrown into, and the adorable romance with hand grazes and soft kisses with a hot and cold Mr.Whit is all I wanted. He is often broody yet a charmer that would sway anyone, I really enjoyed their chemistry. There are some fun elements like family dynamics, brutal betrayals and even more brutal cliffhangers lol, I am going to wait for the sequel with not so much patience.
I have read Isabel Ibañez's previous books and What The River knows is undoubtedly her best works yet, the book has an enticing historical background of Egypt in the 1800's, that its self would have been enough reason for me to pick up this book but the author's clever mix of a bit of mystery is everything I needed, it added a bit of flair to the already intriguing storyline. I knew Isabel's is a great storyteller who can map her plots with such vivid and rich details, I absolutely loved the amount of detail she gives us about ancient Egypt that goes back to Cleopatra and Roman history(I ate it up). If you are a lover of The Mummy universe with a hint of Indiana Jones/ National Treasure ,it is hard to not fall in love with this book. Without having to say, the setting of this book is my number one favorite thing from the story
I also have to mention how wonderful the characters are, well written, complex and fun. The MC Inez is such a lovely character with persistence, bravery with a touch of feminism, she would redefine the rules or go against any unrealistic conventions. I adore her unruly yet chin up attitude in every situation she is thrown into, and the adorable romance with hand grazes and soft kisses with a hot and cold Mr.Whit is all I wanted. He is often broody yet a charmer that would sway anyone, I really enjoyed their chemistry. There are some fun elements like family dynamics, brutal betrayals and even more brutal cliffhangers lol, I am going to wait for the sequel with not so much patience.